Senior Credit Risk & Banking Manager

Darwin Hawkins; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Darwin Hawkins is seeking a Senior Credit Risk & Banking Manager in Dublin to join a growing professional services team serving major banks and financial institutions. You will lead credit risk and loan quality engagements, support regulatory reviews, and advise on strategic banking projects.

Ideal candidates will have strong experience in credit risk and lending, a solid grasp of regulatory expectations, and the ability to manage stakeholders and delivery timelines across multiple assignments.

Qualifications

• Experience in credit risk and lending within banking or financial services.
• Familiarity with Central Bank/ECB or regulatory inspections.
• Solid understanding of banking governance, risk and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of AML, KYC and Financial Crime controls.

Responsibilities

• Credit Risk – work on credit risk, lending and loan quality assignments.
• Regulatory Reviews – support financial institutions through regulatory inspections and reviews.
• Banking Projects – advise clients on strategic and operational banking initiatives.
• Loan Reviews – assess loan quality, lending processes and related risk controls.
• Financial Crime – support projects involving AML, KYC and related matters.
• AUP Reviews – deliver agreed-upon procedures and related review assignments.
• Project Management – lead engagements from planning to delivery.
• Team Development – mentor and develop junior team members.

Skills

Credit risk

Lending experience

Regulatory inspections

AML / KYC

Banking governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Job Title: Senior Credit Risk & Banking Manager

Location: Dublin

Our Client

Our client is a growing professional services firm with an established Financial Services practice in Dublin. The team works with a high-profile client base across banking and lending, providing support on complex risk, regulatory and strategic projects.

Why should you apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced banking professional to move into a senior, varied position with exposure to some of the largest financial institutions in Ireland and internationally.

You will work closely with senior leadership across a range of projects covering credit risk, lending, regulatory reviews and wider banking advisory. The team sees significant growth potential within its credit and loan quality offering, giving the successful candidate an opportunity to play an important role in developing this area.

Who should apply?

• Strong credit risk and lending experience, ideally gained within a bank
• Experience of Central Bank, ECB or similar regulatory inspections
• Good understanding of banking governance, risk and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of AML, KYC and Financial Crime
• Experience of loan/credit quality reviews and AUP reviews beneficial
• Strong stakeholder and project management skills

Role and Reporting Lines

Working directly with senior leadership and supporting a growing team, the role will involve:

• Credit Risk – Working on credit risk, lending and loan quality assignments
• Regulatory Reviews – Supporting financial institutions through regulatory inspections and reviews
• Banking Projects – Advising clients on a variety of strategic and operational banking projects
• Loan Reviews – Assessing loan quality, lending processes and associated risk and control environments
• Financial Crime – Supporting projects involving fraud, AML, KYC and related Financial Crime matters
• AUP Reviews – Delivering agreed-upon procedures and related review assignments
• Project Management – Leading engagements and managing projects from planning through to delivery
• Team Development – Supporting and developing junior members of the team