Head of Bank & Country Credit Bank & Country Credit Treasury Dublin

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Role:
Head of Bank and Country Credit, Treasury Credit, Finance

Location:
Hybrid working, which will include a blend of onsite (Molesworth St, Dublin) and remote working.

This role will be offered on a permanent, full-time basis.

Are you looking for a new challenge?

AIB Finance are looking for talented and ambitious to join our Treasury Credit team.
This is a permanent role with a competitive benefits package including pension and holiday entitlements.

Our Finance team are key to AIB's success in delivering its strategic and financial objectives.
We are looking for individuals of all backgrounds who want to be part of that successful team, develop their skills, realise their potential and enjoy rewarding careers.
We have a hybrid working model that enables our people to balance their time between working from home and the office.
Supporting our teams in this way is important to our success.

Sound interesting? Then we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role:

A vacancy now exists for the position of Head of Bank and Country, part of the wider Treasury Credit team within the Treasury function.

The successful candidate will lead the team responsible for the credit management of all AIB Group Bank & Country credit exposures, the large majority of which arises from the banks ongoing Treasury activities.
The roleholder will drive customer standards and service levels across the portfolio, have a proven track record of managing a high performing team of portfolio managers, assess new business requests and monitor portfolio risk throughout the credit lifecycle, ensure governance and assurance standards are to the highest level with exceptional standards of risk management and risk culture.

The successful candidate will also represent Treasury as Business Lead on the IRB Enterprise Programme, accountable for two Tier 1 Treasury owned IRB models, responsible for ensuring key engagement with senior stakeholders (IRB Programme/Model Development/Model Validation) ensuring they are regulatory compliant, capital efficient and fit for current and future business purposes.

As an important member of the senior leadership team, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading out and developing strategy across and the credit portfolio and IRB activities having a close working relationship with all Treasury teams and senior stakeholders across all AIB businesses and Group supports (Credit and Enterprise Risk).

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Be accountable to the Head of Treasury Credit, responsible for robust credit management in terms of origination of exposure and ongoing credit management of all sovereign and bank counterparty limits.
  
• Leadership of a team of credit professionals, responsible for maintenance of quality of written output and credit committee presentations across the team to ensure credit committees are best positioned to facilitate informed credit decisioning.
  
• Providing strategic guidance and input in terms of communicating credit risk appetite for the Treasury Bank and Sovereign portfolios reflecting current market conditions.
  Responsible for ensuring the incorporation of 2nd line feedback obtained as part of regular interaction - escalating resultant policy and appetite challenges depending on sector/product developments.
  
• Driving and enabling a change ready environment within the team to support transformation initiatives and process enhancements.
  
• Compliance with AIB's Risk Management Framework and relevant Risk Policies, Frameworks and Procedures.
  
• Drives the continuous development of process improvement, portfolio insight and efficiency within the business.
  
• Responsible for identifying market changes and future trends as the portfolio's evolve including changes to regulation and potential threats to the credit quality of the portfolios.
  
• Leads high engagement levels across the unit.
  Develops and motivates the team to consistently deliver results and build and implement a people strategy to attract, retain and develop people within the unit.
  

What you will bring:

• Strong level of credit skills and relevant experience with some specific knowledge and understanding of Country and Bank risk dynamics and international banking markets.
  
• Minimum of 8 years financial services experience in credit risk management in a Treasury/ Wholesale Banking or similar environment.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to engage with senior stakeholders in impacted business areas, building effective relationships without compromising independence.
  
• Understanding key risks associated with the banking industry and sovereign economic and political environments across the Eurozone and Globally.
  
• Evidence of prior management experience/leadership skills.
  

Life at AIB

At AIB, we have a clear purpose - Empowering people to build a sustainable future.
We want to be at the heart of our customers' financial lives by giving them an exceptional experience.
That goes for our employees too.
We are building a culture that breaks the conventions of what our customer and employees expect of a bank.

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live.
Our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.
More details on our hybrid working arrangements and expected office attendance for your role will be provided to you during the recruitment process.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity.
We celebrate diversity and believe in a culture of inclusion where all our employees can succeed.
We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees.
Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at *** .

If this is for you, we would like to hear from you.
Click apply and fill in the online application form.
We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities and we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all applicants and employees.
If you would like more information about the role or working in AIB or should you have a reasonable accommodation request, then please contact the Talent Acquisition Team at ***

By when? Closing date is Wednesday 10th July 2024

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CVs sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position.
AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.