Risk & Compliance Analyst
Job Fit Check
Base Career helps you apply smarter for this job.
Key skills for this role
About the Role
**Risk \& Compliance Analyst – Risk Register Management** **Domain: Governance, Risk \& Compliance (GRC) \| Risk Register \| Framework Alignment** **Contract: 12\-month engagement \| Operational from Week 2** We are seeking a **Risk \& Compliance Analyst** to take ownership of the enterprise **Risk Register** , ensuring it remains a living, authoritative source of truth for all information security and technology risks. This role sits at the heart of
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Overview
Risk & Compliance Analyst – Risk Register Management
Domain: Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) \| Risk Register \| Framework Alignment
Contract: 12-month engagement \| Operational from Week 2
We are seeking a
Risk & Compliance Analyst
to take ownership of the enterprise
Risk Register
, ensuring it remains a living, authoritative source of truth for all information security and technology risks.
This role sits at the heart of the organisation’s
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
function, translating technical security findings into structured, business-owned risk decisions aligned to
NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, NIST SP 800-37 RMF, and UAE Information Assurance (UAE IA)
requirements.
You will ensure risks are consistently captured, properly assessed, actively managed, and clearly reported to executive stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the
- enterprise Risk Register
- as the single source of truth for all security and technology risks.
- Facilitate
- risk identification workshops
- with technical teams, business stakeholders, and control owners.
- Define and document risks using a structured format:
- threat × vulnerability × asset × impact
- .
- Perform and maintain
- inherent and residual risk scoring
- , including tracking risk acceptance decisions.
- Ensure every risk has a clearly defined
- owner, treatment plan, and review cycle
- .
- Coordinate
- periodic risk reviews
- and ensure remediation progress is tracked to closure.
- Map risks to relevant frameworks including:
• NIST CSF 2.0 (GV.RM, GV.RR)
- ISO 27001 controls
- UAE IA requirements
• NIST SP 800-37 Risk Management Framework
- Produce
- risk heatmaps, trend analysis, and monthly executive dashboards
- .
- Integrate inputs from
- vulnerability management, penetration testing, audit findings, security incidents, and policy exceptions
- into the Risk Register.
- Ensure risk data is audit-ready and supports regulatory and internal assurance requirements.
Core Outcomes
- A complete, accurate, and defensible enterprise Risk Register
- Every material risk has an accountable owner and active treatment plan
- Executive reporting provides clear visibility of risk posture and trends
Smart Milestones
- **Within 30 days:**
- Baseline the existing Risk Register, identify gaps, stale entries, and inconsistencies.
- **Within 60 days:**
- Complete a full refresh cycle ensuring all risks have owners, treatment status, and review dates.
- **Within 90 days:**
- Deliver first executive risk dashboard and heatmap; integrate vulnerability, pentest, and audit inputs.
- **Ongoing:**
- Ensure 100% of material risks are reviewed at least quarterly with zero orphaned risks.
Tools & Platforms
- Excel / SharePoint (Risk Register management)
• Jira And Confluence And YouTrack
- Integration with security tooling outputs (VM, pentest, audit, incident tracking systems)
Required Skills & Experience
- 3+ years’ experience in
- GRC, risk management, cybersecurity governance, or similar roles
- Hands-on experience with Risk Registers or equivalent enterprise risk tooling
- Strong understanding of
- NIST CSF 2.0, ISO 27001, MITRE ATT&CK, and UAE IA regulations
- Ability to perform structured risk analysis and scoring methodologies
- Experience working with cross-functional technical and business stakeholders
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present to both engineers and executive leadership
- Experience integrating security findings from VM, audit, and pentesting processes
- Please apply to be contacted with further information.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Salt
Senior Product Manager – CRM & Customer Data
Dubai, UAE
Our client seeks a Senior Product Manager to lead the evolution of their CRM and customer data ecosystem, creating a single source of truth across multiple business units. The role involves owning the CRM product roadmap
ServiceNow Presales Architect
Dubai, UAE
Salt is hiring a ServiceNow Presales Architect for a leading ServiceNow Elite Partner in Dubai. The role involves leading customer discovery workshops, designing scalable ServiceNow solutions, delivering demos, and suppo
Design System Designer (Banking)
Dubai, UAE
Salt is hiring a Design Systems Designer for a 2-month contract (extendable) in Dubai with occasional travel to Abu Dhabi. The role involves supporting the growth of an enterprise Design System, creating reusable compone
Finance Consultant - Tax
Jeddah, KSA
A leading multinational business seeks an immediate Finance Consultant specializing in VAT in the Kingdom. The role requires extensive banking domain experience, strong understanding of VAT and withholding tax rules, and
Delegates Sales Executive
Dubai, UAE
Salt is hiring a Delegate Sales Executive to drive paid delegate attendance and revenue for conferences and exhibitions. The role involves outbound sales, building relationships with senior professionals, and converting
Strategy Consultant
Dubai, UAE
Join a government strategy programme in Dubai to assess free zones, define priority growth sectors, and develop strategic recommendations for economic competitiveness. Requires 5+ years of strategy consulting experience
Videographer / Content Creator
Dubai, UAE
A creative agency in Dubai is seeking a talented Video Content Creator to produce engaging digital content. The role involves concept development, filming, editing, and delivering video across multiple platforms. Ideal c
Marketing AI & Analytics Lead
Dubai, UAE
A Dubai-based PropTech company is seeking a Marketing AI & Analytics Lead to lead marketing analytics, attribution, reporting, and AI-driven transformation. The role involves building a single source of truth for marketi
Senior Product Manager – CRM & Customer Data
Dubai, UAE
ServiceNow Presales Architect
Dubai, UAE
Design System Designer (Banking)
Dubai, UAE
Finance Consultant - Tax
Jeddah, KSA
Delegates Sales Executive
Dubai, UAE
Strategy Consultant
Dubai, UAE
Videographer / Content Creator
Dubai, UAE
Marketing AI & Analytics Lead
Dubai, UAE