About the Role
We are currently seeking a Credit & Risk Excellence - Business Analyst for our operations in Qatar. This role is essential in enhancing credit transformation and risk management initiatives, serving as a bridge across various business units, including Credit, Risk, Finance, and Operations.
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Responsibilities
- Support credit transformation and risk management efforts, focusing on policy enhancement and process redesign.
- Coordinate activities across Business, Credit, Risk, Finance, Technology, Operations, and country stakeholders.
- Conduct portfolio analytics, credit risk reporting, and management information analysis.
- Perform process mapping, requirements gathering, procedure documentation, testing, and implementation support.
- Prepare clear business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, procedure documents, dashboards, and management reports.
- Identify data-quality issues, process gaps, control weaknesses, and implementation risks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, preferably in Banking, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Risk Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Relevant professional qualifications or certifications in credit risk, banking, finance, data analytics, business analysis, process improvement, or project management are preferred.
- At least 7 years of relevant banking experience, ideally within a highly rated international bank, with exposure to Credit Risk, Corporate Banking, Wholesale Banking, Risk Analytics, Credit Governance, or Business Analysis.
- Experience in portfolio analytics, credit risk reporting, management information, or RAROC-related analysis is preferred.
- Proven skills in process mapping, requirements gathering, procedure documentation, testing, and implementation support.
- Ability to effectively communicate in English and Arabic, with excellent oral and written skills, including report writing.
Required Special Skills
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, stakeholder coordination, and presentation skills.
- Sound understanding of relevant banking laws, regulations, credit risk principles, and governance practices.
- Good grasp of wholesale and corporate banking portfolios, products, credit processes, and approval structures.
- Working knowledge of RAROC, risk-adjusted performance metrics, profitability analysis, capital consumption, and portfolio analytics.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret credit, financial, portfolio, and risk data.
- High attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy, consistency, traceability, and version control.
- Capability to make decisions within delegated authority and follow through with assigned initiatives and actions.
- Personal integrity, accountability, and effective self-management, with a results-oriented mindset.
Joining Time Frame
- 2 weeks (maximum 1 month) from the date of offer acceptance.
