Leveraged Finance Credit Risk Director

About The Role

A globally respected financial institution is seeking a Director Credit Manager Leveraged Finance to join their London-based team. This pivotal role offers you the opportunity to shape credit strategy across high-profile sectors including Leveraged Finance, TMT, and Consumer & Healthcare within EMEA. As part of the bank’s collaborative and supportive environment, you will play a key role in guiding a talented team of credit professionals, influencing strategic decisions, and ensuring robust risk management practices. The organisation is renowned for its commitment to professional growth, knowledge sharing, and fostering an inclusive culture where your expertise will be valued and your contributions recognised. With exposure to complex transactions and the chance to represent the credit division at both regional and global forums, this position provides an exceptional platform for career advancement within one of the world’s leading banks.

**Key responsibilities**

- Provide oversight and guidance to a team of credit professionals within the Leveraged Finance, TMT, and Consumer & Healthcare Credit Team by supporting their development and ensuring high standards of analysis.

- Exercise delegated credit approval authority up to USD75 million or make well-considered recommendations to senior management on complex transaction files while maintaining vigilant portfolio monitoring in line with internal policies and regulatory guidelines.

- Make balanced, timely, and thoughtful credit decisions that align with risk appetite while acting as a senior counterpart to front line relationship managers and product origination teams.

- Engage proactively with front line colleagues on deal-specific or strategic developments by offering expert guidance, direction, feedback, and identifying potential red flags or breaches of policy.

- Contribute actively to the development of divisional credit strategy for relevant products, sectors, countries, or regions—including supporting work to assess risk appetite and set appropriate limits.

- Manage and oversee a diverse portfolio of credit accounts within your areas of responsibility by providing advice and direction to ensure consistently high-quality credit analysis and decision-making.

- Develop deep knowledge of various industries, sectors, countries, players, financial structures, and legal frameworks relevant to Leveraged Finance, TMT, and Consumer & Healthcare credit while committing to ongoing learning.

- Demonstrate Risk Culture Pillars by taking accountability for identifying and mitigating risks; managing departmental risk; remaining curious; modelling effective risk partnerships; challenging existing practices; and embracing positive change.

- Represent the credit division at internal forums regionally and globally by sharing insights that influence decisions impacting your areas of specialism.

- Ensure full compliance with all internal risk management requirements, controls, procedures, policies, and applicable regulations through diligent personal conduct.

To excel as Director Credit Manager Leveraged Finance, you will bring extensive hands-on experience managing complex leveraged finance portfolios within leading financial institutions. Your background should include direct involvement in approving or recommending large transactions under tight regulatory scrutiny. You are adept at synthesising detailed market intelligence into actionable insights that inform both tactical decisions on individual deals as well as broader strategic planning efforts. Your communication style is clear yet empathetic—enabling you not only to mentor junior colleagues but also engage credibly with senior stakeholders across multiple functions. A passion for continuous learning ensures you remain current on evolving sector trends while your unwavering commitment to compliance safeguards organisational integrity. Above all else, your approachability fosters trust among peers who rely on your guidance during periods of change or uncertainty.

- Extensive experience in leveraged finance credit management within major financial institutions or investment banks operating across EMEA markets is essential for success in this role.

- Proven track record of exercising significant delegated credit approval authority on large-scale transactions while maintaining strict adherence to internal policies and regulatory requirements.

- Exceptional analytical skills demonstrated through high-quality report writing, portfolio oversight responsibilities, and sound decision-making under pressure.

- Strong understanding of industry dynamics across TMT (Technology Media Telecom), Consumer & Healthcare sectors—including familiarity with financial structures unique to these markets.

- Excellent interpersonal abilities enabling you to guide teams effectively while building trusted relationships with front line managers as well as product origination/distribution businesses.

- Commitment to continuous professional development evidenced by ongoing learning about new industries/sectors/countries/players/legal frameworks relevant to leveraged finance credits.

- Demonstrated capability in contributing strategically at divisional level—assessing risk appetite; setting limits; influencing policy; representing interests at internal forums regionally/globally.

- Deep appreciation for compliance culture—ensuring personal conduct aligns fully with all relevant controls/procedures/regulations/policies at all times.