Senior Risk Appetite Lead - Frameworks & AI Analytics

Korn Ferry; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is partnering with a leading UAE institution to appoint a Risk Appetite & Frameworks Lead. The role sits in the second line within Enterprise Risk Management and focuses on translating board risk appetite into actionable limits, policies, and monitoring frameworks.

The ideal candidate will bring 8+ years in risk management in banking/financial services, with deep expertise in risk appetite design, policy development, and AI-enabled analytics.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise or integrated risk management within banking or financial services.
• Deep expertise across risk appetite design, risk frameworks, risk taxonomy, and policy development.
• Track record building risk appetite frameworks and policies in a regulated environment.
• Knowledge of CBUAE risk appetite and governance expectations, and familiarity with enterprise documentation hierarchy.
• Exposure to AI-enabled risk analytics and monitoring tooling.
• Experience with automated or AI-enabled risk services and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the risk appetite statements and translate into limits, thresholds, and triggers.
• Develop and maintain the risk framework and taxonomy aligned with governance hierarchy.
• Own the risk framework policy suite, coordinating drafting, review, and approval.
• Coordinate with Head of Enterprise Governance to align with bank-wide policy hierarchy.
• Monitor adherence to risk appetite and escalate breaches to risk committees.
• Support annual risk appetite review and calibration with Finance and risk teams.
• Prepare materials for Risk Committee and Board Risk & Compliance Committee.
• Deploy AI-enabled analytics to monitor risk appetite metrics and trends in near real time.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Risk appetite design

Policy development

AI-enabled risk analytics

Regulatory risk frameworks

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/risk management

Professional risk certification (FRM/PRM)

Job description

Korn Ferry is partnering with a leading UAE institution to appoint a Risk Appetite & Frameworks Lead. The role sits in the second line within Enterprise Risk Management and focuses on translating board risk appetite into actionable limits, policies, and monitoring frameworks.

The ideal candidate will bring 8+ years in risk management in banking/financial services, with deep expertise in risk appetite design, policy development, and AI-enabled analytics.