Multi Asset Risk Manager

Overview

Multi Asset Risk Manager

Dubai

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance the firm’s risk frameworks across Cash Equities, Wealth products, and Crypto.
• Design and implement risk policies, procedures, and controls for new asset classes as the business expands.
• Lead Risk & Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs), process mapping, and control testing across business lines.
• Identify and manage crypto-specific operational risks, including custody models, wallet management, private key controls, transaction monitoring and operational resilience.
• Support operational risk frameworks for cash equities and wealth operations, including settlement, reconciliation, corporate actions and client asset segregation.
• Partner closely with Trading, Product, Compliance and Technology teams to ensure risk considerations are embedded in new product launches.
• Assess operational risk implications of new products, system changes, vendors and business expansions, particularly into equities and crypto.
• Own the operational incident management process, including root cause analysis, remediation plans and lessons learned.
• Support product and technology change initiatives with structured operational risk assessments.
• Produce regular risk reporting for senior management, including stress testing and scenario analysis.
• Support regulatory and audit requirements related to risk management.
• Contribute to building a risk-aware culture as the company transitions from a CFD-centric model to a multi-asset platform.

Experience Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Risk within brokerage, trading, wealth management, fintech, or crypto environments.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end operational processes in financial services (onboarding, trading operations, settlements, custody, payments).
• Experience supporting CFD or leveraged trading operations is highly desirable.
• Practical exposure to Cash Equities and/or Wealth operations.
• Solid understanding of crypto operational risks, including custody, wallets, transaction processing and third-party dependencies.
• Hands-on experience with RCSAs, incident management, process mapping and control design.
• Ability to work in a scaling, fast-changing environment where frameworks are built and refined over time.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Perks

• Each of our offices has its special perks; be it ‘no ties’, free lunches, charity events, or a hybrid work policy – but whenever you walk into an Equiti office, you’re sure to see a friendly face.
• We encourage international collaborations and always keep our eyes open to how we can do more.
• The benefits you can expect at your Equiti workplace include:
• Competitive salary package
• Performance-based bonus
• Medical insurance coverage for employees and family members
• Smart working options
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Personalized career development
• Company lunch in the office
• Regular company events
• With energy, drive, and imagination, there’s no limit to where your career can go at Equiti.
• With a diverse workforce and geographical spread of offices, we strongly support career development initiatives as well as provide a range of opportunities for professional and life experiences.
• Equiti is an equal opportunity employer.
• “Equiti” refers to a group of companies consisting of seven regulated financial services companies licensed to operate in the respective jurisdictions of their incorporation, in addition to our tech and marketing hubs.
• Equiti has presence in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.