Credit and financial Risk Manager (Contract)

🚨 URGENT HIRING | CREDIT & FINANCIAL RISK MANAGER (3-MONTH CONTRACT) 🚨

Are you a seasoned Credit & Financial Risk professional available to join immediately?

We are seeking an experienced Credit & Financial Risk Manager to support a high-impact investment and lending portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic risk professional with strong expertise in credit risk strategy, investment risk assessment, portfolio management, and restructuring/workouts.

📍 Location: UAE - Dubai

📅 Contract Duration: 3 Months

⚡ Immediate Joiners Preferred

Key Responsibilities:

✅ Lead and enhance the organization's credit risk strategy, framework, and risk appetite implementation.

✅ Partner with Investment Teams throughout the investment lifecycle, including:

• Deal structuring
• Credit assessment
• Due diligence
• Risk scoring
• Investment approval recommendations

✅ Drive portfolio-wide credit risk monitoring and reporting, including:

• Financial and operational performance monitoring
• Credit risk scoring
• Portfolio analysis
• Impairment and provisioning recommendations

✅ Manage and lead:

• Loan restructurings
• Workout situations
• Lender negotiations
• Stakeholder engagement
• Credit recovery strategies

✅ Analyze country, sector, and portfolio risks and present recommendations to Senior Management, CFO, and Investment Committees.

✅ Develop and improve credit risk processes, tools, scorecards, and risk management practices aligned with industry best practices.

✅ Represent the organization on credit risk matters with investors, co-investors, partners, and external stakeholders.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

✔ Extensive experience in Credit Risk Management, Corporate Banking, Structured Finance, Private Debt, Development Finance, or Investment Management.

✔ Strong background in:

• Credit analysis
• Investment risk assessment
• Portfolio risk management
• Financial modeling
• Loan restructuring and workouts

✔ Ability to engage with senior stakeholders, investment committees, and executive leadership teams.

✔ Available to start immediately or within a short notice period.