Risk Manager jobs in United Arab Emirates

We are exclusively recruiting for a leading Broker Dealer in Abu Dhabi, which offers multi asset trading globally, custody solutions & prime brokerage, to Institutions & Hedge Funds as well as Family Offices & HNWI’s. They are seeking a Risk Manager to be responsible for supporting and maintaining the firm’s enterprise-wide risk management framework in accordance with FSRA and ADGM requirements, with formal reporting lines to the Head of Compliance & Risk and the Board, whilst detailed duties will include

• Support the design and maintenance of the Risk Management Framework.
• Identify, assess, monitor, and report risks across all regulated activities including Credit & Market risk where needed.
• Maintain risk registers, risk appetite statements, and policies.
• Provide risk oversight across Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Funds.
• Prepare risk reporting for senior management and the Board.
• Support governance reporting and regulatory interactions with the FSRA.

You should be a graduate or have risk or regulatory qualifications (FRM, PRM, CFA, ICA, CISI) with at least 5 years Risk experience across Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Funds supporting Institutional clients, some of which experience MUST have been from a UK buy or sell side firm, even if already moved to the UAE.

Although the main office are in Abu Dhabi the firm operates a 3d pw hybrid policy so it would be easy to live in Dubai and commute on those days (around one hour from south of Dubai) whilst benefits include tax-free salary (worth up to £140K UK gross), discretionary bonus, housing allowance, private medical, full relocation package and annual family return flights to the UK.

NB We have been recruiting in the UAE since 2005 whilst I have visited both Abu Dhabi & Dubai many times, so very happy to discuss lifestyle including cost of living with suitable applicants (and explain the onshore/offshore regulatory structures if not yet familiar with). So, if that sounds like you, then please send your details to our MD, David Symes FCA, at david@compliancerecruitment.com (including contact no) however please note we cannot reply to all applications so only successful applications will be contacted (although under no circumstances are your details ever passed on without your specific permission).

Compliance Recruitment Solutions Limited (CRS) are acting as an employment agency in relation to this role.