CRO/TA: Chief Risk Officer, Bahrain

Our client, a Middle East based wholesale Islamic investment bank, is looking for a Chief Risk Officer, who reports to the CEO and the Risk Committee to join their dynamic team in Bahrain.

Responsibilities:
• Validate quantitative models across bank products.
• Monitor real-time enterprise-wide market, credit and operational risk.
• Identify the primary risks associated with complex derivative products and determining their suitability for being risk managed in specific models.
• Manage multiple complex projects, inaugurate policies / procedures / systems and eventually accountable for drafting in and recruiting/ coaching own team.

Requirements:

• Around 10 years of relevant experience within a bank / financial institution and preferably around 3 plus years exposure with an Islamic investment bank in the GCC.
• Minimum 2-3 years hands on experience on all 3 pillars of Basel II as well as Capital Adequacy Ratios and familiar with ICap modeling.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field, though a Master’s degree and/or FRM / CFA are preferred.
• Background in risk analysis of financial modeling and investment proposals.

Candidates who qualify for this position may kindly quote the Job Reference as well as the Job Title in the subject of your email and send your CV as an attachment in MS Word Document format to tracey.ashall@gulfconnexions.com

Applications that quote the Job Reference Number only will be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.