Risk and Credit Support Leader

9 hours ago


Manama, Manama, Bahrain Arab Banking Corporation Full time
Areas of Focus
  • Drive the identification, quantification, governance, and management/mitigation of risks incurred by the business.
  • Advise line of business leaders and senior leadership on the evolution of different risks incurred by businesses.
  • Coordinate activities of Group risk disciplines [e.g. operational risk, wholesale credit risk] in support of the wholesale bank.
  • Act as conduit between global risk management and local risk management.
  • Provide focal point for issues escalation, both globally [functional] and locally [entity].
  • Manage other pertinent risks viz. market risk and operational risk etc. through effective risk management/credit risk policies, processes, and strong end-to-end debt management model.
  • Confirm appropriateness of limits frameworks and related controls.
  • Act independently from the 1st line of defense to identify and escalate issues and concerns.
  • Track and oversee investigations and remediation of limit/cap excesses.
  • Drive improvements in quality of risk management information presented to local and Group Committees.
  • Advise Group leadership on risk management performance of material risk takers within the Bank.
  • Evaluate credit risk (financial, transactional, and other) relating to new Corporate and FI business proposals.
  • Work with Business to agree on business framework for expansion into country/sector etc.
  • Evaluate country risk (economic/political) using all available sources.
  • Manage risk management function in support of the wholesale banking.
  • Proactively seek to remain up to date on most innovative thinking, trends, and changes that impact our industry and business.
  • Work in close cooperation with Group Credit to ensure consistency in credit approach.
  • Liaise and work with external regulators and external auditors.
  • Resolve audit issues relating to risk and credit in a timely manner.
  • Promote culture of risk control and compliance within the Bank.
  • Undertake portfolio studies of credit risks within a unit, industry, or economic sector.
  • Review impaired asset report prior to submission to HO.
  • Review and prepare risk reports for presentation and discussion in BRC meetings.
  • Liaise and lead annual review process of external rating of the Bank.
  • Participate in consultations issued by the CBB, relating to risk, and provide timely responses.
  • Provide credit and risk support to the Global Head of Islamic Banking.


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