Chief Risk Officer

Company Overview

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain risk governance policies, escalation procedures, and committee structures.
• Run the risk committee and report risk positions, trends, and concerns to executive management and the Board.
• Set exposure limits across client and proprietary trading books and monitor adherence.
• Lead scenario analysis and stress testing for client positions, margin financing, and market moves.
• Own internal capital and risk assessment processes as products and clients evolve.
• Engage UAE regulators on risk matters, examinations, and reporting obligations.
• Build, mentor, and manage risk officers across asset classes and client segments.
• Review new products, large client trades, and margin arrangements before approval.
• Oversee counterparty, settlement, operational, business continuity, and vendor risk frameworks.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of risk experience within brokerage, banking, or asset management.
• Team management experience and institutional ownership of exposure limits, margin frameworks, stress testing, and capital adequacy processes.
• Experience advising boards or senior governance bodies and engaging with regulators.
• Experience improving risk infrastructure, reporting tools, or analytical capability.
• Working knowledge of operational risk practices and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in English is required; Russian or Arabic is advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior exposure to the UAE regulatory landscape, including ADGM or DIFC, is preferred.
• Professional certification in risk management, investment analysis, or quantitative finance is strongly preferred.
• Postgraduate business education such as an MBA or equivalent is advantageous.