Director of Credit & Market Risk

We're excited to be partnering with a leading institution in the UAE that is building a digital-first, AI-enabled financial services organisation from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to join at an early stage and help shape the operational, risk, and control foundations of a business with significant institutional backing and long-term ambition. If you're passionate about risk management, credit oversight, and building scalable risk frameworks, we'd love to hear from you.

As Director of Credit & Market Risk, you will be responsible for establishing and leading the bank's credit risk, market risk, and treasury risk frameworks. Working closely with the CRO and senior stakeholders, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the bank operates within its risk appetite while supporting sustainable growth from day one.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the bank's credit risk framework, underwriting standards, rating models, and delegated authorities.

• Establish and monitor market risk, IRRBB, liquidity risk, and treasury risk limits across the bank.

• Provide independent second-line oversight of lending, treasury, and ALM activities.

• Own IFRS 9 provisioning methodology and expected credit loss frameworks in partnership with Finance.

• Monitor portfolio quality, concentrations, emerging risks, and early warning indicators.

• Build and lead the Credit, Market, and Treasury Risk function while implementing advanced analytics and AI-enabled risk capabilities.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience across credit risk, market risk, treasury risk, or enterprise risk within banking or financial services, including senior leadership experience.

• Deep expertise in credit underwriting, portfolio management, IFRS 9, market risk, liquidity risk, IRRBB, and treasury risk management.

• Proven experience building risk frameworks, models, and governance structures within regulated environments.

• Strong knowledge of CBUAE requirements, Basel standards, and regulatory expectations relating to credit and market risk.

• Experience with risk analytics, modelling, portfolio monitoring, and advanced risk management tools.

• Professional qualifications such as FRM, PRM, CFA, or equivalent are highly desirable.

Ready to join us Apply today and take the next step in your career.