Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate other locations cannot be considered.
Associate Director Credit team
This is a great job for someone from a lending background with an understanding of a Credit Risk (First Line) role with good stakeholder lending management skills strong analytical/reporting abilities and a natural attention to detail.
A bit about the job:
The Credit team is a front office function that supports both the origination and monitoring of private debt exposures (secured and unsecured) within the Aviva Investors Private Markets business. You will likely be reporting to Directors across the sector coverage who provide formal oversight of both new lending propositions presented by the deal origination teams as well as monitoring of the existing debt portfolio managed by AI for internal and external fund clients. The role is a for an Associate Director to cover a broad range of debt/assets across the Real Estate. Infrastructure and Structured Finance and Corporate Debt space. Within the role you will review lending submissions/reviews ensure appropriate risk and rating factors have been considered and provide clear opinions to support approval /rejection. The role holder will also get the opportunity to attend internal and external client/stakeholder meetings and be able to explain the risk drivers impacting the portfolio.
Skills and experience were looking for:
Experience in private debt markets within Aviva or at a lending institution operating in competing markets
An understanding of key investment/commercial risk factors that need to be assessed in reviewing private debt assets new and existing.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Strong stakeholder management - ability to manage competing demands of multiple stake holders in a proactive positive way.
What youll get for this role:
Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14% depending on what you put in
Eligibility for annual performance bonus
Family friendly parental and carers leave
Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
21 volunteering hours per year
In this role youll be Certified under the Financial Conduct Authority / Prudential Regulation Authoritys Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). This means that well need to complete some regulatory background checks on you before you take up your role and well need to ask you some questions on an annual basis to make sure you remain fit and proper and competent to carry out your role. Well provide training on what holding a SMCR role means when you join us and annually thereafter.
Aviva is for everyone:
We flex locations hours and working patterns to suit our customers business and you. Most of our people are smart working spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.
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Required Experience:
Director