Fintech Enterprise Risk & Controls Director

Optasia; Dubai; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Private healthcare insurance

Birthday off

Tech equipment provided

CSR and events

Job summary

Optasia is seeking a Head of Enterprise Risk & Controls to lead the design and ongoing improvement of the enterprise risk management framework. You will embed risk governance, develop control libraries and reporting to support strategic and operational decisions at the Group level.

You will oversee risk appetite setting, monitoring, and advisory services for senior leadership, partnering with the VP and risk leadership team to build a high-performing function in a fast-growing fintech

Qualifications

• 15 years of professional experience in enterprise risk management.
• 3+ years in a leadership role managing risk functions or advisory work.
• Experience implementing risk frameworks aligned to international standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously enhance the enterprise risk management framework (ISO 31000, COSO).
• Define risk governance structure, escalation protocols and decision rights across the Group.
• Coordinate risk policy, appetite framework and board-level disclosures; report risk metrics and effectiveness of controls.

Skills

Enterprise Risk Management

COSO

ISO 31000

Risk Appetite

Internal Controls

Governance

Board reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance

FRM/CIA/CRMA certification valued

Tools

MS Office

GRC software

Data visualization tools

Job description

Optasia is seeking a Head of Enterprise Risk & Controls to lead the design and ongoing improvement of the enterprise risk management framework. You will embed risk governance, develop control libraries and reporting to support strategic and operational decisions at the Group level.

You will oversee risk appetite setting, monitoring, and advisory services for senior leadership, partnering with the VP and risk leadership team to build a high-performing function in a fast-growing fintech