Director - Credit Portfolio Risk
Core
Director-level leadership for European Credit Risk Management, combining delegated credit approval authority, portfolio oversight, governance leadership, and strategic risk advisory across corporate lending, payments, and structured credit.
Role type
Senior IC Director (Credit Risk)
Builds
Credit portfolio resilience, governance frameworks, and risk appetite alignment for European banking operations.
Domain
Banking / Credit Risk / European Financial Services
Required skills
Delegated credit approval authority, portfolio risk stewardship, governance leadership, macroeconomic analysis, stress testing, team leadership, regulatory compliance (European), strategic advisory
Preferred skills
Structured credit exposure experience, executive committee interaction, complex transaction challenge
Technologies
Risk analytics frameworks, stress testing tools, governance platforms
Responsibilities
Act as a Credit Approver exercising independent delegated authority; Drive effectiveness of the Credit Committee and governance architecture; Monitor portfolio performance against risk appetite metrics; Lead Management Information (MI) framework for credit risk; Manage a small team of Second Line credit approvers.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & team management