Regional Head of Traded Credit Risk – Arabic Speaker recruitment

Our client is a leading global banking group with their regional headquarters in Dubai. They are currently looking to recruit an Arabic speaking Regional Head of Traded Credit Risk.

Daily responsibilities will include:

• Implement the overall Risk Management Framework for Traded Products and oversee its effective application

• Ensure global and regional business and product heads and all Risk Control Owners understand and accept their risk management responsibilities through Financial Markets’ local and regional committees.

• Uphold the integrity of risk/return decisions, by challenging business and control function heads to demonstrate that risk origination and control decisions are properly informed and consistent with strategy and risk appetite

• Provide input for stress test on commodity price, foreign exchange, interest rate, and scenario programme.

• Design, maintain and effectively communicate risk control parameters across Financial Markets, including policies, control standards, risk exposure limits and other control levers in order to maintain the banks risk profile in line with the Group’s risk appetite.

• Facilitate Financial Markets business through approving new Product Programs and Country Addendums, ensuring proper counterparty limits set for liquidity management and for trading, and revising credit excess approval guidelines to enhance framework for approval criteria turnaround time.

• Manage risk exposures in the trading portfolios.  Provide early warning and identify deteriorating credits.  

Given the focus of the position, applicants must have substantial experience at the senior risk management level in the banking industry. Experience in managing risk for the full spectrum of financial markets products is advantageous as is a background in an international bank.

Please note that only native Arabic speakers will be considered for this position.

If this opportunity is of interest, please contact Matt Crocombe of Barclay Simpson Middle East on + 971 (0)55 608 7108 or mc@barclaysimpson.com