An excellent opportunity is available with a financial services regulator based in Dubai for a Risk Senior Manager to supervise risk across a broad range of regulated entities in line with the risk-based approach.

You will be responsible for supervision of Fin-tech Authorised Firms in regulated entities to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, providing technical guidance, and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, support and/or contribute to the monitoring of risks of regulated entities and ensure they comply with supervisory service standards, processes and procedures.
• Lead, support and/or contribute to professional discussions with the management of regulated entities to gather and corroborate information for the assessment of risk.
• Lead, support and/or contribute to desk-based reviews and on site risk assessments, thematic reviews, analysing firm-specific financial and non-financial data through write clear and concise reports.
• Analyse firm-specific data along with market information, to be able to identify emerging risk trends,
• Draw conclusions and recommend remedial actions as a result of supervisory engagement as appropriate.
• Follow-up on the supervisory risk mitigation plans to ensure they are implemented within the agreed time-lines

The Risk Senior Manager will have a University degree in a relevant field, and regulatory, compliance or risk management experience required in a broadly equivalent financial services regulator and/or a regulated entity. You will possess extensive experience in regulating and supervising firms with complex business models including payments/banking/digital assets, and will have a strong technical/industry expertise in block-chain technology and digital assets. You will be self-directed and able to propose solutions based on sound technical understanding of fin-tech business models where required.

This Risk Senior Manager role is an exciting opportunity for a highly-motivated individual who is looking to join a forward thinking organisation. Please apply now or for further information contact Kayte Short at Robert Walters at kayte.short@robertwalters.com