Morgan Stanley Leveraged and Derivatives Credit Risk London. Exit opps) any insights?

Is this a BO-MO role? 

Can i exit to RX, LevFin, DCM or Credit buy side?

I know the job requires financial modelling and such but i need more info.

Thanks in advance

this is the role description:

The role will reside within Firm Risk Managements Credit Risk Management Department. Credit Risk Management (CRM) evaluates credit risk transactions and approves rejects or modifies them considering the availability and appropriateness of arrangements for reducing risk or risk mitigation. The department also assigns Internal Credit Ratings; establishes and manages credit risk limits in accordance with the risk tolerance established by the Board; monitors and reports on credit risk exposures on a regular basis to the Chief Risk Officer and senior management. CRM also interacts with business units to ensure that credit risk assessments are factored into business decisions.

Primary Responsibilities
~ Analysing counterparties, identifying and quantifying risk drivers in transaction structures, prepare credit memos, make recommendations and manage exposure
~ Analysing credit risks in corporate loan transactions and derivative trade requests to recommend accurate credit risk ratings and appropriate risk appetite
~ Assume primary responsibilities for loan transaction execution, from deal inception to financial close, including presentation at credit committee and to senior management
~ Liaising with clients and internal business units on credit requirements (assisting structuring new transactions), approvals and ongoing relationship management
~ Manage a portfolio of corporate loan and derivative counterparties, including annual and quarterly reviews and ad hoc waiver requests
~ Analyse economic and market events and their impact on the portfolio of counterparties managed

FRM is committed to creating and providing opportunities that enable our workforce to reflect diverse backgrounds and views.

Qualifications

Experience
~ Bachelors degree or equivalent
~ Experience in corporate credit analysis and financial forecasting, assigning ratings and sizing risk appetite
~ Familiarity with financial markets, financing and risk mitigating structures
~ Familiarity with financial products e.g. leveraged loans, swaps, equities.
~ Familiarity with legal loan documentation
~ Proficiency using Microsoft Office particularly Excel (financial modeling), PowerPoint and Word
~ Ability to work independently in a self-directed way in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
~ The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, both written and verbally
~ An interest in working in a fast-paced environment, often balancing multiple high priority deliverables
~ Fluency in English plus one European language would be an advantage

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