Associate Manager, Technology & Cyber Risk, Supervision (UAEN)
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About the Role
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) seeks an Associate Manager to supervise technology and cyber risk across authorized firms. The role involves monitoring risks, conducting onsite assessments, and analyzing firm-specific data to identify emerging risk trends.
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Responsibilities
- Support and contribute to monitoring risks of regulated entities and ensure compliance with supervisory service standards
- Support and contribute to professional discussions with management of regulated entities to gather and corroborate information for risk assessment
- Support and contribute to desk based reviews, onsite risk assessments, transactions monitoring, thematic reviews, and analyzing firm specific financial and non financial data
- Analyze firm specific data and market information to identify emerging risk trends and inform line manager
- Draw conclusions and recommend remedial actions as a result of supervisory engagement
- Follow up on supervisory risk mitigation plans to ensure implementation within agreed timelines
- Validate closure of poor compliance and weak controls
Requirements
- University degree or professional certifications in Business, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or Risk Management
- Minimum 3 years of solid and relevant work experience in financial services, technology, or related industries
- Evidence of continuing professional education relevant to target position is a plus
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Job Purpose
- The Associate Manager will be responsible for the supervision of individual Technology and Cyber Risk across Authorised Firms and potentially any ITL managed firms within ITR SUP, including digital assets transactions monitoring, and support other Departments within the DFSA.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and/or contribute to the monitoring of risks of regulated entities and ensure they comply with supervisory service standards, processes and procedures.
- Support and/or contribute to the professional discussions with the management of regulated entities to gather and corroborate information for the assessment of risk.
- Support and/or contribute to desk based reviews and onsite risk assessments, transactions monitoring, thematic reviews, analysing firm specific financial and non financial data through write clear and concise memoranda and reports.
- Analyse firm specific data along with market information, to be able to identify emerging risk trends, which could have a material impact on regulated entities, in order to take appropriate actions and inform the line manager accordingly.
- Draw conclusions and recommend remedial actions as a result of supervisory engagement as appropriate.
- Follow up on the supervisory risk mitigation plans to ensure they are implemented within the agreed timelines and to the satisfaction of the DFSA.
- Validate the closure of poor compliance and weak controls
Educational Background
- University degree, or professional certifications, in a relevant field (e.g. Business, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or Risk Management). A post graduate degree in similar fields would be considered as an advantage.
- Evidence of continuing professional education relevant to target position would be considered a plus.
Professional Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of solid and relevant work experience in the financial services, technology or related industries.
Additional Information
- Preference will be given to UAE National candidates
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