VP Project Finance Portfolio Manager & Risk Controls Officer

Title: VP Project Finance Portfolio Manager & Risk Controls Officer

Office Status: Onsite New York, NY

Base Salary: $150k - $175k + Bonus

ABOUT THE ROLE

This Vice President opportunity sits within the Project Finance team of a well-established global financial institution, offering a dual mandate across portfolio management and first-line risk and internal controls oversight. The role covers a diversified project finance portfolio spanning digital infrastructure, LNG, and power sectors combining ongoing credit monitoring and portfolio optimization responsibilities with a meaningful RICO function focused on operational risk, compliance, and internal control execution. It's an ideal fit for a credit-trained project finance professional with 3 5 years of portfolio management or structured finance experience who is equally comfortable managing complex loan portfolios and executing robust first-line risk and control workflows. Mandarin Chinese proficiency is a plus.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct periodic portfolio reviews and prepare reports for senior leadership covering portfolio performance, KRI and EWI tracking, and proposals for upgrades, downgrades, watchlist designations, and portfolio optimization initiatives
• Monitor the project finance portfolio on an ongoing basis;develop action plans for any problem loans in collaboration with relationship managers and internal credit and monitoring departments
• Manage timely submission of credit reviews and covenant uploads into internal systems;track ratings, LGD approvals, economic capital, on-site visit requirements, and ongoing compliance obligations
• Prepare quarterly portfolio and management reports for approval by the Head of Project Finance;provide internal case studies, educational materials, and white paper reports as needed
• Act as the Risk and Internal Control Officer for the Project Finance business unit, covering operational risk, enterprise risk management, compliance risk, and product risk across the team
• Lead the execution of business unit risk assessments including RCSA, NPS, BIA, and CCRA;perform periodic control testing and provide actionable recommendations for strengthening the control environment
• Validate and maintain ORM KRI metrics;conduct annual ORM KRI reviews, updates, and reporting;lead issue management activities including issue identification, action plan design, remediation tracking, and issue closure
• Coordinate with internal departments on remediation plan implementation;provide progress updates and respond to stakeholder inquiries in a timely manner
• Draft credit applications, perform credit analysis, and conduct commercial due diligence on an ad-hoc basis;prepare KYC due diligence for new projects and manage key internal systems
• Function as deal closing coordinator on an as-needed basis;prepare credit ratings, credit line applications, and closing documentation;participate in lender calls and produce meeting minutes
• Collaborate with Accounting, Legal & Compliance, Credit Administration, and Risk Management on compliance, credit, and risk-related workflows;maintain and update departmental policies, procedures, and manuals
• Serve as backup to relationship managers on client and business development activities as needed;demonstrate ongoing risk awareness through consistent adherence to all internal policies, procedures, and controls