Strategic Risk & Compliance Leader

Confidential Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Dubai is seeking a Risk Officer Compliance to strengthen our enterprise risk management and regulatory oversight framework. You will identify, assess, monitor and mitigate regulatory, operational and compliance risks while partnering with business teams to embed risk-aware decision-making across the organization.

Key responsibilities include designing and maintaining internal controls, conducting risk assessments, regulatory reporting, and providing risk advisory to sales

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in risk management, compliance or governance.
• Strong knowledge of UAE insurance and financial services regulations.
• Professional certifications (IRM/ICA/CRISC or equivalent) preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor risks arising from business activities.
• Ensure activities align with risk appetite, policies and limits.
• Design, implement and maintain effective internal controls.
• Independently assess governance, risk, and control effectiveness.
• Identify, assess and monitor regulatory and operational risks for insurance brokerage.
• Support development and maintenance of risk management framework and controls.
• Conduct risk assessments, control testing and compliance reviews.
• Maintain risk registers, KRIs and incident logs; track remediation.
• Prepare risk reports and dashboards for senior management and committees.
• Support regulatory interactions, inspections and information requests.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

Integrity & professionalism

Education

Certifications (IRM/ICA/CRISC) preferred

Job description

Confidential Company in Dubai is seeking a Risk Officer Compliance to strengthen our enterprise risk management and regulatory oversight framework. You will identify, assess, monitor and mitigate regulatory, operational and compliance risks while partnering with business teams to embed risk-aware decision-making across the organization.

Key responsibilities include designing and maintaining internal controls, conducting risk assessments, regulatory reporting, and providing risk advisory to sales