Chief Risk Officer

CTB1LLC is partnering with a profitable, venture-backed fintech company that is transforming access to financial services for underserved consumers and small businesses across emerging markets. This is a hands-on, strategic leadership role for someone who has successfully built and scaled credit products in emerging markets or low-data environments.

The company has scaled to 2M+ customers, 25K+ businesses, and $100M+ in annual revenue, with a growing financial services platform spanning consumer lending, SME financing, payments, and banking. They are seeking a Chief Risk Officer to build and scale its credit risk infrastructure, leveraging proprietary transaction data to serve customers with limited or no traditional credit history.

This role is based in the UAE, with flexible location options and international travel. Apply now to join this exciting venture!

Company Overview

CTB1LLC is a boutique talent and placement company run by Connie Buehler, who has over 30 years of expertise in talent acquisition and placement. They are dedicated to providing white-glove treatment to each client and candidate, aiming to match the perfect candidate to their optimal role.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Not Specified
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: bachelors-degree
• Experience: 10 Year+

Key Responsibilities

• Develop credit risk strategies, underwriting policies, and decisioning frameworks across multiple products and markets.
• Build and scale unsecured lending products using alternative data, credit scoring, and risk-based pricing.
• Own portfolio performance, risk analytics, collections, and regulatory risk management.
• Build and lead credit risk, data science, fraud, and collections teams.
• Partner with executive leadership to balance credit performance, profitability, and growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of credit risk experience, ideally within fintech, digital lending, or neobanking.
• Proven experience building and scaling unsecured credit products in emerging markets or low-data environments.
• Deep expertise in alternative-data underwriting, credit decisioning, and portfolio management.
• Strong technical foundation combined with commercial judgment and an entrepreneurial, hands-on approach.
• Experience building teams and risk infrastructure in high-growth environments.
• Experience operating within regulated financial institutions preferred.

Benefits

• Opportunity to build and scale credit risk infrastructure in a high-growth fintech environment.
• Lead and develop high-performing teams in credit risk, data science, fraud, and collections.
• Shape the future of financial services access for underserved consumers and small businesses.
• Work with leading global investors and a rapidly growing customer base.
• Flexible location with international travel opportunities.