Risk Manager

Copper.co; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm in the fintech sector is seeking a Risk Management Specialist to support the Chief Risk Officer in developing a robust risk assessment framework. This role involves analyzing and reporting material risks, ensuring operational effectiveness of risk systems, and managing security oversight in high-security environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in risk management, governance, and security, with relevant certifications. Join this dynamic team and contribute to the resilience and security of a leading financial services business, navigating the complexities of risk in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in managing risk, governance, and security in fintech.
• Strong awareness of process, controls, and technology relevant to fintech.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Risk Officer with risk assessment and controls.
• Conduct security risk assessments for facilities and staff.

Skills

Risk Management

Governance

Security Risk Assessment

Operational Risk Acumen

Influencing Skills

Education

Risk Management Certifications

Security Certifications (CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO27001)

Job description

• Support the Chief Risk Officer with the risk assessment framework including the identification of risks, assessing controls, measuring the residual risks and ensuring the business remains within our risk appetite.
• Analysis, reporting and tracking of all material risks as a 2 nd line function.
• Assisting the design & implementation of quantitative & qualitative strategy & risk controls.
• Ensure the protection of the business with the operational effectiveness of Risk systems & procedures.
• Attend all risk review meetings and contribute to the quarterly Risk Committee, which aim to continually assess and manage all forms of risk across the enterprise.
• Develop, improve, manage, and promote effective Risk Management within a regulated business.

Security

• Risk oversight of high security environments
• Risk oversight of the technologies used at Copper and the security systems and programmes
• Conduct security risk assessments for facilities, staff and life systems e.g., access control

Resilience

• Assist with the management of resilience programmes for a financial services business with regulatory obligations
• Managing external clients and/or regulators

Your experience, skills and knowledge

• Professional experience working in a role managing risk, governance and security, preferably in the fintech space or in a regulated environment
• Strong awareness of process, controls, systems, and technology relevant to a fintech business
• Understanding of operational, technical, market and liquidity Risk
• A working knowledge of the main regulatory frameworks relating to Risk
• Ability to assert and influence and clearly articulate risks and issues
• Strong operational risk acumen, including the perceptiveness to identify early key risk indicators
• Ability to lead and drive controls across products and functions
• Ability to manage through influence, having the soft skills required to form meaningful cross functional relationships
• Risk Management certifications, Security Certifications (CISA, CISM, CISSP, ISO27001) or other relevant certifications desirable
• Experience working in the crypto currency industry desirable

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