Chief Credit Risk Officer

Our Client is looking for
Chief Credit Risk Officer
to join the Bank’s management team.

Description:
The Chief Credit Risk Officer (CCO) is responsible for measuring and managing the aggregate risk in the Bank's loan portfolio. The CCO will oversee the bank’s credit policies, procedures, and processes ensuring appropriate mitigation of the risks inherent in the loan portfolio.

Your principal responsibilities will be to: -

• Ensure that all credit approvals fit within Bank and FCMC parameters and Risk Appetite
• Perform risk control and portfolio monitoring
• Develop and implement credit standards, policies and procedures, ensuring adherence to the credit risk framework
• Proactively identify and drive changes and continuous improvements to credit processes and capabilities, incl. process automatization
• Understand regulatory requirements and expectations impacting credit risk
• Provide reporting and analysis of credit related functions to Board, Council and Chief Risk Officer
• Serve on Bank Credit Committee
• Lead and motivate a team of Credit Risk Officers/Analysts
• Data driven decision making

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in financial services with at 3+ years in Credit Risk leadership at banks and/or FinTech companies
• Commercial business and/or lending experience preferred
• Credit Risk related certifications preferred
• Familiarity with tools or software used in Credit Risk management as well as business and source network
• Familiarity with credit related regulatory requirements
• Ability to influence others and build consensus where possible
• Leadership and supervisory experience

Your expertise

• Experience in management and oversight of the credit process
• Thorough understanding of credit and credit risk principles
• Strong communication and influence skills
• Strong leadership skills and organizational skills
• University Degree or equivalent
• Languages: LV (spoken and written), ENG (spoken and written), RU (spoken)
• Naturally curious, able to implement and drive change
• Collaborative and team-oriented personality
• A hard-working individual willing to go the extra mile
• Able to work under pressure

Comprehensive remuneration package starting from 4000 EUR Brutto.
If you fulfill these criteria and are ready for a challenge, please submit your application online till 26.06.2020.
Your consultant, Agata Anca, agata.anca@talentor.com, will contact you promptly upon receipt.