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Job Responsibilities :

• Establish risk management framework for all aspects of risk across the Company
• Develop, review and update risk management framework
• Collaborate with the Board in strategic decision-making and risk planning
• Monitor risk-taking activities and exposures to ensure compliance with VA regulations, VARA Rulebooks, and company policies
• Oversee the risk management department
• Maintain relationships with all business units, advising on risk principles and practices
• Report risk management activities to the Board
• Manage risk training programs for the Board, management, and staff
• Stay informed on emerging risks related to climate, technology, economy, regulation, politics, and competition
• Manage relationships with stakeholders including regulators, auditors, and board members

Job Requirements :

• 10+ years of relevant risk management experience, preferably in financial institutions with digital finance exposure
• Strong knowledge of VA Regulations and VARA Rulebooks
• Deep understanding of digital asset markets
• Strong leadership skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-driven, able to work under pressure with integrity
• Attention to detail and solution-oriented mindset
• Strong stakeholder management and team collaboration skills

Additional Information :

• Seniority level : Executive
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Management

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The CRO is the senior executive responsible for leading and executing a robust investment risk framework. This includes identifying, quantifying, and managing risks tied to investment portfolios—market, credit, liquidity, concentration, model, geopolitical, and operational. The CRO ensures that all risk measures support the firm’s strategic goals and comply with regulations, delivering resilience and value.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain an enterprise investment risk management framework aligned with firm's objectives and risk appetite.
• Implement metrics, limits, and controls for market, credit, liquidity, and concentration risk across asset classes.
• Oversee advanced risk analytics : VAR, stress testing, scenario and reverse stress testing, factor analysis, tail risk, and drawdown metrics.
• Ensure back‐testing and validation of risk models and models governance.
• Regularly monitor portfolios to flag exposures, breaches, and adverse concentrations.
• Prepare insightful reports for C-suite, Investment Committees, and Board Risk Committees—highlighting trends, early signals, and actions.
• Design and execute stress tests (macro, extreme events) to assess resilience.
• Lead ad hoc scenario analysis on geopolitical and macro-financial shocks.

Governance & Risk Appetite

• Define and update risk appetite thresholds in collaboration with executive leadership and the Board.
• Enforce risk limits and escalate breaches; ensure Group-wide enforcement and exceptions governance.
• Maintain oversight of model risk : validation, documentation, approval, and periodic review.
• Support teams implementing quantitative tools and enhance risk infrastructure.
• Partner with CIO, portfolio managers, quantitative teams, compliance, finance, operations, and IT.
• Provide consultative risk insights to investment decisions to optimize risk-adjusted returns.

Regulatory Compliance & Emerging Risks

• Ensure alignment with regulations (Basel, SEC, MiFID II), standards, and best practices.
• Identify emerging risks—cyber, ESG / climate, geopolitical—and incorporate them into risk processes.

Leadership & Culture

• Build and lead a high-performing investment risk team : analysts, quants, modelers.
• Champion a proactive risk-aware culture and enhance risk processes.

Qualifications

Education & Certifications :

• Professional designations : CFA, FRM, CIIA, or equivalent.

Experience :

• At least 15+ years covering portfolio risk, trading desk oversight, or investment analysis in asset management, hedge funds, or similar.
• Proven experience in VAR, stress testing, portfolio analytics, and model governance.

Technical Skills :

• Mastery of risk systems (Barra, Axioma), programming (Python, R, SQL), and data analytics.

Soft Skills :

• Strategic thinker with strong influence at the C-level and Board.
• Excellent communicator—able to translate complex risk analytics into business decisions.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management

Investment Management

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Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10 hours ago

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Family Investment Group

Chief Financial Officer, Trilogy (Remote) - $400,000 / year USD

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General Manager / COO - Dubai (FR & ENG Fluent)

Vice President - Compliance Chapter Lead

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The CRO is the senior executive responsible for leading and executing a robust investment risk framework. This includes identifying, quantifying, and managing risks tied to investment portfolios—market, credit, liquidity, concentration, model, geopolitical, and operational. The CRO ensures that all risk measures support the firm's strategic goals and comply with regulations, delivering resilience and value.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain an enterprise investment risk management framework aligned with firm's objectives and risk appetite.
• Implement metrics, limits, and controls for market, credit, liquidity, and concentration risk across asset classes.
• Oversee advanced risk analytics : VAR, stress testing, scenario and reverse stress testing, factor analysis, tail risk, and drawdown metrics.
• Ensure back‑testing and validation of risk models and models governance.
• Regularly monitor portfolios to flag exposures, breaches, and adverse concentrations.
• Prepare insightful reports for C-suite, Investment Committees, and Board Risk Committees—highlighting trends, early signals, and actions.
• Design and execute stress tests (macro, extreme events) to assess resilience.
• Lead ad hoc scenario analysis on geopolitical and macro-financial shocks.

