Job Description

Job Title: Risk Officer

Job Description: As a Risk Officer specializing in Operational Risk and Business Continuity at a UAE banking organization, you will apply operational risk management expertise — developing and maintaining the operational risk framework, business continuity planning, and risk assessment governance for a professionally managed UAE banking institution.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the operational risk framework, business continuity planning, and risk assessment governance
• Apply operational risk expertise to risk identification, assessment, and control effectiveness review
• Conduct operational risk assessments — RCSA, key risk indicator monitoring, and loss event management
• Develop and maintain business continuity plans across banking operations and critical functions
• Engage with CBUAE on operational risk regulatory reporting and examination readiness requirements
• Coordinate with Technology, Compliance, and Operations teams on operational risk governance delivery
• Produce operational risk and business continuity performance reports for senior leadership review
• Monitor UAE and global banking operational risk and BCP regulatory developments for framework improvement

Qualifications Needed:

• Proven Risk Officer experience with operational risk framework and business continuity management
• Strong RCSA, KRI monitoring, loss event management, and BCP development skills for banking
• Deep knowledge of CBUAE operational risk regulatory requirements and business continuity standards
• FRM, CRISC, or equivalent risk qualification preferred for operational risk officer mandate
• Excellent analytical, governance reporting, and senior banking stakeholder communication skills
• GCC banking operational risk and business continuity risk officer experience strongly preferred

What the Company Offers:

• Risk Officer Operational Risk and Business Continuity Banking UAE role
• Operational risk and BCP governance mandate developing risk frameworks, conducting RCSAs, and managing business continuity for a professionally managed UAE banking institution

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