Associate Director, Risk and Performance, Multi-Family Office, Dubai, UAE

PER, Private Equity Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment firm in Dubai is seeking a candidate skilled in financial analysis and reporting. The role involves managing portfolio performance and conducting risk analyses while collaborating with the IT team. Ideal candidates should have a background in statistics or finance, with programming skills in Visual Basic, Python, R, or SQL. This position requires detail-oriented learners who excel under pressure and can communicate complex information effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in statistics or finance with relevant qualifications.
• Strong skills in financial reporting and risk analysis.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Visual Basic, Python, R, SQL.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate portfolio performance through reporting and analysis.
• Support operational issue resolution affecting performance.
• Conduct risk reporting and collaborate with IT on performance systems.
• Develop new risk metrics and tools for risk management.

Skills

Programming skills (Visual Basic, Python, R, SQL)

Financial reporting and analysis capabilities

Understanding of public and private markets

Detail-oriented and quick learner

Ability to communicate complex information

Education

Background in statistics or finance

CFA or CPA qualifications

Job description

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About our client

We are working with a leading multi-family office headquartered in Dubai, managing significant global investments across diverse asset classes for GCC based families. Driven by a commitment to ethical standards, the firm applies a rigorous long-term strategic asset allocation and deploys capital to high-quality, best-in‑class managers.

What the job involves

• Maintaining accurate portfolio performance by managing reporting, analysis, and communicating insights to stakeholders, covering both private and public markets
• Improving risk and return reports
• Working with operations to resolve issues affecting performance, such as pricing, derivatives, corporate actions, transfers, and cash flows
• Supporting with design and implementation policies and processes to resolve operational issues and reduce risk
• Conducting risk reporting and analysis, collaborating with the IT team to enhance performance systems and deliver data
• Developing new risk metrics and methodologies to strengthen risk tools
• Assisting with fund due diligence by assessing performance, risk, and peer comparisons
• Measuring and monitoring portfolio risk exposures and defining the budget for each asset class

Who we are looking for

• A background in statistics or finance, preferably with CFA or CPA qualifications
• Programming skills (Visual Basic, Python, R, SQL)
• Strong financial reporting and analysis capabilities across performance and risk
• A good understanding of public and private markets
• Quick, detail-oriented learners with a strong sense of urgency and the ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly in both written and verbal presentations