Chief Credit Risk Officer - Digital Banking

Venture Search

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: SP145-30

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Venture Search is recruiting for a Head of Credit Risk / Chief Credit Risk Officer on behalf of a cutting edge financial institution based in Abu Dhabi. We're looking for a Head of Credit Risk with experience working for a digital bank, fintech, payments firm, or innovative technology enabled financial services firm.

Requirements

Whilst digital/fintech/technology-enabled experience is essential, it is likely that the successful candidate will have prior experience in a conventional bank or financial institution. Exposure to credit products for SME banking and retail banking is required.

This role will manage a team of credit risk managers, and will take the lead in the development of credit risk frameworks, policies, strategies, and controls.

Applicants should have experience working with technology to drive automation of risk reviews, approvals, and underwriting, with experience working with product heads, developers, and engineers to achieve automation and contribution to building a cutting edge SME & Retail banking product.

About the Company

Venture Search is an international banking & financial services search firm, combining technology and human skill to enhance all aspects of the hiring process.

By combining advanced search technology and a market-leading team, we are able to attract the most talented candidates in the banking and financial services sector.

Here at Venture Search, we are passionate about building world-class teams and delivering long-term recruitment solutions. Venture’s focus spans multiple facets of the global Financial Services industry, including Banking, Non-Banking Financial Institutions, Buyside, Fintechs, and Advisory firms.

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