Head of Enterprise Risk – Fintech & Cross-Border Payments

Set2recruit LTD; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Set2recruit LTD seeks an Internal Risk Officer for a UAE-based fintech building a blockchain-powered cross-border payments platform. You will own enterprise-wide risk management, reporting to the CEO, and collaborate with Compliance, Engineering and Security as the business moves from pre-launch to live operations.

You will lead risk assessments, develop dashboards and ensure readiness for regulatory interactions with UAE authorities, including AML/CFT considerations and business continuity

Qualifications

• 8+ years in risk management within payments, banking or fintech.
• 3+ years exposure to digital assets, stablecoins or cross-border remittance.
• Degree in Finance, Risk Management, Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• FRM or PRM preferred

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance the enterprise risk management framework across operational, financial, technology, cybersecurity, liquidity, market and regulatory risk.
• Assess risks in blockchain and digital asset components within cross-border payments.
• Monitor operational risk in transaction flows, reconciliation, outages, vendor dependencies and fraud scenarios.
• Lead risk assessments for partner due diligence with banks, exchanges, liquidity providers and off-ramp partners.
• Collaborate with Compliance on AML/CFT and financial crime risk in cross-border transfers.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Security on vulnerabilities, testing results and incident response readiness.
• Produce risk dashboards, KRIs and reports for CEO and senior leadership.
• Maintain and test Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
• Support regulatory submissions, licensing and ongoing UAE authority engagement.
• Train internal teams on risk awareness.

Skills

Risk management

Blockchain knowledge

Cross-border payments

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Finance, Risk Management, Engineering or related field

FRM or PRM certification

Job description

Set2recruit LTD seeks an Internal Risk Officer for a UAE-based fintech building a blockchain-powered cross-border payments platform. You will own enterprise-wide risk management, reporting to the CEO, and collaborate with Compliance, Engineering and Security as the business moves from pre-launch to live operations.

You will lead risk assessments, develop dashboards and ensure readiness for regulatory interactions with UAE authorities, including AML/CFT considerations and business continuity