credit risk manager

We are seeking to hire a highly analytical and driven professional to join our Credit Team in Athens. The successful candidate will work as part of a group responsible for reviewing and approving credit risk associated with complex transactions across multiple products and business segments, including Gas & Power, Oil, and Freight. The role will involve evaluating credit and performance risks on both short-dated and longer-tenor trades, negotiating directly with external counterparties, and collaborating closely with commercial teams to ensure that exposures remain within acceptable limits. This will include the use of appropriate credit risk-mitigation tools and structures where required.

Knowledge Skills And Abilities

• 5+ years of experience in credit risk roles within a blue-chip bank, trading house, or financial institution

• Proven ability to build and analyse cash flow models and financial analysis, including stress scenario testing

• Must be educated in finance, trading or similar studies to degree level, ideally postgraduate

• Fluent in English

• Someone who is organized, careful, pays attention to details, is able to work in a high-pressured environment, dealing with a range of high priority issues

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong communication skills both verbal and written to be applied also during meetings/calls with clients

• Knowledge of complex credit transactions and the relevant documentation (ISDA, EFET, PPA, etc)

• Familiarity with exposure risk metrics such as EPE and PFE

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing counterpart / transaction information (qualitative/quantitative) and recommending credit limits for approval

• Managing the credit risk of the assigned portfolio of clients.

• Liaising with traders to understand the commercial relationship and determine the risk appetite of the assigned counterparts

• Speaking to customers to obtain information / understand their business profile versus peer group

• Work with Credit colleagues worldwide to manage exposures / set credit appetite for global groups

• Working with risk mitigation providers – bank/insurance markets as part of the credit management process

• Updating the systems with the relevant credit information and documents

Key Relationships:  

• Credit Department

• Trading Department

• Finance Department

• Operations Department

• Counterparts