Head of Credit Risk

3 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia APRA Full time

Head of Credit Risk

**The role**

As APRA's Head of Credit Risk, Financial Risk you will lead a team of credit risk specialists ensuring Australians' financial interests are protected and that the financial system is stable, competitive and efficient. With unparalleled access to credit information and the most senior credit professionals in banks and other APRA regulated entities, your team:

- monitors credit risk in the Australian financial system to inform APRA action;
- undertakes prudential reviews of regulated entity credit risk activity in conjunction with APRA supervisors;
- devises credit risk mitigation strategies where risk is outside prudential tolerances;
- provides credit risk specialist advice; and
- supports the development of APRA prudential standards, practice guides and other credit risk related prudential policy.

**The team**

Financial Risk Specialist Teams are APRA's centre of excellence for financial risk and are set within the Cross-industry Risk Division. The Cross-Industry Risk Division houses all APRA risk specialist teams, bringing together a financial system wide perspective and assessing priority areas for APRA's prudential response across all APRA's regulated industries. Further, the division provides advice and works with frontline supervisors to enable them to fulfil their supervisory function.

**Key responsibilities**
- Lead, manage and develop a team of credit risk specialists to deliver APRA's credit risk needs, including on-site credit risk reviews of regulated entities;
- Set strategic direction and business plan of the Credit Risk team, consistent with the APRA Corporate Plan;
- Monitor, assess the credit risk environment across the Australian financial system for relevant prudential vulnerabilities and, and where appropriate, recommending an APRA balanced but proactive response;
- Working with other Cross-Industry Risk Division specialists to provide a cohesive prudential risk view across all risk classes for Australia's financial system;
- Provide specialist technical advice on credit risk related matters, ensuring the team maintains a deep level of expertise in retail, non-retail credit risk and current and emerging issues in credit risk management more broadly, both domestically and internationally;
- Oversee the development of credit risk system-wide and relevant entity insights;
- Provide specialist input into APRA's prudential policy, data collections and reporting in relation to credit risk;
- Contribute to branch and divisional leadership activities, priorities workflow and manage resources accordingly; and
- Model inclusive leadership behaviours and instilling an open culture where divergent views are shared and respected.

**About you**
- Deep knowledge, understanding and experience in the field of credit risk;
- Demonstrable expertise across people, project, and resource management.
- Solid strategic leadership capabilities, relationship building, negotiation and influencing capability at senior level;
- A demonstrated ability to identify strategic credit risk issues and develop and implement appropriate solutions;
- Strong personal integrity and an intuitive understanding of what is reasonable and prudent business practice.
- Ability to establish and maintain sound working relationships with peers, team members and external stakeholders in a professional team environment; and
- Professional qualifications in relevant field or equivalent experience;
To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen with eligibility to gain a Baseline Security clearance.

**About APRA**

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) places you at the heart of Australia's financial services industry. APRA serves the Australian community by helping ensure financial institutions deliver on the financial commitments they make, within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system.

At APRA we're committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, feels valued and respected. We aspire to attract and foster diversity of background, thought, and experience, recognising that a broad range of perspectives, approaches and ideas makes us stronger, and better enables us to meet our obligation to protect the financial wellbeing of the Australian community. When applying, please inform us of any adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Job ID APR1490

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