Associate Director, Third Party Risk Management (Middle East) - UAE National

Job Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior leadership and regional heads in fully integrating Third Party Risk as a principal risk category within the bank’s risk management framework.
• Coordinate closely with Principal Risk Type teams and subject matter experts to embed third party risk considerations across all relevant risk areas effectively.
• Engage continuously with risk management teams, business units, and other stakeholders to foster a holistic approach to third party risk monitoring and mitigation.
• Lead detailed risk reviews and deep dives across various types of third party relationships, evaluating potential risks and control effectiveness.
• Analyze material third party engagements for emerging risks and recommend appropriate control enhancements or risk measures.
• Challenge existing risk control environments and contribute to updating the Group’s policies, standards, and risk appetite to reflect evolving risk landscapes.
• Act decisively to address any control deficiencies or risk exposures, ensuring issues are escalated appropriately to the Group Third Party Risk Management Committee.
• Provide expert guidance to the 1st Line of Defence and support the function as an Integrated Risk Framework Owner (IRFO).
• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations for senior management to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Promote a culture of risk awareness and compliance throughout the business by sharing best practices and conducting training sessions as necessary.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrated experience in Risk Management, with a strong emphasis on third party risk frameworks, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation strategies.
• In-depth knowledge of Third Party Risk Management including vendor risk assessments, outsourcing risks, and intergroup arrangement risks within a complex financial services environment.
• Proven capability in Stakeholder Management, adept at engaging and influencing senior leaders, risk committees, and cross-functional business partners.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate complex risk concepts clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct thorough risk analyses and recommend actionable solutions.
• Highly collaborative with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• A strategic thinker with the capacity to lead initiatives that align risk activities to broader organisational goals.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with evolving regulatory expectations and risk landscapes.

About Standard Chartered

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What We Offer

• In line with our Fair Pay Charter,
• we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.