Lead Credit Officer - Infrastructure and Green Economy Credit Risk - Vice President

Bring your Expertise to JPMorganChase. As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorganChase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

As a Credit Risk Vice President on the Infrastructure and Green Economy Credit Risk team, you will structure new transactions and manage a portfolio of loans and related credit exposure to greenfield and brownfield projects across multiple sectors. You partner with Investment Banking, the Global Corporate Bank, Infrastructure Financing and Advisory, Markets, and other teams to assess risk and recommend appropriate structures. You develop forward-looking risk assessments on highly structured transactions spanning energy, power, renewables, energy transition, emerging green technology, and transportation. You help us enhance analytical rigor and deliver sound credit judgment in a fast-paced, competitive environment.

Job responsibilities:

• Conduct due diligence and financial analysis by coordinating with business teams and reviewing contracts, forecasts, financial statements, and construction and operating reports


• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify risks and recommend loan structures that protect the firm’s interests in structured transactions


• Build, maintain, and audit financial models to incorporate forward-looking risk assessments on key drivers


• Manage transaction execution, including reviewing and structuring finance and commercial contracts and recommending capital structure, exposure levels, and risk grading


• Apply corporate finance and accounting expertise to prepare credit memoranda and own credit approvals, escalation, and booking processes


• Lead portfolio management activities, including amendment and waiver analysis, periodic credit reviews, and ongoing counterparty and industry analysis


• Monitor trading limits, maintain appropriate credit ratings, and negotiate documentation revisions


• Stay current on assigned clients, including industry trends, portfolio performance, covenant compliance, and potential risks and opportunities

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative discipline


• 6 years plus of credit risk experience within financial services, including credit agreements


• Strong financial modeling skills and familiarity with financial statements, including analysis of capital structure, profitability, project build costs, and cash flow


• Solid understanding of client and capital markets processes, credit risk management, commercial requirements, financial products, and market dynamics


• Self-motivated, with ability to work independently and across a team


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to convey complex information clearly


• High proficiency in Excel, including analysis and control of large datasets, as well as PowerPoint and Word


• Ability to perform well under pressure on teams in a demanding environment

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Experience in credit or counterparty risk or portfolio management in infrastructure or project finance


• Experience in energy transition and emerging green technologies