Manager/ Senior Manager - Financial Risk Management

CFA Institute; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

CFA Institute in Dubai seeks an senior risk management professional to lead financial risk initiatives and manage complex FRM projects. You will collaborate with teams and senior clients to deliver robust risk solutions and insightful analyses, guiding growth and risk governance.

The role requires strong quantitative skills, leadership, and extensive experience in market and liquidity risk frameworks, with a focus on delivering value under tight deadlines and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Applied Mathematics or similar.
• 10+ years of financial risk management/quantitative analysis in financial institutions or big4/consultancy.
• Professional FRM/PRM/CFA recommended but not mandatory.
• Strong numerical and quantitative analysis skills with advanced financial modeling experience.
• Experience with analytics tools like Python, R, SAS, VBA, MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Manage FRM projects and ensure timely, budget-compliant delivery.
• Develop and implement market and liquidity risk initiatives.
• Lead teams and stakeholders; deliver high-quality results and actionable insights.
• Mentor and coach junior staff to build risk capabilities.
• Stay current on market risk, liquidity risk and regulatory developments.

Skills

Risk management

Quantitative analysis

Leadership

Client-facing

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Engineering/Economics/Math

Tools

Python

R

SAS

VBA

MATLAB

Job description

Job Description

Major duties:

Project and Team Related

• Manage multiple FRM projects and ensure all engagements are planned and delivered within budget and on time
• Own and implement initiatives around market and liquidity risks
• Manage teams as well as senior client stakeholders and be responsible for delivering high quality results and generating effective and impactful solutions
• Play a key role in the development of less experienced staff through mentoring, training and advising
• Remain current on new developments in Risk advisory services capabilities and financial industry knowledge.

Business Development

• Establish, maintain and strength internal and external relationships
• Identify possible opportunities and direct purist for new client opportunities
• Draw on your knowledge and experience to create practical and innovative insights for clients contributing to KPMG thought leadership

Education and experience required:

• As a minimum a bachelor's degree in a relevant field including Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Applied Mathematics or similar.
• 10+ years of strong financial risk management /Quantitative analysis experience within a financial institutions or Consultancy/big 4 firms
• Professional certification in FRM, PRM, CFA is recommended but not mandatory
• Aptitude for quantitative analysis and strong numerical skills with evidence of advanced financial modeling skills
• Experience in analytical and risk management tools/systems (e.g. Python, R, SAS, VBA, MATLAB)

To be successful in this role, you must also bring to the table:

• Thorough understanding of Market Risk and Liquidity Risk
• Experience in Quantitative Analytics, Market Risk Models including VaR, FRTB, Stress testing, Liquidity Analysis including ILAAP, Capital and RWA Management and Optimization, IRRBB, XVA and PFE
• Experience with risk models development and validation
• Good understanding of Spot and Derivative markets operations for equities, interest rate, credit, commodities and foreign exchange products; Risk management (hedging strategies) and valuation aspects of the same
• Prior experience in Financial Modeling
• Good understanding of local and international regulatory requirements including Basel
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Prior experiences in managing and motivating a team in risk related areas, with clear leadership in market and liquidity risks
• Strong ability to map client business requirements and convert the same to a viable business proposition
• Exposure to business development in consulting (Pre-sales support, proposals, RFP responses)
• Strong communication skills with client facing experience.
• Ability to work under pressure - stringent deadlines and tough client conditions which may demand extended working hours.
• Willingness to travel anywhere within UAE or abroad
• Demonstrate integrity, values, principles, and work ethic and lead by example