Chief Risk Officer

About the role

The Chief Risk Officer will lead Nabil Bank’s enterprise risk function, ensuring robust risk governance and alignment with regulatory standards. Reporting to senior leadership, the CRO will shape risk strategy across credit, market, operational and digital domains.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee risk review, monitoring and management processes across the bank.
• Implement and maintain Basel frameworks, ICAAP, and IFRS 9/ECL models.
• Design and execute stress‑testing and model‑governance programmes.
• Lead digital risk initiatives and embed risk considerations in technology projects.
• Interact with the Board, regulators, auditors and rating agencies on risk matters.
• Drive enterprise‑wide risk transformation and manage large cross‑functional teams.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Risk Management, Banking, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of banking experience, with at least 8 years in senior risk‑management or leadership roles.
• Current senior risk leadership position such as Head of Credit Risk, CRO or Deputy CRO.
• Professional certifications (FRM, PRM, CFA, CA, Cybersecurity Risk) are preferred.
• Proven experience engaging with Boards, regulators, auditors and rating agencies.

Required skills

• Basel implementation
• ICAAP
• IFRS 9 and Expected Credit Loss (ECL) modeling
• Stress testing
• Model governance
• Digital risk management
• Enterprise risk management