Basel Credit Risk RWA Consultant - PMO Lead (Contract)
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About the Role
We're seeking a senior Basel credit risk RWA specialist to lead a PMO-driven remediation programme at a major bank in Riyadh. This role sits at the intersection of technical Bas.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the Project Management Office (PMO) for a Basel credit risk RWA remediation programme
- Establish governance, RAID logs, and status reporting to senior stakeholders (ALCO, Risk Committee)
- Drive technical fixes across credit risk RWA workstreams including exposure classification, CRM, ECAI mapping, CCF application, and Q17/SAMA regulatory reconciliation
- Coordinate and align stakeholders across Business, IT, Risk, Finance, and Data teams
- Guide and direct existing junior team members embedded at the client
- Prepare executive communication packs and manage escalations for senior governance forums
Requirements
- 10 25 years of experience in Basel credit risk RWA
- Senior Basel credit risk RWA specialist with hands on programme management experience
- Experience driving technical fixes across credit risk RWA workstreams
- Ability to coordinate and align stakeholders across multiple departments
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Role Overview
- We're seeking a senior Basel credit risk RWA specialist to lead a PMO driven remediation programme at a major bank in Riyadh.
- This role sits at the intersection of technical Basel expertise and hands on programme management.
What You'll Do
- Lead the Project Management Office (PMO) for a Basel credit risk RWA remediation programme, establishing governance, RAID logs, and status reporting to senior stakeholders (ALCO, Risk Committee).
- Drive technical fixes across credit risk RWA workstreams, including exposure classification, credit risk mitigation (CRM), external credit rating (ECAI) mapping, CCF application, and Q17/SAMA regulatory reconciliation.
- Coordinate and align stakeholders across multiple departments (Business, IT, Risk, Finance, Data teams) who own different parts of the RWA calculation chain.
- Guide and direct existing junior team members embedded at the client, who hold deep legacy system knowledge.
- Prepare executive communication packs and manage escalations for senior governance forums.
- Support broader Basel/RWA regulatory alignment work (counterparty credit risk, market risk RWA) as needed.
Qualifications
- 10 25 years of experience required.
- Senior Basel credit risk RWA specialist with hands on programme management experience.
- Experience driving technical fixes across credit risk RWA workstreams.
- Ability to coordinate and align stakeholders across multiple departments.
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