Team Head, Credit Risk, Structured Credit

Location: Singapore [Open for relocation]

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

Our client, a MNC brokerage firm is seeking an exceptionally seasoned Team Head, Credit Risk to join the team in Singapore. Reporting directly to the Head of Regional Credit, you will play a pivotal role in leading a team of 6–7 credit professionals while taking active, hands-on responsibility for evaluating, structuring, and approving complex debt transactions across APAC (Greater China & ASEAN).

This is a senior execution and risk-structuring role requiring deep accounting expertise, downside protection mastery, and direct experience in collateralized, asset-backed, and cash-flow-based credit facilities for listed and mid-market private corporates.

Key Responsibilities

• Deal Structuring & Execution: Lead the risk evaluation and deal-structuring process for bespoke financing solutions, including senior secured, mezzanine, asset-backed, share-pledge, cash-flow, and privatization financing.
• Credit Analysis & Downside Protection: Write detailed credit memos & perform rigorous accounting analysis, debt capacity modeling, collateral valuation, and security package design to safeguard recoveries and downside protection. Review and assess transactions including: listed company take-private financing/ share financing/ bridging loans for listed company corporate exercises/ property-backed loans/ bespoke and collateralised financing transactions
• Leadership & Team Mentorship: Co-lead and mentor a team of senior and junior credit analysts, driving high standards in underwriting, credit memo preparation, and deal execution.
• APAC Cross-Border Coverage: Manage credit risk exposure across key regional markets, primarily Greater China and ASEAN, ensuring cross-border security enforceability and regulatory compliance.
• Stressed Asset & Workout Management: Evaluate underperforming or stressed credit positions, implementing effective restructuring strategies and recovery mechanisms when necessary.

Candidate Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of hands-on credit risk, private debt, or structured finance experience within regional financial institutions, private credit funds, investment banks, or special situations desks.
• Strong background in credit assessment, lending, structured finance, private credit, leveraged finance, special situations, or bespoke financing.
• Experience with collateralised or bespoke financing transactions,
• Strong APAC transaction experience, ideally across Greater China and ASEAN
• Strong credit judgment with the ability to balance commercial considerations and risk control requirements
• Experience presenting credit cases to senior management, credit committees, or investment committees
• Proven people leadership, mentoring, or team management experience
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
• Language fluency in English & Chinese

Interested parties please apply or send your resume to w.chung@gravitasgroup.com