Lead Corporate Credit – UAE National

About the role

The Lead Corporate Credit – UAE National is responsible for managing the assessment, recommendation, monitoring, and administration of corporate credit facilities within the bank. The role supports the Head of Corporate Credit to ensure sound underwriting practices, maintain portfolio quality, mitigate credit risk, and comply with internal policies and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Manage assessment, recommendation, monitoring, and administration of corporate credit facilities.
• Support the Head of Corporate Credit in ensuring sound underwriting, portfolio quality, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee credit analysis activities and provide independent recommendations on corporate lending proposals.
• Monitor portfolio performance and contribute to the bank's risk and business objectives.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, business administration or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 8‑10 years of banking or financial services experience, with at least 5 years in corporate credit analysis, risk management or credit approval functions.
• Strong knowledge of UAE banking regulations and credit risk management principles.
• Fluency in English; Arabic language skills are an advantage.

Required skills

• Credit analysis
• Corporate credit evaluation
• UAE banking regulations
• Risk assessment
• Financial analysis
• Credit risk modeling tools
• Credit committee processes
• Financial statement analysis
• Credit risk management principles
• Credit risk rating systems