Senior Manager- Risk Consulting- FSRM

Overview

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Leading and delivering financial risk and risk transformation programs, domestically and/or internationally
• Ability to analyse current-state reporting and the underlying complexity (requirements, data, reporting solutions and operating model)
• Experience across finance and data/reporting initiatives; strong IT and financial accounting knowledge to bridge business and technology
• Ability to profile and interpret data constructs and translate them into meaningful business constructs
• Self-motivated, with strong energy, drive and accountability
• Proven ability to lead teams and projects, communicate and influence senior stakeholders, resolve issues and deliver under pressure
• Learning agility able to ramp up quickly, explore new ideas and identify opportunities
• To qualify for the role, you should have
• 10+ years of strong Financial Services Risk experience within leading FS organisations and/or top-tier consultancy firms
• Prior experience working (as an employee or a consultant) with government-owned financial institutions particularly development funds and sovereign wealth funds (SWFs)
• Experience in as many of the following areas: quantitative analytics, treasury and treasury operations, investments, market risk, performance measurement, ALM/FTP, fixed income, derivatives and hedging, credit risk modelling and ECL, liquidity analysis, financial planning and forecasting, capital and RWA management/optimisation, risk appetite, credit lifecycle and operating model, loan pricing and analytics, etc.
• Experience in economic capital modelling, economic analysis, data analytics, design and implementation of ERM solutions, and deployment / integration of risk analytics into business processes, etc.
• Prior experience in credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and/or operational risk
• Ideally, the previous experience in developed markets (e.g., EU, US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.) and some presence in, or connection to, MENA is preferred
• Strong educational background from a top institution in a quantitative discipline (finance, economics, actuarial science or related)
• Experience working in a project-based, team-oriented environment (ideally consulting), with a proven track record of managing teams and delivering in fast-paced, demanding settings
• Strong understanding of the credit lifecycle, including experience with credit rating and analysis and approval processes
• Foundational understanding of AI/GenAI concepts and practical familiarity with common tools (e.g., prompt engineering basics, model lifecycle concepts, responsible AI, and productivity platforms such as Microsoft Copilot/ChatGPT) and how they can be applied to risk and finance use cases
• Excellent analytical, report-writing, facilitation and presentation skills
• Ideally, you ll also have
• Hands-on exposure to using AI/GenAI to accelerate delivery (e.g., research synthesis, requirements drafting, analytics, documentation) and awareness of AI risk considerations (model risk management, data privacy, and governance)
• Experience with analytical and risk management tools/systems (e.g., SAS, Murex, VBA, MATLAB)
• Professional certifications such as FRM, CFA, PRM, etc.
• Willingness to travel across the region, as required