Senior Credit Officer - Data Center Risk Leader

Standard Chartered; New York (NY); On-site; USD 234,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking an experienced Senior Credit Officer for its global Specialised Finance Risk team. The role focuses on data center exposures and will be based in New York or London, collaborating with the Chief Credit Officer to manage origination, underwriting and portfolio risk.

Key responsibilities include final credit decisions, early detection of credit deterioration, and close collaboration with business teams to balance revenue growth with risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Industry: Significant expertise in project finance and leverage finance.
• Market Knowledge: Experience at the highest level in the banking industry, including demonstrated success in a similar role.
• Risk Management and Control: Track record in managing risk across dispersed products.
• Regulatory Framework and Requirements: Awareness of regulatory frameworks relevant to the role.
• Non-technical Skills: Significant relationship management experience with regulators.
• A desire to grow and learn.

Responsibilities

• Make final credit decisions and rating assessments using subject-matter expertise.
• Risk manage a portfolio of unique counterparties and exposures with early-stage detection of credit deterioration, including stress testing.
• Promote revenue growth while protecting the bank through identification, investigation, mitigation and management of risks.
• Engage in early-stage deal screening and due diligence of sponsors, borrowers and transactions; influence deal structuring for underwriting standards.
• Present periodic portfolio and industry reviews with senior stakeholders and risk partners.
• Design, maintain and communicate risk control parameters to align with risk appetite.

Skills

CRE & Project Finance

Credit decisioning

Stakeholder management

Documentation expertise

Stress testing

Risk assessment

Job description

Standard Chartered is seeking an experienced Senior Credit Officer for its global Specialised Finance Risk team. The role focuses on data center exposures and will be based in New York or London, collaborating with the Chief Credit Officer to manage origination, underwriting and portfolio risk.

Key responsibilities include final credit decisions, early detection of credit deterioration, and close collaboration with business teams to balance revenue growth with risk mitigation.