Governance & Risk Appetite

• Define and update risk appetite thresholds in collaboration with executive leadership and the Board.
• Enforce risk limits and escalate breaches; ensure Group-wide enforcement and exceptions governance.
• Maintain oversight of model risk : validation, documentation, approval, and periodic review.
• Support teams implementing quantitative tools and enhance risk infrastructure.
• Partner with CIO, portfolio managers, quantitative teams, compliance, finance, operations, and IT.
• Provide consultative risk insights to investment decisions to optimize risk-adjusted returns.

Regulatory Compliance & Emerging Risks

• Ensure alignment with regulations (Basel, SEC, MiFID II), standards, and best practices.
• Identify emerging risks—cyber, ESG / climate, geopolitical—and incorporate them into risk processes.

Leadership & Culture

• Build and lead a high-performing investment risk team : analysts, quants, modelers.
• Champion a proactive risk-aware culture and enhance risk processes.

Qualifications

Education & Certifications :

• Professional designations : CFA, FRM, CIIA, or equivalent.

Experience :

• At least 15+ years covering portfolio risk, trading desk oversight, or investment analysis in asset management, hedge funds, or similar.
• Proven experience in VAR, stress testing, portfolio analytics, and model governance.

Technical Skills :

• Mastery of risk systems (Barra, Axioma), programming (Python, R, SQL), and data analytics.

Soft Skills :

• Strategic thinker with strong influence at the C-level and Board.
• Excellent communicator—able to translate complex risk analytics into business decisions.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management

Investment Management

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Executive Partner (CIO Advisory Oil and Gas)

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 21 hours ago

COO | Co-Founder for Automotive App | Equity Based

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 5 hours ago

Executive Partner (CIO Advisory Oil and Gas)

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10 hours ago

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Family Investment Group

Chief Financial Officer, Trilogy (Remote) - $400,000 / year USD

200.00

200.00

4 hours ago

General Manager / COO - Dubai (FR & ENG Fluent)

Vice President - Compliance Chapter Lead

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The Head of Risk and Compliance plays a crucial role in ensuring our organization operates within the regulatory framework set by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and other relevant authorities while effectively managing operational and financial risks.

This role requires a deep understanding of compliance risk management and financial regulations related to debt resolution, fintech, and financial services.

The ideal candidate will establish policies, oversee regulatory adherence, and develop risk mitigation strategies to safeguard the business.

• Ensure full compliance with SAMA regulations and other applicable financial laws governing debt collection and fintech operations in Saudi Arabia.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate operational, financial, and regulatory risks associated with debt resolution and financial transactions.
• Establish, implement, and maintain compliance and risk management policies, procedures, and frameworks that align with local and international regulatory standards.
• Act as the primary point of contact with SAMA and other regulatory bodies, ensuring timely reporting and adherence to compliance requirements.
• Conduct internal compliance and risk audits, prepare for external regulatory audits, and ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively.
• Develop and enforce anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) processes in line with regulatory expectations.
• Implement controls to mitigate financial fraud, cybersecurity, and reputational risks.
• Educate employees on compliance and risk best practices, ensuring a culture of regulatory adherence and risk consciousness within the organization.
• Work closely with legal teams to review contracts, agreements, and partnerships to ensure compliance with Saudi regulations.
• Investigate compliance breaches, fraud cases, and operational risks, implementing corrective measures and reporting violations as required.

• 7 years of experience in risk management, compliance, regulatory affairs, or financial services within banking, fintech, or debt resolution in KSA.
• Strong understanding of SAMA regulations, debt collection laws, AML/KYC guidelines, and financial services compliance.
• Experience in enterprise risk management, fraud prevention, and operational risk control.
• Proven track record of leading risk and compliance teams and driving regulatory strategy.
• Ability to interact effectively with regulators, legal teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to navigate complex compliance and risk challenges.
• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field (CAMS, CRCM, FRM, or similar certifications preferred).

• Lead risk and compliance efforts for a fast-growing fintech innovating debt resolution with AI.
• Play a key role in shaping regulatory and risk strategy for our expansion in KSA.
• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.
• High-impact leadership role with growth opportunities.

