Manager Risk Strategy

About This Role

Job Summary Build and maintain strong risk review process with insightful, reliable and consistent information to support fact-based decisions. Strong analytical mindset with good understanding of regulations relating to Capital Adequacy, Liquidity, Pillar 2 etc. Well versed with handling large volumes of data and has the ability to code in either Python and R to develop tools as small work related enhancements

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive risk database covering all on and off-balance sheet transactions on a bank-wide basis
• Analyse the Bank's credit portfolio and providing monthly and quarterly risk performance, portfolio diversification reports of bank's lending portfolios
• Researching and introducing reports with a sector or unit specific focus
• Identify Key Portfolio Cuts & Indicators, materially improve quality & timeliness of production & analysis.
• Review accounts by analysing past due reports, and assess performance of NPL accounts
• Tracking and monitoring of key parameters for the Risk Appetite Framework
• Meet the regulatory deadlines with timely preparation of ICAAP/ Capital Plan and Recovery Plan
• Carry out Stress testing of the portfolios, and analysing key exposures

Other Accountabilities

• Expected credit loss - Management of the Bank's ECL model to meet QCB requirements (including reporting)
• Responding to requests for data and information from internal and external clients Collation, production and analysis of all portfolio management reports.
• Involvement in data collection and post review of data collection methodologies and use of tools such as Python and R to facilitate work related enhancements.
• Prepare accurate information for Business, External/ Internal auditors, Compliance function
• Familiarity with regulations especially regulatory capital, Basel IV, liquidity and stress testing

Capability to develop models for PD, LGD, CCF and macro-economic model validation

Key Interactions Competencies

• Budgets/Cost Control
• Customer Focus
• Customer Service
• Global Perspective
• Hiring
• Job Knowledge
• Leadership
• Managing Conflict
• Managing Diversity
• Managing for Results
• Managing Performance
• Negotiation Skills
• People Development
• People Management
• Risk Management

Skills

• Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Arabic speaking preferred

Education