Director of Enterprise Risk Management
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About the Role
Salt is hiring a Director of Enterprise Risk Management for a fast-growing, technology-driven financial services organisation in Dubai. You will own the ERM function end-to-end, redesign frameworks, assess risk, and drive AI-enabled controls.
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Responsibilities
- Redesign and mature the Enterprise Risk Management framework
- Build and improve risk governance, controls and enterprise wide risk registers
- Lead operational, technology and AI related risk assessments
- Develop governance around AI agents, automation and emerging technologies
- Assess AI tooling, understand how AI agents are configured, governed and audited
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Compliance and executive leadership
- Drive continuous improvement using automation and AI
- Support regulatory readiness and upcoming audits
- Present risk insights and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board
Requirements
- 7 10+ years' experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk, Internal Audit or Technology Risk
- Strong engineering or technical background with ability to engage credibly with senior technical stakeholders
- Hands on experience working with AI tools, AI governance or agentic AI workflows
- Understanding of how AI agents are designed, monitored, controlled and audited
- Experience within cryptocurrency, digital assets or fintech (crypto experience strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of NYDFS and regulated financial environments
- Experience designing and rebuilding enterprise risk frameworks
- COSO framework experience highly advantageous
- Comfortable operating as an individual contributor within a lean, high performing team
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to executive leadership and Board level stakeholders
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Overview
- We're looking for an experienced Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Director to join a fast growing, technology driven financial services organisation.
- This isn't your typical governance role. You'll own the Enterprise Risk Management function end to end, working directly with senior leadership to design frameworks, assess risk, improve controls, and drive meaningful change.
- This is a highly visible hire with significant executive sponsorship.
What you'll be doing
- Redesign and mature the Enterprise Risk Management framework
- Build and improve risk governance, controls and enterprise wide risk registers
- Lead operational, technology and AI related risk assessments
- Develop governance around AI agents, automation and emerging technologies
- Assess AI tooling, understand how AI agents are configured, governed and audited
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product, Security, Compliance and executive leadership
- Drive continuous improvement using automation and AI
- Support regulatory readiness and upcoming audits
- Present risk insights and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board
We're looking for someone with
- 7 10+ years' experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk, Internal Audit or Technology Risk
- Strong engineering or technical background with the ability to engage credibly with senior technical stakeholders
- Hands on experience working with AI tools, AI governance or agentic AI workflows
- Understanding of how AI agents are designed, monitored, controlled and audited
- Experience within cryptocurrency, digital assets or fintech (crypto experience strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of NYDFS and regulated financial environments
- Experience designing and rebuilding enterprise risk frameworks
- COSO framework experience would be highly advantageous
- Comfortable operating as an individual contributor within a lean, high performing team
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to executive leadership and Board level stakeholders
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