Risk Control Business Partner - Dubai

ByteDance; Dubai; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to inspiring creativity and enriching lives. As part of the Risk Control team, you will lead global projects, drive insights-driven risk work, and foster relationships with key stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to enhance business processes through data analytics and proactive risk management. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, the company values unique perspectives and encourages innovation. If you are passionate about data and eager to make a meaningful impact in a rapidly growing tech environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in internal controls and risk management.
• Strong project management skills to support Risk Control initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead global projects to review policies and identify risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for risk advisory support.

Skills

Internal Controls

Risk Management

Data Analytics

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics

Job description

Risk control team is responsible for performing risk identification and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls across ByteDance global functions. The team's mission is to be a trusted advisor and add tangible value to the company through insightful and comprehensive risk management practices and proactive internal controls advisory support.

Responsibilities :

• Lead global projects to review policies, define processes, identify risks, controls, and opportunities for enhancement across business units. Provide control guidance during business process changes and contribute to company-wide initiatives, and support risk management activities.
• Drive insights-driven risk work within the Risk Control team through developing, implementing and monitoring business data to promptly identify and address risks, as well as to drive process improvements, and support continuous risk monitoring implementation with data analytics.
• Foster and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders to ensure respective key risks in the business are adequately addressed and to facilitate improvements in its control environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including all three lines of defence, for in-depth data-driven risk advisory support, process enhancement initiatives, and root cause analysis for fraud prevention.
• Drive a risk-aware culture in the spirit of continuous improvement through proactively engaging with senior stakeholders and key cross-functional partners. Stay abreast of emerging technology, industry trends, and cutting-edge risks.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree or above in relevant discipline (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Statistics, Data Analytics, Auditing, or Related Field) required.
• 3+ years of internal controls, risk management, consulting, business process improvement and / or internal audit experience. E-commerce, media, tech or entertainment companies are preferred.
• Project management skills (planning, fieldwork, documentation, remediation, etc.) to support execution of Risk Control initiatives.
• Support the prioritisation and management of ongoing projects, stakeholders, team capacity, business requests, and incidents.
• Experience being a trusted and valuable risk business partner to a variety of cross-functional stakeholders, demonstrating strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive action in ambiguous situations.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Ability to rapidly understand and identify enhancements and improvements to unfamiliar business processes with minimal background information, including the ability to formally document processes and related risks, controls or enhancements within flowcharts or process narratives.
• Truly passionate about working on large and complex data sets to unravel actionable insights, drive discussions and solve challenging problems in a new and rapidly growing space.
• Excellent structured thinking, data analysis skills, and cross-organizational communication and collaboration abilities.
• Able to think and work independently in a flexible team environment and handle multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Working experience across countries and regions is preferred.
• Able to complete reports and communicate with global staff and senior leadership independently.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.