We are seeking a highly skilled professional to provide advisory services to Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure and Workplace Services teams.

• Provide best practices, compliance requirements and risk mitigation controls to support IT operations.
• Monitor and report on timely remediation of IT risks and issues.
• Maintain oversight of regulations, circulars and notifications relevant to IT operations and controls.
• Prepare regular reports covering risk findings, vulnerabilities, KPIs and KRIs for Senior/Executive Management.
• Create IT Control Governance & Compliance self-assessment checklists and track related results.

• Support development, implementation and compliance oversight of IT Policy and processes.
• Review and advise on creation of IT Infrastructure and SecOps SOPs.
• Provide IT-GRC advisory services to Infrastructure and Security Operations teams.
• Establish checklists for gap assessments against industry standards and IT-related regulations.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for working group and committee meetings.
• Regularly review local IT Service Level performance of IT Infrastructure and Security services.
• Actively participate in technology project committees to ensure governance and risk reviews.

• Understand overall risk profile and manage risks properly.
• Act as subject matter expert and create first line of defence environment for IT risks and remediations.
• Update, maintain and track updates on risk and vulnerability registers.
• Facilitate, manage and quality assure infrastructure technology risk control self-assessments.
• Evaluate IT risks and maintain continued awareness of business and risk profiles.
• Report excesses or exceptions to risk limit to line management.
• Ensure completion and rectification of internal and external audit comments.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering or Computing.
• Professional IT Audit Certification - E.g. CISA, ISO 2000 LA/LI, 27000 LA/LI.
• Strong understanding of IT Infrastructure technologies and architecture.
• 12+ years of experience in IT risk management, Security Operations and Infrastructure management roles.

• Strong stakeholder and people management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to cope, prioritize and track great workload.
• Good writing, communications & presentation skills.

We are seeking an experienced Credit Controller to join our team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles, with proficiency in SAP and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

1. Closely monitors and manages credit risk exposure, ensuring timely payment and maintaining accurate records.
2. Works closely with customers and vendors to resolve outstanding debts.
3. Monitors and reports overdue payments, follows up on overdue cases with counterparties and internal teams, executes collection strategies, clears incoming payments and offsets daily, issues invoices to/from counterparties in a timely manner, manages client account reconciliations, and generates and collects interest for late payments.

1. Daily credit exposure report monitoring.
2. Preparation of monthly and quarterly Account Receivables reports.
3. Cash-flow forecasts based on expected payment dates from counterparties.

• Good understanding of Accounting principles.
• Proficiency in SAP is required.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.

A university degree in Finance or Accounting is required.

Investment Risk Manager Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Investment Risk Manager to join our team and play a key role in the firm's investment process. The successful candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining a robust risk management framework, identifying opportunities for improved risk-adjusted returns, and collaborating with portfolio managers to optimize portfolio construction.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of equities risk management, portfolio construction, and trading, as well as experience working with macro products and quantitative finance tools. Strong communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a high-energy personality are essential for success in this role.

• Risk Management: Develop and maintain a comprehensive risk management framework to ensure efficient and deliberate risk-taking at the individual portfolio level and at the firm level.
• Portfolio Construction: Collaborate with portfolio managers to improve the quality of portfolio construction and achieve optimal risk-adjusted returns.
• Research and Analysis: Lead research efforts to identify opportunities for improved risk management, investment behavior, and portfolio construction.
• Capital Allocation: Participate in the capital allocation process to maximize risk-adjusted returns and profitability at various business levels and the firm level.

• A minimum of five years of experience as a risk manager or a portfolio manager with a focus on hedged discretionary or systematic equity strategies.
• Detailed understanding of equities risk management, portfolio construction, and trading.
• Experience working with macro products is a plus.
• Knowledge of quantitative finance and statistical programming tools.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Intellectual curiosity and depth of skills enabling ad-hoc tasks and special projects.
• High-energy and relentless personality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.

We are a leading global alternative investment firm dedicated to delivering superior returns for our investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies. We cultivate an investor-led culture and commit to long-term growth, making us an attractive destination for industry talent.

We provide a dynamic and supportive work environment, competitive compensation packages, and opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are a motivated and results-driven individual with a passion for investment risk management, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Joining Mirabaud means entering an entrepreneurial and innovative environment. With the 7th generation of the Mirabaud family working within the bank, the culture is that of a family business. With over 750 employees based in 10 countries worldwide, Mirabaud offers opportunities to develop one’s career across an international network of 16 offices.

