Kuwait Senior Risk & Credit Lead

تابي; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tabby is expanding its Kuwait presence and seeks a hands-on Senior Risk Manager to help build Tabby’s risk capabilities in Kuwait, with combined responsibility for enterprise and credit risk from day one.

You will establish governance, risk appetite, policies, limits and reporting aligned with Group standards, while collaborating with Kuwait leadership, Product, Compliance, Finance and Legal to scale responsibly and meet local regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Business, Mathematics or related field.
• FRM, PRM, CFA or comparable qualification is an advantage.
• Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain local Kuwait risk framework for enterprise and credit risk.
• Define risk appetite, policies, governance forums and reporting for launch.
• Own enterprise risk process: risk identification, risk register, KRIs and remediation tracking.
• Challenge risks on new products, partnerships and customer journeys.
• Oversee credit risk across the customer lifecycle: underwriting, limits and collections.
• Collaborate with Group Risk, Product and Compliance to calibrate Kuwait strategies.
• Prepare risk assessments and reporting for leadership, risk committees and regulators.
• Coordinate risk input into business continuity and third-party risk.
• Promote practical risk culture and escalate material risks appropriately.
• Support hiring as the Kuwait risk organization grows.

Skills

Risk management

Enterprise risk

Credit risk

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance

FRM/PRM/CFA advantage

Job description

Tabby is expanding its Kuwait presence and seeks a hands-on Senior Risk Manager to help build Tabby’s risk capabilities in Kuwait, with combined responsibility for enterprise and credit risk from day one.

You will establish governance, risk appetite, policies, limits and reporting aligned with Group standards, while collaborating with Kuwait leadership, Product, Compliance, Finance and Legal to scale responsibly and meet local regulatory expectations.