Chief Risk Officer

Aventus Global Talent; Doha; On-site; QAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Aventus Global Talent seeks a Chief Risk Officer to lead the enterprise-wide risk strategy in Qatar. You will set policies, oversee risk governance, and report to the CEO and Board, guiding credit, market, liquidity, and operational risk functions.

You will also drive regulatory liaison, capital adequacy oversight, and a resilient risk culture through a high-performing team. A mature institution with GCC exposure is preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in risk management with senior leadership in financial services.
• Broad expertise across credit, market, liquidity, and operational risk.
• In-depth Basel II/III, capital adequacy and regulatory frameworks knowledge.
• Proven track record of transforming enterprise risk frameworks.
• Experience engaging with Boards, board committees and regulators at high level.
• GCC or international exposure is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise-wide risk agenda and budget across financial and non-financial risk.
• Design and refine the risk management framework, including risk appetite, measurement and control.
• Align risk governance with Basel III and corporate strategy.
• Lead the credit, market and liquidity risk functions; oversee credit portfolio oversight.
• Oversee operational resilience, including operational risk, information security and continuity.
• Monitor capital adequacy and regulatory changes; respond proactively when risk profile shifts.
• Build strong relationships with regulators and external stakeholders.
• Ensure audit and internal controls improvements; drive a culture of accountability and integrity.
• Lead, develop and retain a high-performing risk team.

Skills

Risk leadership

Basel II/III

Regulatory knowledge

Board interaction

Credit risk

Operational risk

Liquidity risk

Strategy & policy

Cyber risk

Team leadership

Job description

Job description

Title: Chief Risk OfficerLocation: Qatar
About the Company Our client is a well-established financial services institution in Qatar with a diversified business across corporate, commercial and retail markets. It is entering its next phase of growth and is putting a strong, forward-looking risk function at the centre of its strategy.
Key ResponsibilitiesOwn the enterprise-wide risk agenda, setting strategy, policy and budget across financial and non-financial riskDesign, embed and keep refining the risk management framework, including risk appetite, measurement, monitoring and controlBring global best practice into risk governance, including full alignment with Basel IIIAct as a trusted adviser to the CEO and Board committees, with clear, timely and forward-looking risk reportingLead the credit, market and liquidity risk functions, including credit portfolio oversight and recoveryOversee operational resilience, covering operational risk, information security and business continuityMonitor capital adequacy, regulatory change and market movements, and step in early when the risk profile shiftsBuild strong, credible relationships with regulators and key external stakeholdersMake sure audit and compliance findings are closed out properly and internal controls keep getting strongerLead, develop and retain a high-performing risk team, with succession planning and a culture of accountability and integrityRequirements15+ years in risk management within financial services, including senior leadership of a multi-discipline risk functionBroad expertise across credit, market, liquidity and operational risk, with solid exposure to technology and cyber riskIn-depth working knowledge of Basel II/III, capital adequacy and regulatory frameworksProven track record of building or transforming a risk framework at enterprise levelExperience engaging with Boards, Board committees and regulators at the highest levelComes from a mature, established institution, with GCC or international exposure a plus