Credit Officer

**Company Description**
Natixis in Portugal is a Centre of Expertise whose mission is to transform traditional banking by developing innovative solutions for the business, operations and work culture of Groupe BPCE worldwide.

As part of Groupe BPCE’s international division, Natixis in Portugal designs and delivers solutions for its two core areas — Corporate & Investment Banking and Asset & Wealth Management — as well as transversal services that support all entities across the Group.
With more than 3,000 employees representing 46 nationalities, the teams work across Information Technology, Banking Support Activities, and Compliance, in an integrated, inclusive, and cross-functional way, supporting all business lines and platforms of the Group.

A disruptive mindset and a culture of proximity and agility identify Natixis in Portugal Team and reflect the company's mission to transform traditional banking at a global scale: a perfect match in the Portuguese dynamics and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
**Job Description** Team presentation and main goal**:
The Credit Officer, part of the Client Services unit, will be specifically in charge of supervising and coordinating the credit aspects of the onboarding / renewal requests on behalf of the Front Office [“FO”], with the objective to speed up the onboarding of our new accounts and maximize our profitability with new clients.

**Main tasks and goals**:
The Credit Officer will be the key point of contact for the Relationship Manager [“RM”], Sales and Clients from an onboarding and annual review perspective.

You will work closely with RMs and Products Sales to pro-actively drive onboarding for the client to ensure all requests are captured, prioritized, and resolved within agreed timeframes. Taking ownership of onboarding problems and resolving onboarding issues.

Prioritization and coordination of new credit requests
- Ensure all credit requests are properly captured and prioritized, in alignment with business development needs;
- Control quality / business rationale of new FO demands (consistency with business strategy / trading capacity, understanding of client requirements etc );
- Initiate credit workflow with the credit dossier’s creation;
- Coordinate with Credit Risk Department throughout the process, represent Front Office to enable contradictory debates with Risk;
- Maintain detailed tracking of file status to ensure issues that need response are promptly escalated;
- Update the internal tools with new requests for prioritization and follow up purposes.

Coordination of annual credit reviews, credit exposure management
- Work on annual review process;
- Prepare the population due for review and add the population in the planification board at the beginning of each month;
- Conduct meetings with the Risk team to ensure an efficient workflow;
- Work with the Relationship Managers and Product Sales across platform to prepare for the annual renewal of client credit limits, especially Financial Institutions (for Example table limits extract, revenues etc..);
- Initiate credit workflow with the credit dossier’s creation;
- Review and recommend changes, propose reallocations of limit between counterparties of a group when necessary.

Monitoring / Improvement of the onboarding chain
- Prepare performance reports and other various “ad hoc” reports;
- Make recommendations /suggestions to standardize procedures and processes and to introduce new technology or improve the existing one;
- Be a force of proposition to constantly improve client service quality and streamline our processes.

**Qualifications**
Bachelor Degree in a relevant area (Management; Economics; Mathematics;...)
- Strong business knowledge, expertise in financial products and associated credit risks
- ** Fluent English (mandatory) and good level of French is a plus;**:

- Strong computer skills especially in Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI;
- Good understanding of standard legal documentations for OTC derivatives is a plus, especially master agreements (ISDA/CSA, MRA, GMRA, MSLA etc.)
- Strong communication (written and spoken) and presentation skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Organized, ability to manage multiple tasks/projects and deadlines simultaneously

**We will only consider English Cv's.**
**Additional Information**
Our workplace reflects the vibrant spirit of our locations, with initiatives such as a Green Transportation Budget, electric bikes and a flexible Hybrid Work Policy. We promote wellbeing through the Honolulu Wellness Club, a Prayer Room, a Lactation Room, and themed Villages that inspire creativity and collaboration. Through our ESG and DEI strategies, we are committed to being inclusive, caring, and fair, ensuring every voice is heard and valued.