Risk Management and Resilience UAE National (mid-senior level)

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Engagement

• Serve as a trusted advisor to investment teams portfolio company C-suite executives and risk leaders.
  

• Support investment teams in pre-exit risk readiness assessments and action planning.
  

• Provide insights to influence strategic decisions and value creation initiatives across the portfolio.
  

2. Portfolio Oversight & Risk Assessment

• Lead comprehensive post-acquisition risk assessments across portfolio companies and projects.
  

• Identify and evaluate strategic operational financial compliance and ESG-related risks impacting performance and resilience.
  

• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of portfolio company risk management frameworks and controls.
  

3. Capability Development & Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate portfolio company capabilities in enterprise risk management (ERM) business continuity (BCM) and crisis management.
  

• Drive continual improvement through benchmarking knowledge sharing and adoption of leading practices.
  

• Build risk management maturity across the portfolio through engagement coaching and structured capability programs.
  

4. Data-Driven Insights & Technology Enablement

• Utilize data analytics risk modelling and business intelligence tools to support risk identification and monitoring.
  

• Integrate both quantitative and qualitative methods in risk analysis and reporting to enhance decision-making.
  

5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication

• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders ensuring effective risk dialogue and collaboration.
  

• Communicate complex risk concepts clearly and succinctly to senior executives and investment professionals.
  

• Promote a solutions-oriented commercially-minded risk culture across the organization and portfolio companies.
  

6. Leadership & People Management

• Lead and develop a high-performing team; set clear objectives and growth plans.
  

• Coordinate matrixed contributors and manage external advisors to ensure quality and value delivery.
  

• Support the development of UAE national talent within the function.
  

Internal and External Interfaces

Internal: Portfolio Management Finance Legal Compliance and Internal Audit
External: Portfolio company C-suite Risk Committees Heads of Risk/BCM/Crisis Management and external consultants

Requirements

Skills & Competencies

• Deep technical knowledge of ERM BCM and crisis management frameworks.
  

• Proficiency in risk modelling data analytics and BI tools.
  

• Strong understanding of investor operating models and investment lifecycles.
  

• Excellent project management planning and organizational capabilities.
  

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  

• Ability to synthesize complex analysis into actionable insights for executive decision-making.
  

• High integrity judgement intellectual curiosity and cross-cultural agility.