Head of Enterprise Risk Management Full Time NEW

Title: Head of Enterprise Risk Management

Location: Abu Dhabi

About the Company

Our client, a leading financial services institution, is seeking a Head of Enterprise Risk Management to join its expanding risk leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Enterprise Risk Management framework, policies, and governance across the organisation
• Lead risk governance activities including risk appetite, taxonomy, and escalation frameworks
• Oversee ICAAP processes including stress testing, capital planning, and regulatory submissions
• Provide oversight of market risk in partnership with Treasury and second line functions, including monitoring and reporting
• Deliver enterprise risk reporting to senior management and governance committees, including emerging and thematic risk insights
• Manage RCSAs and KRIs across the organisation to ensure effective risk identification and monitoring
• Support operational resilience, regulatory engagement, and embedding of risk culture across the business

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in enterprise, operational, or market risk within banking or financial services
• Strong knowledge of ERM frameworks, ICAAP, market risk, RCSAs, KRIs, and risk governance structures
• Experience presenting to senior governance committees and regulators
• Proven ability to embed risk frameworks in fast-paced or growing organisations
• Strong stakeholder management across risk, finance, treasury, and business functions
• FRM, PRM, CFA, or equivalent risk qualifications preferred