Head of Credit Risk – Special Assets Management & Portfolio Oversight
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About the Role
A leading UAE bank seeks an experienced Credit Risk leader to serve as principal deputy to the Chief Risk Officer. The role focuses on managing stressed and non-performing assets (70%) and providing second-line oversight of the credit portfolio (30%).
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Responsibilities
- Lead the Bank's Special Assets Management and Remedial functions
- Drive strategies to maximise recoveries and minimise credit losses
- Oversee distressed restructuring, watchlist and non performing loan portfolios
- Provide independent portfolio risk assessment and challenge across all lending segments
- Support the CRO in credit risk governance, regulatory engagement and Board reporting
- Represent the CRO at key committees and stakeholder forums when required
- Ensure compliance with UAE Central Bank regulations and credit risk management standards
- Deliver meaningful portfolio insights that influence executive decision making
Requirements
- Extensive experience leading Special Assets, Remedial, Workout, Recovery or Portfolio Credit Risk functions
- Strong knowledge of UAE banking regulations and Central Bank expectations
- Proven success managing distressed and non performing portfolios
- Broad credit risk expertise across corporate, commercial and retail banking
- Experience operating within a second line risk management framework
- Credibility to act as trusted adviser to Executive Management and Board Committees
- Track record of leading teams and developing high performing risk functions
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Role Overview
- A leading UAE bank is seeking an experienced Credit Risk leader to join its senior risk management team as principal deputy to the Chief Risk Officer.
- This is a highly visible leadership position with responsibility for both the Bank's Special Assets and Remedial portfolios, alongside second line oversight of the wider credit portfolio across Corporate, Commercial, SME Banking.
- Approximately 70% of the role will focus on management and optimisation of stressed, watchlist and non performing assets; the remaining 30% on independent second line challenge and oversight.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the Bank's Special Assets Management and Remedial functions
- Driving strategies to maximise recoveries and minimise credit losses
- Oversight of distressed restructuring, watchlist and non performing loan portfolios
- Providing independent portfolio risk assessment and challenge across all lending segments
- Supporting the CRO in credit risk governance, regulatory engagement and Board reporting
- Representing the CRO at key committees and stakeholder forums when required
- Ensuring compliance with UAE Central Bank regulations and credit risk management standards
- Delivering meaningful portfolio insights that influence executive decision making
Candidate Requirements
- Extensive experience leading Special Assets, Remedial, Workout, Recovery or Portfolio Credit Risk functions
- Strong knowledge of UAE banking regulations and Central Bank expectations
- Proven success managing distressed and non performing portfolios
- Broad credit risk expertise across corporate, commercial and retail banking
- Experience operating within a second line risk management framework
- Credibility and presence to act as a trusted adviser to Executive Management and Board Committees
- Track record of leading teams and developing high performing risk functions
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