Regional Operational Risk & Resilience Lead (MEA)

Cigna

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 500,000 - 800,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Cigna Healthcare seeks an Operational Risk Advisor to strengthen risk management and resilience across the MEA region. The role translates UAE regulatory obligations into practical governance, frameworks, controls, reporting and evidence.

Collaborating with Operations, Technology, Cybersecurity, Compliance, Legal and Finance, you will lead UAE implementation, maintain risk registers and provide independent second-line oversight across MEA.

Qualifications

Minimum 7 years of experience in operational risk, enterprise risk, internal controls, operational resilience, business continuity, regulatory change or assurance within insurance or financial services.
Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions or within a regional, matrixed organization.
Demonstrable experience implementing operational risk frameworks and translating regulatory requirements into governance, controls, reporting and evidence.
Practical experience with risk assessments, risk registers, control design or assurance, incidents and loss events, KRIs, action tracking and senior-management reporting.

Responsibilities

Design, maintain and embed MEA Operational Risk Management Framework aligned with enterprise standards and local regulatory requirements.
Coordinate UAE implementation roadmap for CBUAE operational risk and resilience requirements, including milestones and remediation actions.
Maintain UAE operational risk obligations register and evidence matrix, supporting mapping across MEA jurisdictions.
Provide second-line oversight and challenge across MEA entities; promote Three Lines of Defence accountability.