70 Risk Management jobs in the United Arab Emirates

We are seeking a highly skilled professional to fill a Specialist position in Internal Audit and Fraud Investigation.

• Conduct thorough audits and investigations to identify and prevent fraudulent activities
• Develop and implement effective internal control systems to mitigate risk
• Analyze complex financial data and provide expert recommendations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

• A graduate degree in accountancy or a business-related field is required
• A recognized accounting/auditing qualification such as CPA, CIA, or CFE is mandatory
• 5-8 years of experience in fraud risk management and audit in a financial institution or large organization
• Relevant internal audit experience in the banking sector is desirable

• A certification in AML/CFT and experience auditing AML in banks is an advantage
• Fraud Investigation qualification and experience conducting Fraud Audits and Investigations is also beneficial

• In-depth knowledge of banking operations and processes
• Excellent analytical, planning, and negotiation skills
• Strong report writing and leadership abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and bank systems

This role offers a unique opportunity for growth and development in a challenging and dynamic environment.

Please note that this job requires a high level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.

Job Summary

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• Serve as a pivotal leader in our organization, overseeing the identification, assessment, and management of financial risks across various processes.
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• Develop and implement robust internal controls to ensure effective risk mitigation and compliance with policy requirements.
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• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership, lead risk management initiatives, and drive continuous improvement in finance processes.
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• Identify and assess risks associated with new and existing products, ensuring that they align with our business objectives.
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• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement management reporting on control gaps.
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• Lead by example, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and inclusivity within our organization.
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• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, regulatory requirements, and best practices in risk management, applying this knowledge to drive business growth and success.
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• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including senior leadership, colleagues, and external partners.
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Our client, a dynamic and fast growing Fixed Line Telecom Organisation is searching for an Enterprise Risk Management Manager.
This role is responsible for identifying risks that exists within the business. This responsibility includes applying the risk framework to identify operational and financial risks and take appropriate actions to mitigate and manage these risks.
It reports to the Chief Strategy Officer and some responsibilities include:

• Monitor company level risks and coordinate with the departments to identify potential risks
• Plan, design and implement an overall risk management process for the organization
• Design and implement organization wide risk mitigation processes and policies
• Report risk in an appropriate way for different audiences, so that they understand the most significant risks and ensure they are aware of risks and understand their accountability for individual risk

Arabic - Fluent / Excellent
English - Very Good

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Job Skills

Educational Qualifications & Certifications
• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business Administration or related field; CIA certification
• At least 7 years of Risk Management experience with at least 3 years working in the telecommunications industry or related field

As a Complex Director of Loss Prevention at Marriott International in Dubai, you will be responsible for managing security/loss prevention operations on a daily basis. Your areas of responsibilities will include protection of property assets, employees, guests, and accident and fire prevention and response.

• Manage security/loss prevention operations to ensure all areas of the property are safe and secure.
• Maintain logs, certifications, and documents required by law and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Conduct investigation of all losses of property assets and refer to proper management for disposition.
• Deploy security staff to effectively monitor and protect property assets.
• Comply with all Corporate Loss Prevention safety and security management guidelines and procedures.
• Conduct periodic patrols of entire property and parking areas.
• Recognize success across areas of responsibility.
• Handle complaints, settling disputes and resolving grievances and conflicts or otherwise negotiating with others.
• Identify and make recommendations for minimizing physical hazards and unsafe work practices.
• Implement action plans to monitor and control risk.
• Maintain required reports and documentation regarding patrols of property and parking areas.

Additional responsibilities include analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems, developing and maintaining a working relationship with local law enforcement authorities, and providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Compliance Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the firm's compliance with all relevant regulations and laws.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in communications surveillance of office staff, escalating all related issues with the Head of Compliance.
• Conduct regular trade reviews and reconstructions, escalating all related issues to the Head of Compliance.
• Collaborate with different company departments to monitor enforcement of standards and regulations.
• Assist in preparing reports and requests for senior management and external regulatory bodies as appropriate.
• Manage and coordinate the on-boarding process seamlessly for clients from start to finish to ensure a smooth transition from onboarding client to active client.
• Communicate efficiently with the respective client and/or broker to gather all necessary information.
• Responsible for coordinating all KYC documentation requests and adopting a right first time approach to avoid multiple queries.
• Responsible for ensuring all client documentation is handled and filed appropriately in line with our policies.
• Provide regular, timely progress updates to both the Compliance Manager and Brokers, in both written and verbal formats.
• Responsible for liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely resolution to issues that arise during the course of on-boarding.
• Perform AML/KYC due diligence client reviews on corporate clients with different legal structures and in various jurisdictions to ensure the firm's AML & KYC requirements are met.
• Identify, review and disposition of all PEPs, Sanctions and Adverse media at onboarding stage assessing the risks posed to the firm.
• Classify clients from a risk and regulatory perspective.
• Investigate and escalate all suspicious activity and financial crime (AML & Fraud) related issues with relevant proposals to protect the business.
• Conduct periodic reviews and refresh KYC documents of existing clients in accordance with their risk banding.
• Review onboarding accounts as required.
• Effectively manage KYC inbox; ensuring all emails are responded to.
• Ensure that all queries are answered promptly and in full.
• Ensure that all processes are followed, and trackers are updated accurately.
• Maintain PAD, Conflicts of Interest, PEP, Sanctions and adverse media lists and Compliance Register.
• Work on special projects and assists with ad hoc projects as required.
• Monitor any material changes that may impact the risk status of client files.
• Perform any other reasonable duties the company may require.

