VP Risk Officer – Counterparty Credit Risk (FIs)

We are working exclusively with a leading financial institution to appoint a VP‑level risk professional into its Treasury Counterparty Credit Risk function. The team manages credit risk on treasury counterparties across derivatives, securities financing and money market activities

Location: London

We are working exclusively with a leading financial institution to appoint a VP‑level risk professional into its Treasury Counterparty Credit Risk function.

The role

The Principal Risk Officer will:

• Act as a senior second line of defence risk manager for treasury FI counterparties, providing independent credit opinions on banks, supranationals and key NBFIs.

• Lead the assessment and approval of credit limits and exposures for traded products (including interest‑rate and FX derivatives, repos, securities lending and money market instruments).

• Review and challenge front office proposals and term sheets, ensuring they are consistent with risk appetite, policies and regulatory expectations.

• Provide expert credit input into the negotiation and review of trading legal documentation, including ISDA/CSA, GMRA and GMSLA, with particular focus on netting, collateral, close‑out and enforceability in both core and more challenging jurisdictions.

• Monitor a portfolio of FI counterparties (developed markets and emerging markets), using quantitative and qualitative analysis, stress testing and early‑warning indicators.

About you

You are likely to bring:

• Substantial experience (c. 8–12+ years) in financial institutions credit risk, gained in a major international bank, supranational, rating agency or similar environment.

• A strong track record as a second line credit risk officer / approver for FI or treasury counterparties, including responsibility for setting or recommending limits and approving exposures in derivatives, repos and other traded products.

• Deep understanding of derivatives and securities‑financing transactions (e.g. IRS, FX and cross‑currency swaps, repos, securities lending) and how these generate counterparty credit risk.

• Demonstrable experience providing credit input on trading documentation – at a minimum ISDA/CSA and GMRA – and ideally also GMSLA and related treasury agreements.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to distil complex analysis into clear recommendations and to challenge constructively in committee settings.

If you meet the above set criteria, please apply or send a copy of your CV to hadjra.sohawon@robertwalters.com

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