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Senior Credit Risk Implementation Director

Tandem Interim
Dubai, UAE
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Director
2 months ago
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Senior Credit Risk Implementation Director

Enterprise Credit Risk Transformation \| Leading Bank \| Dubai, UAE

Location: Dubai, UAE (Fully Onsite – 5 Days Per Week)

Contract Type: 12-Month Contract (Strong Likelihood of Extension)

Level: VP And SVP

We are currently supporting a leading banking client in Dubai on a large-scale enterprise credit risk transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Senior Credit Risk Implementation Director to join the initiative.

This is a senior domain-led role requiring deep expertise across corporate banking credit functions, credit administration, credit operations, and credit risk management within wholesale or institutional banking environments.

The role sits within a well-established Transformation Office where PMO, governance, and programme controls are already in place.

The key requirement is strong hands-on credit domain expertise combined with experience supporting implementation, workflow transformation, and enterprise banking change initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide subject matter leadership across corporate banking credit risk and credit operations functions
  • Support implementation of credit risk frameworks, workflows, controls, and operational processes
  • Drive alignment between business, credit, operations, technology, and transformation teams
  • Contribute to large-scale implementation initiatives across loan origination, credit workflow, collateral management, and related banking platforms
  • Translate credit policies, operational requirements, and governance standards into executable processes and system requirements
  • Support programme delivery across design, implementation, testing, rollout, and stabilization phases
  • Participate in stakeholder governance forums and senior management discussions
  • Ensure operational processes and controls align with regulatory and internal governance standards

Candidate Profile

  • Extensive experience within corporate / wholesale banking credit functions
  • Strong background in credit administration, credit operations, credit risk control, or related credit management functions
  • Experience supporting banking transformation, workflow automation, or implementation programmes
  • Exposure to core banking systems, loan origination platforms, collateral management systems, or workflow-based documentation systems is highly desirable
  • Strong understanding of syndicated lending, documentation governance, post-sanction administration, and operational controls
  • Experience within multinational or regional banks preferred
  • UAE/GCC experience is advantageous but not mandatory

Additional Information

  • Fully onsite role based in Dubai
  • Initial 12-month contract engagement with strong likelihood of extension as part of a broader multi-year transformation roadmap
  • Senior VP/VP-level opportunity within a high-impact enterprise transformation programme
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