Requirements:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance principles.
• Previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing industry.
• Professional development and training opportunities.

How to Apply:

If you are a motivated and detail-oriented individual who is passionate about compliance, please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, to us today.

Keyword: ComplianceOfficer

Overview:

As a key member of our team, you will play a crucial role in managing risks associated with products and services offered to clients. Your primary responsibility will be to drive risk awareness and compliance across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support cross-functional collaboration to implement effective processes and controls designed to meet client needs.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of clients' activities, needs, business models, and markets to protect organizational interests.
• Instil risk awareness and discipline in team culture and prepare comprehensive training materials for business teams.
• Take ownership of risk as the first line of defence through compliance with organizational policies and procedures.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Monitor and track clients' progress to drive clear understanding and oversight of non-financial risks.
• Engage with regional teams for oversight and review of client issues and risk events.
• Participate in client engagement to drive discussions on Financial Crime/Anti-Money Laundering controls framework.
• Conduct analysis for risk acceptance and provide oversight of financial crime risk in-line with Risk Appetite.

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of regulations in key jurisdictions.
• Experience with financial crime compliance/AML frameworks for FI clients.
• Excellent analytics and reporting skills.
• Effective communication/writing skills to engage with all levels internally and externally.
• Desirable experience with banking terminology, new payment methods, and digital asset market knowledge.

About Us:

We are committed to creating a positive impact for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge, and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose, we want to hear from you.

Job Title: Risk Management Professional

We are seeking a detail-oriented and team player to join our organization in the Middle East. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a dedicated team that shares your passion for risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform assessments of all processes through a risk-based approach to ensure compliance with regulations and minimize fraud and credit risk.
• Conduct risk-based investigations and fraud monitoring reviews within agreed service level agreements (SLAs).
• Manage risk-related ad-hoc activities and recommend timely actions.
• Support the development and implementation of a Risk Management Framework within the business.
• Assess IT risk-related aspects of the business and identify areas for improvement.
• Review processes to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Assist in completing regulatory requirements and reporting under the guidance of senior management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education required.
• Knowledge of commercial financial products/services.
• Experience in risk, compliance, governance, or audit functions.
• Familiarity with banking/financial services industry.
• Strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and planning abilities.
• Effective communication and fluency in English.

Benefits:

The ideal candidate will work three days a week in the office and have reasonable accommodations made to enable successful performance of their duties. We offer a dynamic and inclusive environment that fosters growth and success.

Key Role Summary:

• This is a leadership role that oversees the underwriting of financial lines.

The successful candidate will lead the team to ensure the delivery of business plans and manage underwriting teams to achieve risk quality and proper insurance to value.

Main Responsibilities:

• Develop and communicate strategic vision for department growth.
• Manage underwriting teams to ensure risk quality and proper insurance to value.
• Foster collaborative approach to growing business.
• Develop and maintain underwriting guidelines following regulations.
• Leverage technical expertise to expand customer base in collaboration with sales and marketing.
• Drive standardization of underwriting across assigned business line(s).
• Capitalise on opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain internal and external relationships.
• Develop sustainable underwriting operations for business line(s).

About You:

• Minimum 6 years experience as Financial Lines Underwriter / Broker.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to prioritize, achieve targets and deadlines, analytical and problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills, fluency in English language.
• Knowledge of local insurance industry regulations and statutory processes.
• Ability to manage team.

Why QBE?

We offer wellbeing initiatives and benefits that give flexibility to suit what matters most to you.

We're an international insurer building momentum towards our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

As a leader in risk management, you will be responsible for designing and implementing entity-wide risk systems to enhance data collection, analysis, and reporting capabilities.

The ideal candidate will deploy artificial intelligence, including machine learning and natural language processing, to derive efficiencies in risk management processes across the organization.

You will develop and maintain operational risk dashboards and reporting tools to provide timely insights to senior management and stakeholders.

Additionally, you will analyze operational risk data to identify trends, emerging risks, and areas for improvement in risk management practices.

You will prepare and present regular reports on operational risk performance, including key risk indicators (KRIs) and risk mitigation efforts to senior management and the board.

Collaboration with IT and data management teams is essential to ensure data integrity, security, and accessibility for operational risk management purposes.

Fostering strong relationships with internal stakeholders to promote a culture of risk awareness and accountability is crucial.

Engagement with external regulators, partners, and industry bodies is necessary to stay abreast of regulatory developments and best practices in governance and operational risk management.

Leading training and awareness initiatives to enhance the organization's understanding of operational risk and its management is also an important responsibility.

This role requires exemplary conduct and adherence to the Group's Code of Conduct.

A deep understanding of risk disciplines, knowledge of systems and models, analytical skills, and attention to detail are essential for success in this position.

The ideal candidate has 10-15 years of experience in a risk and control or audit role, with expertise in non-financial risk management and regulatory frameworks.