About the position

We have a great opportunity to join our Portfolio Management (“PM”) team as Associate, a new function within ING Lending franchise in Singapore. This is an entry-level lending professional role within the front office. As a key member of the PM team, your responsibility will be to actively manage the lending portfolio in Asia Pacific and optimize returns through strong analytics and capital velocity. On the team, you will be exposed to and work with different colleagues from several sector-based origination team, specialized and corporate lending Transaction Management, Capital Markets & Advisory (particularly Loan Distributions), Risk and Legal whilst aligning with back office / support teams. At the same time, the PM team plays a key role in further optimizing our processes for regulatory readiness, operational effectiveness and portfolio optimization.

Job responsibilities

• The PM team is the ‘center of excellence’ for the in-life management of ING’s lending exposure. It covers all activities post the initial funding to the final repayment of a lending transaction. As a front office department, it will closely collaborate with sector-based origination & structuring and corporate and specialized lending transaction management colleagues and other product specialists to ensure a seamless client experience. The PM function is organised along product and sector considerations. Each portfolio manager will cover a set of portfolio clients and act as the first point of contact for the ongoing credit monitoring, analytics, internal risk and other reporting. PM supports the identification of cross-buy opportunities and is also closely involved in the delivery of ING’s capital velocity targets. The team will be supported by Global Lending Support in Dublin and the ING hub in the Philippines. Together with Tribe Lending and the Capital and Liquidity Expertise Centre, it will be a key driver of improving processes, standardisation, and digitalisation across Lending.
• The specific responsibilities of a candidate include actively managing all facets of the individual files booked in your dedicated portfolio, including but not limited to:
  • Periodic single transaction or portfolio credit reviews;
  • Processing of amendment and waiver requests, preparation and submission to Risk of credit modifications, Q&A and approval processes with Risk, follow-up on the required legal amendments to the documentation until execution;
  • Review of annual risk rating updates prepared by ING hubs’ administrative support teams;
  • 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;
  • Involvement with capital velocity initiatives associated with the underlying loans including primary and secondary loan (or loan portfolio) sales, credit risk insurance or participations, loan-backed securitization and significant risk transfers.
• In addition, you will monitor and identify market developments and proactively manage their potential impact on your portfolio by:
  • Preparing and maintaining reports as requested by regulators or internal stakeholders;
  • Preparing quarterly Credit Risk Management (“CRM”) portfolio reviews;
  • Maintaining various department and industry/sector databases/trackers;
  • Maintaining internal portfolio tracking metrics;
  • Responding to ad hoc internal requests on portfolio composition and exposure;
  • Coordinating and working with offshore portfolio support teams;
  • Managing lending limits and capital velocity programs.
• The candidate will take active part in the various Virtual Client Teams by:
  • Interfacing with relationship managers and sector coverage specialists to ensure an active dialogue on credit trends, challenges and opportunities for individual clients;
  • Contributing to idea generation for value added cross-buy or client opportunities.
• A candidate is expected to build a culture of operational excellence by:
  • Staying up to date on organizational operating policies and procedures (i.e. Risk, Legal, etc.) to ensure appropriate protocols are implemented and followed, and facilitating accordingly;
  • Contributing to the implementation of strategic initiatives, including enhancements to the credit monitoring process to improve business efficiency;
  • Identifying productivity trends across the Front Office organization and using insights from reporting to create and drive efficient processes and improve productivity;
  • Supporting the implementation of transformation projects

Qualifications and Competencies

Qualifications / Education:

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

Experience / Knowledge:

• 2-5 years of relevant lending execution and/or credit analysis experience in the banking industry.
• Prior exposure to specialized lending (project finance, object finance, acquisition finance) and/or to sectors (telecommunication and technology, metal & mining, energy, and transportation & logistics) in which ING is active would a plus.

Competencies:

• Collaborative and inclusive team player with consistent high marks on Orange Code behaviour; embracing diversity and cross-cultural awareness and able to work effectively across functions;
• Strong financial and credit analysis capabilities;
• Excellent presentation and communication skills;
• 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 wants to continuously improve;
• Self-motivated and willing to work in a deal oriented and deadline driven environment;
• Knowledge of lending legal documentation;
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and professional demeanor.