Head of Portfolio Management APAC

1 month ago

Singapore ING Full time
Lending APAC | Regional Head of Portfolio Management, APAC (Director)

About the position:

The Regional Head of Portfolio Management (PM") will manage teams/colleagues across ING offices in Asia Pacific, performing critical portfolio management for a wide variety of loan types extended to our clients in a wide range of sectors.

As the leader of this team, your primary responsibility will be the ongoing management of the loan portfolio, with an emphasis on credit monitoring, analytics and internal reporting. This is a leadership position and will require coordination between sector specialists, offshore portfolio support teams, risk management and members of the team. You are passionate about driving a high performance, customer-centric and results-focused team. As a senior leader, you will also play an important role in helping to deliver on the strategic priorities of Lending.

Portfolio Management (PM") is an important part of Wholesale Bank (WB") Lending. Our clients range from corporates to financial institutions. PM covers clients across all industry sectors that WB is active in. PM works with lending solutions across a spectrum of lending products.

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:

  • Lead a newly established team comprising PM personnel across all ING loan booking offices, and build a culture of excellence and engagement
    • Strong focus on people management and development through on the job training, individual development plans, performance management, workload balancing and career path monitoring
    • Be a champion and actively support the rollout and success of the training and personal development programs such as the Early Career Track program.
    • Create a sense of identity by closely aligning the team to the bank strategy and through building a mindset of collaboration and can-do spirit across the full value chain from Sectors, to Transaction Management and PM
    • Embraces Diversity and Inclusion; demonstrating inclusive behaviours to create a conducive and safe working environment where people can be their best and feel a strong sense of belonging
  • Actively manage all facets of the individual files booked in the portfolio, including but not limited to:
    • Quarterly and annual credit reviews;
    • Process amendment and waiver requests, write or review credit modifications, submit to risk and address Q&A, follow-up on the required legal amendments to the documentation until execution;
    • Review annual risk rating updates prepared by an administrative support team;
    • Diligent and proactive credit monitoring through the review of all financial covenants and operating performance (e.g. financial models, proforma adjustments, key drivers, etc) and track compliance of covenants prepared by an administrative support team
    • Identification and resolution of Early Warning Signals for a deterioration in credit quality
  • Monitor and identify market developments and proactively manage their potential impact on the portfolio
    • Prepare and maintain reports as requested by regulators or internal stakeholders;
    • Prepare quarterly Credit Risk Management (CRM") portfolio reviews;
    • Maintain various department and industry databases/trackers;
    • Maintain internal portfolio tracking metrics;
    • Respond to ad hoc internal requests on portfolio composition and exposure;
    • Coordinate and work with offshore portfolio support teams
    • Manage lending limits and Capital Velocity programs
  • Ensure the team takes active part in the various Virtual Client Teams
    • Interface with relationship managers and sector specialists to ensure an active dialogue on credit trends, challenges and opportunities for individual clients.
    • Contribute to Idea generation for value added cross buy or client opportunities;


  • Build a culture of operational excellence
    • Stay up-to-date on organizational operating policies and procedures (i.e. Risk, Legal, etc.) to ensure appropriate protocols are implemented and followed, and facilitate accordingly
    • Implement strategic initiatives, including enhancements to the credit monitoring process to improve business efficiency
    • Identify productivity trends across the Front Office organization and use insights from reporting to create and drive efficient processes and improve productivity
    • Implement transformation projects
    • Ensure alignment with the bank's strategic priorities, and alignment with our risk cuture and risk appetite (financial and non-financial), with Sustainability at the heart of what we do.

Qualifications and Competencies:

Qualifications / Education:
  • University degree major in business/economics, law or relevant business discipline. CFA and/or MBA a plus


Experience / Knowledge:
  • [x]+ years of relevant credit analysis experience in the banking industry.


Competencies:
  • Strong financial and credit analysis capabilities
  • Excellent presentation skills, is fluent in English, articulate and an effective communicator, both written and oral
  • Collaborative and able to work effectively across functions and regions;
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities
  • Committed and dedicated individual who will continuously improve the way the team works
  • Self-motivated and willing to work in a deal oriented and deadline driven environment
  • Excellent understanding of GAAP accounting statements & principles
  • Knowledge of Legal Documentation, the regulatory requirements and governance
  • Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and professional demeanor
  • Proven ability with taking on a leadership role in a dynamic environment, capable of steering, building and developing high performing teams that excel in collaboration across functions and geographies


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