Main Accountabilities
1. Cleantech Finance Credit Risk Assessment
- Evaluate credit proposals for Cleantech Finance products including renewable energy, rooftop solar, electric mobility, energy efficiency, waste-to-energy, sustainability-linked and other green financing segments.
- Assess borrower viability, project cash flows, equipment/vendor risks, technology risks, off-taker/payment risks, collateral structures, and regulatory or subsidy dependencies.
- Ensure consistency of risk assessment with approved credit policies and risk appetite.
- Provide independent, well-documented risk views for proposals presented to lending / sanctioning committees.
- Product ownership is structured based on portfolio complexity, ticket size, and risk exposure.
- M5 Level: Responsible for end-to-end risk oversight of assigned Cleantech Finance product portfolios of moderate complexity, including portfolio monitoring, risk analytics, governance reporting, and control on underwriting deviations.
- M6 Level: Responsible for broader Cleantech Finance portfolio ownership across higher-complexity products and larger exposures, including renewable energy, electric mobility, sustainability-linked finance, vendor/program-based financing, and emerging climate-aligned lending opportunities.
2. Portfolio Risk Monitoring & Analysis
- Monitor Cleantech Finance portfolio performance, concentration risks, early warning indicators, technology/vendor exposures, policy deviations, delinquency trends, and emerging sector risks.
- Conduct periodic portfolio reviews to identify stress pockets and improvement opportunities.
- Support senior management reviews on large Cleantech Finance exposures, sectoral concentration, green portfolio performance, and product-wise risk-return trends.
- Recommend proactive risk mitigation actions based on portfolio insights.
3. Risk Mitigation & Threshold Framework
- Support definition and monitoring of Cleantech Finance risk thresholds including exposure limits, borrower caps, project ticket sizes, equipment/vendor eligibility, customer segments, and sector concentration limits.
- Track adherence to approved thresholds and escalate deviations with appropriate recommendations.
- Work closely with business teams to balance risk prudence with sustainable growth.
4. Credit Policy & Product Governance
- Assist in formulation, review, and periodic update of Cleantech Finance credit policies, underwriting programs, risk acceptance criteria, and Delegation of Authorities.
- Support development and rollout of credit policies for new Cleantech Finance products, partnerships, vendor-led programs, and enhancements to existing green financing offerings.
- Ensure alignment of product structures, underwriting parameters, and credit decisioning with policy intent.
- Review product- and segment-wise risk segmentation to support portfolio monitoring and ECL frameworks.
- Provide timely and independent risk advisory to various lending committees.
- Ensure adherence to defined TATs for risk review, documentation, and committee submissions.
- Support preparation of risk notes, green portfolio insights, sector updates, and decision support material for senior forums and lending committees.
- Promote a strong risk culture through consistent application of risk frameworks and policies.
- Stay abreast of regulatory changes, green finance developments, renewable energy market trends, climate-risk considerations, and policy developments impacting Cleantech Finance.
- Participate in learning initiatives to strengthen product and credit risk capabilities.
5. Risk Advisory & Committee Support
6. Risk Culture & Capability Building
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Accounting, or related discipline; MBA / CA / CFA preferred.
- 8–12 years of experience in Credit Risk / Product Risk with exposure to Cleantech Finance, renewable energy, project finance, infrastructure finance, equipment finance, or green lending portfolios.
- Strong exposure to credit appraisal, portfolio risk monitoring, sector assessment, and committee-level risk presentations for Cleantech / green financing products.
- Working knowledge of regulatory guidelines, climate-risk considerations, credit risk models, portfolio analytics, and sector-specific underwriting parameters.
