Risk & Compliance Lead
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Oversee enterprise-wide risk and compliance strategies, ensuring alignment with regulations while fostering a strong risk culture and engaging with senior stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of enterprise wide risk and compliance strategies
- Oversee credit, market, liquidity, operational, and regulatory risk across the organisation
- Drive risk assessments, scenario planning, stress testing, and governance initiatives
- Ensure compliance frameworks align with regulatory requirements and industry best practices
- Prepare and present executive level risk reporting and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board
- Partner with key stakeholders to integrate risk considerations into strategic and investment decisions
- Foster a strong risk and compliance culture across the organisation
Requirements
- Experience in enterprise wide risk and compliance function
- Experience in credit, market, liquidity, operational, and regulatory risk
- Experience in risk assessments, scenario planning, stress testing, and governance
- Experience in preparing executive level risk reporting
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Overview
- We are supporting a leading financial institution in the UAE in their search for a Risk & Compliance Lead to oversee the organisation's enterprise wide risk and compliance function.
- This is a senior leadership opportunity offering direct exposure to the Executive Committee and Board.
- The successful candidate will play a critical role in shaping the organisation's risk strategy, governance framework, and compliance agenda while supporting strategic investment decisions across a complex portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of enterprise wide risk and compliance strategies.
- Oversee credit, market, liquidity, operational, and regulatory risk across the organisation.
- Drive risk assessments, scenario planning, stress testing, and governance initiatives.
- Ensure compliance frameworks align with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Prepare and present executive level risk reporting and recommendations to senior leadership and the Board.
- Partner with key stakeholders to integrate risk considerations into strategic and investment decisions.
- Foster a strong risk and compliance culture across the organisation.
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