Why this role matters
This role plays a central part in safeguarding the bank's credit quality and ensuring that lending decisions remain sound, consistent, and aligned with our risk appetite.
As Team Lead, you set the tone for disciplined underwriting, guide experienced approvers, and uphold the standards that protect the bank through changing market conditions. Your leadership shapes how risks are assessed, how complex cases are handled, and how the team partners with business stakeholders to balance prudence with commercial needs.
The decisions made in this role directly influence portfolio resilience, customer outcomes, and the bank's long‑term stability—making your impact both visible and meaningful.
Why join us
You will join a credit organisation that values strong judgment, sound governance, and partnership with the business. As Team Lead, you will lead the way in shaping credit decisions, raising underwriting standards, and ensuring the portfolio stays resilient through changing market conditions.
You will lead a highly experienced team of approvers, work closely with senior stakeholders, and have influence on outcomes that matter—both to the bank and to our customers.
If you value purposeful leadership, disciplined risk management, and the chance to contribute to stronger credit quality, this role provides a meaningful platform to do so.
Responsibilities
As a key member of the SG CBG Credit team, you will:
- Lead a team of experienced credit approvers to ensure sound, consistent, and policy‑aligned lending decisions.
- Oversee complex and escalated cases, providing clear guidance and strong credit judgment.
- Uphold disciplined underwriting standards and ensure decisions reflect the bank's risk appetite and regulatory expectations.
- Partner with business, product, and risk teams to support responsible growth while maintaining credit discipline.
- Strengthen credit processes, documentation quality, and governance practices across the approval workflow.
- Drive continuous improvement and promote efficiency, consistency, and transparency in credit decisioning.
- Develop team capabilities, foster a culture of professionalism and accountability, and ensure strong succession readiness.
Requirements
You'll thrive in this role if you bring:
- 10+ years of experience in consumer credit risk, with strong exposure to underwriting of retail and wealth products
- Proven leadership experience managing a credit team in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment
- Strong understanding of credit risk, collateral management, portfolio analytics, and risk controls.
- Confidence engaging senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes across risk, business, and control functions
Qualifications & knowledge
- A recognised degree in Banking and Finance, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent
- Strong Understanding of consumer lending regulations and compliance requirements
- Knowledge of industry best practices, trends and emerging technologies in consumer banking
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Location:

DBS Asia Hub

Job:

Risk Management

Schedule:

Regular

Employee Status:

Full time

VP, Team Lead, Credit Approval, Consumer Credit Risk, Risk Management Group