Vice President, Credit Risk

Company:

Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:

Risk Management

Job Description:

About Everest:

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

About the Role:

Everest is seeking a seasoned and strategic Vice President, Credit Risk to join the Enterprise Risk Management Team. This role will be responsible for establishing and leading a best-in-class enterprise credit risk framework, providing independent oversight and challenge across underwriting, investment, reinsurance, and other credit-sensitive exposures throughout the organization.

Reporting to the SVP of Financial Risk, the VP of Credit Risk will serve as Everest's senior subject matter expert on credit risk, helping shape risk appetite, capital allocation, portfolio management, and strategic decision-making. The role requires a unique blend of insurance expertise, credit risk management, portfolio analytics, governance, and executive engagement. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in Property & Casualty underwriting-related credit exposures, including Surety, Trade Credit, Mortgage, Structured Credit, and Large Deductible programs, while also overseeing broader credit risks arising from investments, reinsurance counter parties, fronting arrangements, and premium receivables.

Key Responsibilities Enterprise Leadership Serve as a key member of the ERM Leadership Team, contributing to the overall risk strategy and governance of the organization.

Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise-wide vision for credit risk management.

Act as the primary advisor to senior management on emerging credit risks, portfolio exposures, and risk mitigation strategies.

Represent Credit Risk in executive committees, risk governance forums, and interactions with rating agencies and regulators.

Credit Risk Governance & Oversight Establish and chair the Group Credit Risk Committee, ensuring effective executive oversight of credit exposures across the enterprise.

Develop policies, standards, limits, and governance practices supporting a consistent approach to credit risk management.

Deliver regular reporting and insightful analysis to executive leadership and risk committees.

Underwriting Credit Risk Provide oversight and independent challenge of underwriting-related credit exposures, including:

Surety Trade Credit Mortgage Insurance Structured Credit Large Deductible Programs Evaluate portfolio quality, underwriting concentrations, emerging risks, and aggregate exposures across business lines.

Develop consistent methodologies for measuring and monitoring underwriting credit risk globally.

Investment & Counter party Credit Risk Oversee enterprise exposure to investment credit risk, including spread, migration, and default risk.

Provide oversight of reinsurance counter party risk and fronting-related exposures.

Assess and monitor premium receivables and other material credit obligations across the group.

Partner with Investments, Reinsurance, Underwriting, Finance, and Actuarial teams to ensure effective risk identification and management.

Portfolio Management & Analytics Establish robust portfolio monitoring capabilities across counter parties, industries, sectors, and geographic regions.

Create enterprise-wide views of aggregate credit exposure and concentration risk.

Develop watchlists and escalation frameworks for high-risk or deteriorating exposures.

Leverage data and analytics to provide actionable insights that support strategic decision-making.

Risk Appetite & Framework Development Design and implement a comprehensive credit risk framework integrated with Everest's enterprise risk appetite.

Establish concentration limits and exposure management standards across both underwriting and investment portfolios.

Ensure consistent measurement and aggregation of credit risk across the organization.

Stress Testing & Emerging Risk Assessment Lead enterprise credit stress testing and scenario analysis programs.

Evaluate portfolio resilience under adverse scenarios, including:

Global Financial Crisis-type events

Sovereign downgrade or default scenarios

Industry-specific downturns

Credit market dislocations

Correlated counter party failures

Translate stress-testing results into strategic risk management and capital planning insights.

Independent Review & Challenge Provide independent assessment of credit quality, underwriting assumptions, ratings methodologies, and portfolio construction.

Identify gaps between internal analysis, external ratings, and emerging market conditions.

Partner with business leaders to enhance risk-adjusted performance and portfolio quality while maintaining disciplined growth.

Qualifications Required Experience
15+…