Senior Credit Risk Leader, National Infrastructure Platform

NINE by SATIGO; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A national investment institution is seeking a Senior Credit Risk Leader to provide independent challenge across major investments in UK infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape credit culture and influence high-level decisions while partnering with investment directors. Ideal candidates will have a background in infrastructure finance, possess strong decision-making skills, and focus on long-term project development rather than short-term gains.

Qualifications

• Experience owning material credit decisions in infrastructure or project finance.
• Comfortable challenging at Board or Committee level.
• Desire to build long-term infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent second-line challenge across large investments.
• Influence committee decisions on nationally significant transactions.
• Shape credit risk appetite as the institution scales.
• Partner directly with investment directors and senior stakeholders.
• Help define the long-term credit culture of the platform.

Skills

Independent decision-making

Influencing committee decisions

Challenging at Board level

Commercial discipline

Public purpose focus

Job description

A national investment institution is seeking a Senior Credit Risk Leader to provide independent challenge across major investments in UK infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape credit culture and influence high-level decisions while partnering with investment directors. Ideal candidates will have a background in infrastructure finance, possess strong decision-making skills, and focus on long-term project development rather than short-term gains.