Senior Manager, Innovation & Technology Risk, Supervision

About This Role

Position: Senior Manager, Innovation & Technology Risk Supervision

Location: Dubai

Job Purpose:

The primary focus of this role is to lead efforts to supervise risk across a broad range of regulated entities in line with the risk-based approach. This role is responsible for supervision of Fintech Authorised Firms in regulated entities to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, providing technical guidance, and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

The Role:

You will be responsible for the supervision of the individual Fintech Authorised Firms and potentially any ITL managed firms within ITR SUP and support other Departments for them to contribute to the achievement of the strategic and business objectives and to be consistent with the Board of Directors statements of risk tolerance. They will also assist the Associate Director to drive Innovation and Ecosystem development as part of the ITR SUP and strategy.

Key Responsibilites:

A Senior Manager will be expected to spend the majority of their time dealing with allocated work streams of regulated entities. The allocated work streams will vary in terms of impact and complexity.

Supervision of Regulated Entites

• Lead, support and/or contribute to the monitoring of risks of regulated entities and ensure they comply with supervisory service standards, processes and procedures.
• Lead, support and/or contribute to professional discussions with the management of regulated entities to gather and corroborate information for the assessment of risk.
• Lead, support and/or contribute to desk-based reviews and onsite risk assessments, thematic reviews, analysing firm-specific financial and non-financial data through write clear and concise memoranda and reports.
• Analyse firm-specific data along with market information, to be able to identify emerging risk trends, which could have a material impact on regulated entities, in order to take appropriate actions and inform the line manager accordingly.
• Draw conclusions and recommend remedial actions as a result of supervisory engagements as appropriate.
• Follow-up on the supervisory risk mitigation plans to ensure they are implemented within the agreed timelines.
• Validate the closure of poor compliance and weak controls.
• Ensure Enforcement referrals are made on time, and as agreed with the relevant Director.
• Operate within the first line of defense where you will share responsibility for ongoing risk management while promoting a strong risk culture within the division and across the organisation in line with the Risk Management Framework.
• Assist with developing supervisory guidelines for risk assessments.
• Update the supervisory tools and systems and have a sound knowledge of the analytical tools in order to extract ad-hoc reports.
• Assist in the assessment of applicants for new financial services licenses.

Technical Knowledge

• Act as a technical expert in the subject matter and provide internal training as needed.
• Provide advice and technical guidance internally as required to facilitate timely resolution of complex problems or challenges.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to regulated entities on relevant matters in order to ensure delivery of effective and efficient risk-based supervision.
• Monitor developments in relevant international and regional regulatory standards and in the financial services industry and provide inputs and updates.

Strategy Formulation, Implementation, Planning & Projects

• Implement Supervision Division-wide strategic direction, business planning and policy formation.
• Contribute to development and implementation of supervision strategy for the team, consistent with the goals and objectives.
• Participate in and provide input to wide projects as required by the Business Plan.
• Assist in policy setting and in developing regulations.

People Management

• Support the professional development programs through program development, delivery and participation. Support and contribute to the Masaar program.
• Where applicable, motivate subordinates (including Masaar graduates and interns) and junior members of the team.
• Support in delivery of training objectives for subordinates (including Masaar graduates and Interns)

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures

• Support and/or contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices of the overall regulatory regime, taking into account ‘international leading practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.
• Implement policies and procedures related to Supervision in the supervisory team.
• Provide constructive feedback to senior management for positive change.
• Support policy development and other assigned regulatory projects.

Qualifications, Experience, & Skills

• University degree in a relevant field (e.g. Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk Management or Economics). A post graduate degree in similar fields would be considered as an advantage.
• Evidence of continuing professional education relevant to target position would be considered a plus.
• Professional qualifications in finance, risk management, quantitative analysis, etc. such as CA, CFA, FRM, PRM, etc. would be considered as a plus.
• Minimum of 8 years of regulatory, compliance or risk management experience required in a broadly equivalent financial services regulator and/or a regulated entity.
• Experience in dealing with financial services regulators, standard setters and members of Board of Directors and senior executives.
• Strong and proven knowledge in dealing with financial services regulations and international regulatory standards.
• Good understanding of the responsibilities/role of the regulator and of what it means to be a risk-based regulator.
• An in-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its unique characteristics with proven technical knowledge and understanding of the key risks in the sector.
• Good understanding of current and emerging risk management trends/issues.