Head of Credit Risk (SME Lending experience highly valued)

Job Description

Head of Credit Risk (SME Lending experience highly valued)

Join a rapidly growing private credit platform delivering innovative financing solutions across Asia-Pacific and the GCC. We are seeking a commercially astute Director to originate, structure, and manage bespoke structured credit transactions within a high-growth, entrepreneurial team.

• Structure cross-border trade and workingcapital financing solutions (e.g., receivables, inventory and supplierbacked facilities) tailored to SME borrower needs
• Build and lead a highperforming risk team across credit, FX, operational and regulatory risk
• Establish underwriting policies, credit risk appetite and countrylevel exposure limits for core trade corridors
• Implement robust KYC/AML processes, transaction monitoring and earlywarning risk systems
• Develop portfolio risk dashboards and covenanttracking tools to ensure proactive risk management
• Collaborate with technology, operations and commercial teams to embed risk into product design and customer experience
• Represent the platform externally with banks, DFIs, investors and regulators as we scale across the GCC and Asia

• 8+ years of experience in private credit / structured finance / investment banking
• Proven track record executing structured credit transactions (ABS / CLO / receivables / inventory financing)
• Strong financial structuring, credit underwriting and risk management skillset
• Established network across Asia-Pacific credit markets, with origination capability a plus
• Highly entrepreneurial mindset, able to build products, processes and teams in a fast-growth environment
• Outstanding stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills

Be part of a high-growth platform transforming cross-border trade finance across Asia and the GCC apply now to make a real impact.