Emerging Markets Credit Risk Lead – EMEA VP/Associate

Testing Site - JPMC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Vice President/Associate in EMEA Emerging Markets Credit to manage a diverse client portfolio across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You will lead credit analysis, due diligence, and structuring across corporate, FI, and sovereign-related clients.

You will collaborate with product partners, monitor market trends, and coach junior staff while owning credit recommendations and approvals. This is a dynamic, fast-paced role grounded in rigorous risk controls.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and credit skills/judgment, covering qualitative and quantitative aspects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the credit expert for a portfolio of clients in the region, with primary responsibility for credit exposure.
• Manage clients across industries including corporates, financial institutions, and sovereign-related entities, including monitoring credit ratings, sector trends, and client performance.
• Lead due diligence, credit analysis, and financial modelling of counterparties, transactions, and complex financing structures; drive preparation of credit memos and recommend appropriate structure, risk appetite, and grading.
• Work across products including secured and unsecured loans, derivatives, trade and treasury products, and related documentation; lead structuring, negotiation, and execution of loan documentation, derivatives, and other facilities.
• Make sound credit recommendations and own the credit approval decision.
• Balance a commercial and solution-driven mindset with a sound risk and controls attitude.
• Track market and industry developments and their impact on clients, keeping up to date with the political and macroeconomic environment and maintaining in-depth knowledge of portfolio clients.
• Build relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and foster team knowledge.
• Coach and train junior team members on technical and professional skills (leading or as part of a portfolio team).
• Meet clients and lead due diligence meetings

Skills

Credit analysis

Financial modeling

Risk management

Communication

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Multi-tasking

Coaching

Project management

Documentation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

JPMorganChase seeks a Vice President/Associate in EMEA Emerging Markets Credit to manage a diverse client portfolio across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. You will lead credit analysis, due diligence, and structuring across corporate, FI, and sovereign-related clients.

You will collaborate with product partners, monitor market trends, and coach junior staff while owning credit recommendations and approvals. This is a dynamic, fast-paced role grounded in rigorous risk controls.