Assistant Vice President, Credit Risk Manager, Risk Management Group

DBS Bank Ltd; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DBS Bank Ltd in Hyderabad seeks an experienced risk management professional to provide credit support to Credit Approvers for SME segment in the Southern region. The role involves evaluating lending proposals, applying RBI regulations, and ensuring credit policy compliance.

Ideal candidates have 8–10 years in Banking (SME or credit department), with strong financial analysis, industry knowledge, and a track record of prudent credit decisions.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to assess risk and financial position.
• Excellent presentation and communication abilities for stakeholder discussions.
• Good interpersonal skills to work with SME Relationship team and CCU.

Responsibilities

• Review lending proposals from the Southern region and identify info gaps and risk issues.
• Monitor portfolio performance and escalate adverse events; track delinquencies and ensure timely follow-up.
• Ensure compliance with bank credit policy and RBI/MAS regulations; apply legal and regulatory knowledge.
• Assist in establishing credit controls and procedures to support SME growth within NPL targets.

Skills

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Interpersonal skills

Industry knowledge

Education

Postgraduate degree or professional qualification

Job description

• To provide credit support to the Credit Approvers in implementing the policy and strategy agreed for SME segment for Southern region.


• To assist the Credit Approvers in establishing credit controls and procedures for SME branches in Southern region and help the Business Lines grow, such that the business runs seamlessly, within target NPL.


• To actively evaluate lending proposals for IBG 4 customers of Southern region including financial position assessment, industry position and position of the corporate, and hold promoter meeting, whenever possible.


• Approve judiciously as and when DOA is granted

Job Purpose

• To provide credit support to the Credit Approvers in implementing the policy and strategy agreed for SME segment for Southern region.


• To assist the Credit Approvers in establishing credit controls and procedures for SME branches in Southern region and help the Business Lines grow, such that the business runs seamlessly, within target NPL.


• To actively evaluate lending proposals for IBG 4 customers of Southern region including financial position assessment, industry position and position of the corporate, and hold promoter meeting, whenever possible.


• Approve judiciously as and when DOA is granted

Key Accountabilities and Requirements:

• To use credit analysis techniques, which highlight all significant risks in relation to a lending proposition, for evaluation and recommendation of the proposals in SME segment.


• To have a sound knowledge of the Indian market in terms of risks associated with industries, companies and products.


• To apply knowledge of RBI Regulations/ MAS Guidelines that govern credit dispensation, including the Loan Grading, Provisioning and Asset Classification regulations.


• To have a working knowledge of the general Legal framework in which the bank operates in India and apply the same.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review of credit proposals originating from Southern region to highlight info gaps, key risk issues not adequately addressed.


• Portfolio monitoring / tracking & escalation of adverse new events in company / industry.


• Keeping track of delinquency levels in portfolio and ensuring that requisite follow up is being done with front end /borrower, wherever needed to ensure that overdues are regularised in a time bound manner.


• Ensure meticulous compliance with Bank’s internal credit policy as well as regulatory guidelines for the SME segment.


• Ensure compliance with the benchmark Turnaround Time

Experience

8 to 10 years of experience in Banking (preferably SME or credit department) / Credit Rating.

Education/Preferred Qualifications

Professional qualification or post graduate degree, preferably in business, accountancy, economics, finance etc.

Core Competencies

• Good analytical skills


• Good presentation skills


• Good interpersonal skills


• Good knowledge of industries/sectors

Technical Competencies

• Sound knowledge of financial statement analysis and accounting policies/practices.


• Good knowledge of credit evaluation methods including surrogate means of credit evaluation (like bank statement/GST based evaluation), tools & techniques


• Sound understanding of regulatory guidelines on credit issued by RBI (local regulations in India), MAS and local laws and regulations that impact businesses in general.


• Knowledge of corporate banking products


• Knowledge of SME market in West and preferably should have had approval authority in his previous assignments.

Work Relationship

Interaction and good working relationship with SME Relationship team and CCU. Other product teams (GTS, T&M etc), RBI inspectors, regulators, and other Vendors.

Location:

Regional Office Hyderabad

Job:

Risk Management

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time