An excellent opportunity is available with a fully digital corporate bank in set up phase, who are licensed and regulated by the FSRA of Abu Dhabi for an Enterprise Risk Manager to be located in their Abu Dhabi based office.

Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, you will  understand the overall risks of the business,  in relation to ensuring that all aspects of the business risks are properly identified, formulate appropriate controls, conduct periodic tests and report to the board on periodic basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have an overall understanding on the business, operations and other control functions and understand the presence of risks in every function
• To work closely with all divisions to prepare any report expected to be provided
• To work with control functions and advise on all the risks
• To review and update the Risk Matrix
• To formulate, review and update the Risk Register 
• To engage every function within the Firm, understand the risks within each of these functions and ensure solutions and mitigations are in place at all time
• To communicate clearly to every function's head on the prevailing risks and how these risks are to be addressed and managed. Where there is a residual risks, to work with the function heads on how to address these residual risk
• To prepare periodic reports to the Board Audit & Risk Committee and Board of Directors

The Enterprise Risk Manager will possess excellent experience of operating in a risk management role within the banking industry, preferably working in a DFSA (Dubai Financial Services Authority) or ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) environment. You will have a strong exposure to Enterprise risk. You will have knowledge about Basel Committee’s principles that are applicable for the business, ICAAP and stress testing, excellent in both oral and written communication, particularly in English language, ability to solve complex issue and have ability to build an understanding of the business and the prevailing risks.

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