Lead Business Analyst jobs in United Arab Emirates

FAB One Tower, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 12/24/2025

Risk Service Line is part of FAB Group IT Enablement & Control Functions and is responsible for managing end-to-end BAU reporting processes and changes across Enterprise Risk Management by partnering with stakeholders primarily from Group Risk. The Business Analyst will act as the bridge between business stakeholders, risk teams, and technology partners to define, document, and validate business requirements.

The role ensures the CRMS solution aligns with regulatory standards, enterprise data governance, and credit risk policy frameworks, while enabling automation, transparency, and efficiency across the credit risk lifecycle.

• Work with Credit Risk, Enterprise Risk, Credit Administration, Finance, and IT to gather detailed business, functional, and non-functional requirements.
• Conduct workshops, sessions, and process reviews to identify current-state gaps and future-state requirements for CRMS.
• Translate complex business needs into clear Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and User Stories with acceptance criteria.

• Define to-be process maps, business rules, and data requirements aligned with CRMS objectives.
• Collaborate with the different application solution design teams and vendor team to ensure functional design meets user expectations and regulatory standards.
• Document and streamline the end-to-end credit risk lifecycle: Credit origination and approval workflow, Risk rating and scoring models (PD/LGD/EAD), Limit, collateral, and exposure management, Exception handling and early warning indicators (SICR, UTP), Monitoring, reporting, and portfolio analytics.

• Identify and document data sources, ownership, and data flow for credit risk and exposure data.
• Define data mapping, quality checks, and reconciliation rules for CRMS integration with Core Banking & Loan Origination Systems, Risk Data Warehouse, IFRS9 & Model Execution Platforms, and Regulatory Reporting.
• Ensure data lineage and traceability are maintained in line with internal data governance framework.

• Ensure all requirements comply with CBUAE Credit Risk Management Standards (CRMS), Basel III/IV credit risk reporting guidelines, IFRS9 expected credit loss models and processes, Internal credit risk policies and governance frameworks.
• Support audit and compliance documentation, ensuring regulatory traceability from requirement to system capability.

• Act as the liaison between business, IT, and vendor teams during requirement, design, and testing phases.
• Facilitate regular review meetings to confirm understanding and alignment on deliverables.
• Present key updates, progress, and issue logs to the CRMS project steering committee.

• Own and maintain all key project documentation including Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Specification Document (FSD), Data Mapping Sheets, Process and Workflow Diagrams, and Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Ensure all deliverables meet internal project governance and documentation standards.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Risk Management, Information Systems, or Engineering.
• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in banking, with at least 5 years in credit or enterprise risk systems.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and presentation skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across business and IT functions.
• Ability to manage priorities in a complex, cross-functional project environment.
• Strong understanding of credit risk processes — from origination to approval, monitoring, and reporting.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management frameworks, risk rating systems, and IFRS9 models.
• Hands‑on experience in risk systems (e.g., Moody’s RiskConfidence, Moody’s CreditLens, FIS ACM/ALM etc.) is preferred.
• Working knowledge of data governance, risk data aggregation, and BCBS 239 principles.
• Familiarity with reporting and BI tools (Power BI) is a plus.
• Certifications such as FRM, PRM, PMP, or CBAP are an advantage.