Job Description

1. Update and maintain the organization's Risk Appetite Statement ensuring alignment with the strategic objectives and risk tolerance of the organization.
2. Maintain and update the organization's risk register ensuring all significant risks are recorded, monitored, and mitigated.
3. Prepare the annual Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) documentation.
4. Prepare risk reports to the Board, highlighting key risks, trends, and mitigation actions.
5. Stay updated with regulatory changes and implement necessary changes to the risk management framework.
6. Conduct an annual review of risk and credit policies, recommending updates to ensure continued alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
7. Prepare comprehensive documentation for the Risk Management Committee ensuring all relevant risks and mitigations are presented clearly.
8. Review and analyze credit files, prepare presentations, and provide recommendations to the Credit Committee.
9. Propose limits for financial counterparties and monitor compliance.
10. Derivatives and Margin Monitoring: Monitor and manage the organization's exposure to derivatives, including overseeing margin calls and ensuring compliance with margin requirements.
11. Ensure compliance with CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) reporting requirements.
12. Operational Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage operational risks across the organization.
13. Update and monitor the internal controls framework, ensuring it remains effective in mitigating risks and is aligned with best practices.
14. Analyze and manage operational risk incidents, ensuring timely reporting and mitigation actions.
15. Promote the risk culture within the bank.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or Legal.
2. Relevant experience in a bank or with an independent asset manager.
3. Knowledge of banking products and financial markets.
4. Excellent language skills (verbal and written) according to specific competencies market requirements.
5. Possess good judgment and an ability to work under pressure.
6. Familiar with the legal & regulatory environment and keep up with changes and developments on a continuous basis.

Additional Information

Jump on the boat!

1. Family-friendly and dynamic environment.
2. Direct impact on the business, no matter your position or seniority.
3. Work in an environment that encourages autonomy and entrepreneurship.
4. Flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a better work-life balance.
5. Variety of cultural and sporting activities during your free time.
6. Inclusion and equal treatment.
7. Various employee benefits & family-friendly benefits.

Notes:

1. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Many thanks for your understanding.
2. We will not accept any CVs from agencies.

Joining Mirabaud means entering an entrepreneurial and innovative environment. With the 7th generation of the Mirabaud family working within the bank, the culture is that of a family business. With over 750 employees based in 10 countries worldwide, Mirabaud offers opportunities to develop one’s career across an international network of 16 offices.

Job Description

• Update and maintain the organization's Risk Appetite Statement ensuring alignment with the strategic objectives and risk tolerance of the organization.
• Maintain and update the organization's risk register ensuring all significant risks are recorded, monitored, and mitigated.
• Prepare the annual Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) documentation.
• Prepare risk reports to the Board, highlighting key risks, trends, and mitigation actions.
• Stay updated with regulatory changes and implement necessary changes to the risk management framework.
• Conduct an annual review of risk and credit policies, recommending updates to ensure continued alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Prepare comprehensive documentation for the Risk Management Committee ensuring all relevant risks and mitigations are presented clearly.
• Review and analyze credit files, prepare presentations, and provide recommendations to the Credit Committee.
• Propose limits for financial counterparties and monitor compliance.
• Derivatives and Margin Monitoring: Monitor and manage the organization's exposure to derivatives, including overseeing margin calls and ensuring compliance with margin requirements.
• Ensure compliance with CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) reporting requirements.
• Operational Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage operational risks across the organization.
• Update and monitor the internal controls framework, ensuring it remains effective in mitigating risks and is aligned with best practices.
• Analyze and manage operational risk incidents, ensuring timely reporting and mitigation actions.
• Promote the risk culture within the bank.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or Legal.
• Relevant experience in a bank or with an independent asset manager.
• Knowledge of banking products and financial markets.
• Excellent language skills (verbal and written) according to specific competencies market requirements.
• Possess good judgment and an ability to work under pressure.
• Familiar with the legal & regulatory environment and keep up with changes and developments on a continuous basis.

Additional Information

Jump on the boat!

• Family-friendly and dynamic environment.
• Direct impact on the business, no matter your position or seniority.
• Work in an environment that encourages autonomy and entrepreneurship.
• Flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a better work-life balance.
• Variety of cultural and sporting activities during your free time.
• Inclusion and equal treatment.
• Various employee benefits & family-friendly benefits.

Notes:

• Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Many thanks for your understanding.
• We will not accept any CVs from agencies.