Hedge Fund Credit VP: Senior Risk & Due Diligence

Deutsche Bank AG; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits including health,

retirement plans

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG in New York seeks a Senior Credit Officer to provide expert credit analysis and risk management oversight for hedge fund counterparties. You will perform detailed counterparty due diligence, assess investment strategies, and set credit and financing limits, reporting to senior management within a global Funds team.

You will lead negotiations on trading and financing docs (ISDA/GMRA), approve complex transactions, and exercise delegated credit authority while challenging

Qualifications

• Experience in counterparty credit risk for hedge funds.
• Ability to assess investment strategies and risk management frameworks.
• Proven track record of credit decision-making and approval authority.
• Strong collaboration with Front Office, Legal, Operations and collateral management.

Responsibilities

• Lead credit due diligence and risk assessment for hedge fund and private equity relationships, engaging directly with senior client personnel to evaluate investment strategies, portfolio construction, leverage, liquidity, risk management, operational infrastructure, and other key sources of counterparty risk.
• Own credit decision-making for an assigned portfolio, establishing appropriate risk appetite, credit and financing limits, margin requirements, and transaction parameters, while exercising delegated credit authority and providing independent challenge.
• Evaluate and approve complex transactions across derivatives, financing and securities products, including OTC derivatives, FX, repo, prime brokerage, securities financing and bespoke structured transactions, ensuring risks remain identified and within appetite.
• Lead the credit risk aspects in negotiating trading and financing documentation, including ISDA, CSAs, GMRA, and other agreements, ensuring appropriate credit protections and collateral terms.
• Maintain senior-level oversight of portfolio risk using Deutsche Bank systems, including credit reviews, exposure and collateral monitoring, stress testing, and escalation of concerns.
• Partner with clients and internal stakeholders across Front Office, Sales, Trading, Financing, Legal, Operations and Collateral Management.

Skills

Credit risk analysis

Hedge funds knowledge

Analytical skills

Independent judgment

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Deutsche Bank AG in New York seeks a Senior Credit Officer to provide expert credit analysis and risk management oversight for hedge fund counterparties. You will perform detailed counterparty due diligence, assess investment strategies, and set credit and financing limits, reporting to senior management within a global Funds team.

You will lead negotiations on trading and financing docs (ISDA/GMRA), approve complex transactions, and exercise delegated credit authority while challenging