As part of its mission to be a global trade enabler, DP World seeks to offer a Trade Finance product to Corporates (Importers/Exporters) to ease their working capital crunch. DP World aims to help Companies by making financing options available at competitive terms.
The main purpose of the role is to conduct Credit due diligence, underwriting, approval, monitoring and recoveries of Corporates interested in Trade Finance with DPWFS. The incumbent will be responsible for managing a portfolio of large complex accounts while adhering to the credit policy and processes in place. The Credit Manager needs to ensure that there are no surprises and resulting credit losses in the portfolio allocated and provide guidance to other team members.
The Credit Manager would report into the Director of Credit who reports into the SEO of the business.
JOB LOCATION - DIFC
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Specific responsibilities include:
- Credit due diligence on Trade Finance borrowers for management, financial, industry and business risk.
- Identifying credit and operational risks for a broad range of trade related transactions, including receivables & payables financing, import/export financing, invoice discounting/factoring, commodity trade financing, inventory financing, buy-sell transactions and risk participation (funded & unfunded).
- Understanding and analysis of financial statements, early warning and collections
- Ensuring compliance with DP World’s internal policies, processes and procedures.
- Pro-actively manage portfolio risk exposure, collections, remediation and recoveries.
- Identify key risks, and drive alignment on risk mitigation actions.
- Interacting with external service providers (risk consultants, recovery agents, insurance companies, brokers, etc.)
- Assisting the relevant transactions/cases to ensure credit risk support and innovative solutions are provided in line with company policies and regulatory requirements.
- Review of term sheet and vetting of loan related documentation with borrowers
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
- Bachelor’s / Post Graduate degree from a University of repute.
- 12+ years of credit risk experience in Financial Institutions; Banks or Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC).
- Experience in lending to Large Corporates.
- Sound knowledge of trade finance credit risk management and superior market intelligence.
- Experience with cross border transactions and corresponding risk implications.
- Ability to detect, assess and mitigate credit risk.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills; Strong analytical, problem solving and organization skills.
- Keen attention to detail, adaptability and pragmatism; ability to manage an active caseload and prioritize effectively.
- Self-driven, results-oriented with a proven track record in credit & risk matters.
- The right candidate will be able to work under pressure, be highly result-oriented, deal with high volumes of work and be highly agile in leading credit aspects of a fast-growing trade finance business
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree from a reputable university
- 12+ years credit risk experience in Financial Institutions, Banks or NBFCs
- Experience lending to large corporates
- Sound knowledge of trade finance credit risk management and market intelligence
- Experience with cross-border transactions and associated risk implications
- Ability to detect, assess and mitigate credit risk
- Understanding and analysis of financial statements, early warning and collections
- Experience in identifying credit and operational risks across trade-related transactions (receivables/payables, invoice discounting, factoring, commodity, inventory financing, buy-sell)
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills; keen attention to detail
- Ability to manage active caseloads, prioritize effectively and work under pressure
- Proven track record in credit and recoveries, results-oriented and self-driven
DP World Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DP World and has not been reviewed or approved by DP World.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered competitive in many contexts, with strong salary perceptions in several regions. Feedback suggests compensation is sometimes viewed as equitable, with salary practices described as compliant and fair.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits: Wellness initiatives, flexible working hours, and practical supports like reimbursements for mobile, home internet, and home‑office equipment are emphasized. Feedback suggests these benefits contribute meaningfully to everyday work‑life needs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Health coverage is described as comprehensive in some locations, including medical emergency coverage and life insurance. A broader emphasis on health, safety, and wellbeing programs reinforces this support.
DP World Insights
What We Do
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 108,000 employees, spanning 74 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future. We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses – Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What’s more, we’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. We make trade flow, to change what’s possible for everyone.
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