Lead Corporate Credit, Portfolio Management - Executive Director

Location New York NY

Lead Corporate Credit Portfolio Management - Executive Director

The Lead Corporate Credit Portfolio Management Executive Director is responsible for portfolio oversight, credit risk management, and strategic direction across a large scale corporate and private credit loan portfolio with aggregate exposure in excess of $100 billion. The role covers middle market and large corporate exposures including private credit facilities, warehouse loans, and broadly syndicated loans. The Executive Director has direct responsibility for managing and developing a multi-level portfolio management team and partners closely with origination, capital markets, risk, and senior management to ensure disciplined underwriting, ongoing performance monitoring, and optimized balance sheet utilization at scale.

This role sits at the intersection of credit judgment, portfolio construction, balance sheet management, and talent leadership within a global bulge bracket platform.

Portfolio Leadership and Strategy

• Own end-to-end portfolio management for a corporate and private credit portfolio exceeding $100B in commitments across bilateral, club, and syndicated structures
• Define portfolio strategy, concentration limits, sector allocation, and risk appetite in alignment with firm-wide credit, capital, and liquidity objectives
• Drive portfolio optimization, asset allocation, and risk-return trade-offs across economic cycles
• Act as senior escalation point for complex credits, restructurings, amendments, and internal risk ratings

Credit Oversight and Risk Management

• Lead credit assessment and approval processes for new commitments, renewals, amendments, and waivers within delegated authority
• Oversee ongoing monitoring including financial performance, covenant compliance, stress testing, and early warning indicators across the full portfolio
• Serve as a senior representative to credit committees and elevate risk matters as appropriate
• Partner with enterprise risk, legal, and regulatory teams to ensure compliance with internal credit policy, risk governance standards, and supervisory expectations

Product Coverage

• Manage exposure across warehouse lending facilities supporting private credit fund origination, aggregation, and asset ramp strategies
• Oversee broadly syndicated loan exposure including leveraged and investment-grade facilities across both held and distributed positions
• Supervise private credit and sponsor-backed loans featuring bespoke structures, documentation, and leverage profiles

Team Management and Development

• Directly manage and develop a team of portfolio managers, credit officers, and analysts responsible for day-to-day management of the $100B+ portfolio
• Set performance expectations, conduct formal reviews, and drive professional development, succession planning, and talent retention
• Allocate workflow and staffing commensurate with portfolio complexity, transaction volume, and risk profile
• Establish consistent underwriting standards, monitoring frameworks, and portfolio governance across the team
• Serve as a senior mentor and cultural leader within the broader corporate credit organization

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as senior portfolio partner to coverage, leveraged finance, capital markets, and private credit origination teams
• Interface regularly with senior risk committees, balance sheet management, treasury, and executive leadership
• Participate in client and sponsor discussions on credit structure, amendments, and long-term relationship strategy

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 to 15 years of experience in corporate credit, portfolio management, or risk within a global bank or large institutional lender
• Demonstrated experience overseeing large-scale credit portfolios, ideally exceeding $50B to $100B in exposure
• Proven people leader with experience managing and developing teams in complex credit environments
• Deep expertise across corporate lending, private credit, warehouse facilities, and broadly syndicated loans
• Strong understanding of leverage, capital markets dynamics, and credit structuring across economic cycles
• Bachelor's degree required with advanced degree or CFA preferred

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