Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Risk Management, Mathematics, or a related field; a Master’s degree or professional certification such as FRM, CFA, or PRM is preferred.
- 8–12 years of relevant experience in credit risk, market risk, financial risk management, or a related banking/financial services function, including significant managerial experience.
- Strong knowledge of credit risk assessment, market risk management, financial instruments, portfolio management, and risk measurement methodologies.
- Sound understanding of Basel regulations, IFRS 9, regulatory capital, stress testing, and risk governance frameworks.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and financial modelling skills.
- Strong knowledge of risk management systems, methodologies, and reporting tools.
- Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to present complex risk matters clearly to senior management, executive committees, and the Board.
- Strong understanding of banking products, financial markets, and economic factors affecting credit and market risk.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the organization’s Credit Risk and Market Risk management framework, ensuring effective identification, measurement, monitoring, and mitigation of risks.
- Develop and maintain credit and market risk policies, procedures, methodologies, limits, and risk appetite in line with the organization’s strategy and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee credit risk assessment and monitoring across corporate, retail, financial institution, and other relevant portfolios.
- Monitor portfolio quality, concentration risk, counterparty exposure, credit limits, early-warning indicators, and emerging credit risks.
- Oversee market risk arising from interest rates, foreign exchange, securities, commodities, and other financial market exposures.
- Establish and monitor risk limits, thresholds, and escalation procedures, ensuring timely action when limits or risk appetite are breached.
- Lead stress testing, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and other forward-looking risk assessments.
- Provide independent risk challenge and recommendations on significant credit facilities, investments, transactions, and other material exposures.
- Monitor compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, risk appetite, and approved limits.
- Prepare and present regular credit and market risk reports, dashboards, and analysis to senior management, executive committees, and the Board/Risk Committee.
- Identify emerging risks and provide recommendations to management on appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Work closely with Finance, Treasury, Business, Compliance, Internal Audit, and other functions to ensure effective enterprise-wide risk management.
- Lead, manage, and develop the Credit and Market Risk team, ensuring appropriate expertise, performance, and succession planning.
- Ensure the continuous improvement of risk management methodologies, systems, models, controls, and reporting processes.
- Maintain effective relationships with regulators, auditors, and other relevant external stakeholders on credit and market risk matters.
Required Skills
- Core Banking
Job Details
- Location Amman - Jordan
- Industry Accounting & Finance
- Job Type Full-Time
- Degree Bachelor
- Experience 8 - 12
- Nationality Unspecified
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