Business Risk Manager (Technology)

Revolut; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 280,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Revolut in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Business Risk Manager to elevate risk governance across our technology and product teams. You will design controls, perform risk assessments, and deliver insights to executives to support sustainable growth.

Join a fast-moving tech environment focusing on cloud infrastructure, data, and operational resilience, with a mandate to limit incidents and ensure compliant, robust product delivery.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a similar risk management role.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure (cloud), operations, software, hardware, data flows, change control.
• Knowledge of technology product delivery with Agile and Kanban.
• Ability to adapt messages for different audiences including 1LoD and other stakeholders.
• Ability to define risk appetite, risk impact, and likelihood.
• Ability to quickly assume responsibilities.
• Experience interpreting and organizing complex data.
• Ability to provide control testing support to 1LoD.

Responsibilities

• Working across Technology and Product teams to analyse and understand their risk profile.
• Design, implement, and test controls to help reduce risk.
• Perform risk and control assessments and deep dives for actionable insights.
• Manage risks to reduce major incidents, breaches, or non-compliance.
• Record, handle, and report on risk incidents.
• Provide risk insights for the Board with data-driven reporting and monitoring metrics.
• Support the rollout of operational risk policies and guidelines.

Skills

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Adaptability

Project management

Tools

Cloud platforms

Agile / Kanban

Job description

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 60+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 10,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

Our Technology team builds the systems and experiences that keep Revolut moving. From the infrastructure behind our innovative app to the features used by millions of people around the world, they bring sharp thinking, speed, and a focus on meaningful impact to everything they do.

We’re looking for a Business Risk Manager to develop sustainable growth strategies that align with operational risk frameworks. Someone with solid knowledge of technical risk who’ll take our risk management to the next level.

Up to shape the future of finance? Let’s get in touch.

What you’ll be doing

• Working across the Technology and Product teams to analyse and better understand their risk profile
• Supporting teams in managing and reducing risk by designing, implementing, and testing controls
• Performing risk and control assessments and deep dives within various product and technology teams to come up with actionable insights
• Managing risks proactively to reduce/limit major incidents, breaches, or examples of non-compliance in technology risk
• Recording, handling, and reporting on risk incidents
• Delivering technology risk insights for the Board and executive committees, including data-driven risk reports and developing monitoring metrics (KRIs, BCIs)
• Driving effective implementation and communication of operational risk management policies and guidelines
• Reviewing and updating ICT-related documentation

What you'll need

• 4+ years of experience in a similar role
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure (cloud), operations, software, hardware, data flows, change control, etc., and the impact of these on an organisation’s risk
• Knowledge of products, services, and tooling related to technology product delivery with Agile and Kanban
• The ability to adapt messages based on the audience and expectations while interacting with 1LoD and other stakeholders
• The ability to define risk appetite, risk impact, and identify risk likelihood
• The ability to quickly assume responsibilities
• Previous examples of practically interpreting and organising complex data
• The ability to provide control testing support to 1LoD