Assistant Vice President - Credit Risk Quality Assurance - Bank

About the Role:

A leading global banking institution is looking for an experienced Assistant Vice President Credit Risk Quality Assurance to join its Risk Management team in Bangalore. This role offers an opportunity to work with international credit portfolios, strengthen credit governance, and collaborate with stakeholders across EMEA and global banking teams.

Total Experience: 7-12 years

Key Responsibilities:

- Perform risk-based Quality Assurance reviews of corporate and institutional credit sanctioning decisions.

- Conduct detailed corporate credit analysis and assess transaction structures, financials, risk mitigants, pricing, and documentation.

- Review inbound cross-border credit transactions to ensure compliance with internal credit standards and governance requirements.

- Identify emerging risk themes, trends, control gaps, and recommend process improvements.

- Prepare quality assurance reports, management information (MI), and insightful portfolio analytics for senior management.

- Validate credit proposals, committee papers, and supporting documentation prior to approvals.

- Liaise with Front Office, Credit, Risk, and global stakeholders to resolve transaction-related queries.

- Track approval conditions, maintain audit trails, and ensure adherence to internal policies.

- Contribute towards enhancing QA methodologies, review frameworks, and best practices.

- Mentor junior team members and support continuous capability development.

Desired Candidate Profile:

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Commerce, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.

- 3-8 years of experience in Corporate Credit Analysis, Credit Risk, Credit Sanctioning, Credit Review, Credit Audit, Quality Assurance, or Structured Finance within a bank or financial institution.

- Strong understanding of:

1. Corporate Banking

2. Credit Risk Assessment

3. Financial Statement Analysis

4. Credit Structuring

5. Loan Documentation

6. Credit Policies & Governance

- Experience working with large corporates, structured finance, or investment banking credit portfolios will be an advantage.

- Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Background:

- Candidates currently working with:

1. Global Banks

2. Foreign Banks

3. Large Private Sector Banks

4. Wholesale/Corporate Banking Credit Teams

5. Credit Risk & Portfolio Management functions