Risk Officer

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Dubai, ARE
In-Office
Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Manage enterprise risk across operational, financial, compliance, business continuity, information security, technology, conduct, and third-party domains. Maintain risk registers, policies, risk appetite statements, key risk indicators, and governance frameworks. Produce risk reports for senior management and boards, oversee regulatory and outsourcing risk, lead incident root-cause analysis, and coordinate with Compliance and MLRO teams. Support regulatory engagement and ensure risk documentation remains current and regulator-ready.
Summary Generated by Built In

Take a step forward and let Edenred surprise you.

Every day, we deliver innovative solutions to improve the life of millions of people, connecting employees, companies, and merchants all around the world. 

We know there are hundred ways for you to grow. With us, you will expand your skills in a multicultural, challenging, and dynamic environment. 

Dare to join Edenred and get ready to thrive in a global company that will offer you endless opportunities.

Edenred is all about meritocracy. You come as you are, and you contribute. Indeed, the Edenred Group recognizes, recruits and develops all talents and singularities.

We are committed to preventing all forms of discrimination and to providing all our candidates with equal opportunities regardless of their gender and gender expression, disability, origin, religious belief and sexual orientation or any other criteria.

THE ROLE

In line with group values, the Risk Officer will manage and deliver reliable and updated Operational, Financial, Compliance, Business Continuity, Information Security risk registers. The role acts as a key second line of defence for the respective clients, ensuring that operational, regulatory, technology, cyber, conduct, and third-party risks are properly identified, monitored, and managed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage and control the risk assessment process to ensure that key processes are covered and critical deficiencies are identified. 

  • Produce and generate Feasibility Studies, Risk Reports, Management Information Packs, risk updates, and GRC software reports.  

  • Manage the sharing of risk information internally across the organization and externally to stakeholders to enable proactive risk management and an effective controls environment.

  • Develop and maintain the Enterprise Risk Management framework, Risk Appetite Statement, and Key Risk Indicators.

  • Own and update risk policies, procedures, and risk governance documentation.

  • Maintain the Risk Register across operational, regulatory, financial, security, conduct, technology, and third-party risks.

  • Provide risk reporting and insights to senior management, the Board, and relevant committees.

  • Assess risks related to new products, digital assets, technology infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

  • Oversee outsourcing and third-party risk management, including due diligence and ongoing monitoring.

  • Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and control improvement actions.

  • Work closely with the Compliance and MLRO teams to align risk management with regulatory and financial crime obligations.

  • Support regulatory discussions and ensure risk documentation is regulator ready.

YOUR PROFILE

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related discipline, with at least 5 years of relevant experience.

  • Attendance at courses or seminars in enterprise risk management in fields related to the activities; Financial Risk Manager (FRM), Professional Risk Manager (PRM), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), or equivalent audit/risk credentials preferred.

EXPERIENCE

  • Risk management experience for alternative asset managers, with experience in regulated entities;

  • Must have ADGM/FSRA or CBUAE knowledge and relationships.

  • Deep knowledge of regulatory reporting frameworks, risk modeling, portfolio analysis, and enterprise control evaluation.

  • Strong strategic thinking, macro-trend analysis, and executive communication skills, including statistics, data collection, analysis, and data presentation.

Apply now and Vibe with Us!

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related discipline
  • At least 5 years of relevant risk management experience
  • Risk management experience with alternative asset managers and regulated entities
  • Knowledge of and relationships with ADGM/FSRA or CBUAE
  • Knowledge of regulatory reporting frameworks, risk modeling, portfolio analysis, and enterprise control evaluation
  • Strategic thinking, macro-trend analysis, executive communication, statistics, data collection, analysis, and data presentation skills
  • Enterprise risk management courses or seminars
  • FRM, PRM, CRISC, or equivalent audit/risk credentials
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The Company
HQ: Issy-les-Moulineaux
7,105 Employees

What We Do

Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting 60 million users and 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients. Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), incentives (such as gift cards, employee engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy, maintenance, toll, parking and commuter solutions) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). True to the Group’s purpose, “Enrich connections. For good.”, these solutions enhance users’ well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies’ attractiveness and efficiency, and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and softer mobility. Edenred’s 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day. In 2022, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed some €38 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards. Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good and MSCI Europe. Our employees vibe with a passion for customer service, respect, imagination, simplicity and the entrepreneurial spirit that are Edenred’s values. For everyone who wants to experience that vibe, who needs it in their professional life, we want to be the best company to come and work and develop each person who takes part in the Edenred adventure

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