QNB1223 - Senior Risk Specialist – Risk Systems Validations

  • Country
    Qatar
  • Closing Date
    31-Aug-2014
About QNB

Established in 1964 as the country’s first Qatari-owned commercial bank, QNB Group has steadily grown to become the largest bank in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.

QNB Group’s presence through its subsidiaries and associate companies extends to more than 31 countries across three continents providing a comprehensive range of advanced products and services. The total number of employees is more than 28,000 serving up to 20 million customers operating through 1,000 locations, with an ATM network of 4,300 machines.

QNB has maintained its position as one of the highest rated regional banks from leading credit rating agencies including Standard & Poor’s (A), Moody’s (Aa3) and Fitch (A+). The Bank has also been the recipient of many awards from leading international specialised financial publications.

Based on the Group’s consistent strong financial performance and its expanding international presence, QNB currently ranks as the most valuable bank brand in the Middle East and Africa, according to Brand Finance Magazine.

QNB Group has an active community support program and sponsors various social, educational and sporting events.

Role Summary

The Senior Risk Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting the implementation & ongoing management of ALM, Market and Liquidity Risk based models & system (including all related vendor modules). This is a techno-functional role based in the Risk Management department.

Role Description

During implementation, the candidate will perform all coordination with the vendor for trouble shooting, resolving implementation issues, translating business requirements into implementation maps and processes, and the validation of models and data parameters and relevant liaison with IT. After implementation, the candidate will manage all vendor system related support requirements relevant to the Risk Management function. In this process, he/she will coordinate / liaise with relevant IT and external vendor resources to deliver this responsibility.

The candidate will also provide daily operational support to risk managers and treasury officer. The support includes preparation of market/external data, scheduled data uploads (daily/weekly/monthly) and related liaison with IT.

The candidate will also ensure internal model development in liaison with Portfolio Management and Liquidity Risk management areas. In addition, this role supports the Head of Risk MIS & Systems and works closely with the vendors and relevant QNB departments to ensure the smooth operation of risk systems, running projects and MIS.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will demonstrate Risk Management systems implementation experience in banking for a minimum of 6 years. He/she will be a University graduate with active expertise of risk modelling, risk systems and data management as utilized for risk management related activities. This includes skills on SQL, JAVA etc. as applied to risk management usage i.e. Risk Management modelling (like Credit Risk Ratings, Probability of Default (PD) modelling, Risk Adjusted Return On Capital (RAROC), Value at Risk (VaR), Duration Gap Analysis, Earnings at Risk etc.).

In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate experience of SUNGUARD, preferably having worked on an implementation.

Note: you will be required to attach the following:
  1. Resume/CV
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