Risk Management – JPM Suisse DIFC branch Coverage - Executive Director

Responsibilities

• Provide senior, independent second line of defense oversight for DIFC branch activities coverage, delivering constructive challenge on governance, policies, limits, controls, and risk decisions
• Coordinate and contribute to legal entity risk governance forums, including preparing materials, escalating issues, and tracking decisions and actions to clear outcomes
• Maintain a strong working understanding of regulatory expectations relevant to the Switzerland legal entity and Dubai International Financial Centre cross-border considerations
• Lead analysis and preparation of accurate, consistent responses to regulator inquiries and internal governance requests, ensuring appropriate stakeholder alignment
• Advise on new initiatives, products, and distribution strategies by identifying key risks (including suitability, market, interest rate, fiduciary, environmental/social/governance, reputational, and operational risks) and required controls
• Translate risk assessments into clear requirements, practical mitigation plans, and decision-ready recommendations that enable responsible business growth
• Contribute to the enhancement and effective implementation of risk frameworks, policies, procedures, and governance standards
• Identify emerging risks and trends and recommend monitoring approaches, escalation triggers, and control enhancements

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with significant relevant risk management experience or equivalent practical achievement
• Significant experience in financial services risk management, ideally in private banking or wealth management
• Demonstrated experience providing independent challenge in a second line of defense role and supporting legal entity governance
• Direct professional experience covering UAE based activities
• Strong expertise in risks associated with investment offerings, including suitability, market risk, interest rate risk, fiduciary risk, and environmental/social/governance risk considerations
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex topics, distil key messages, and drive practical outcomes under time pressure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing decision materials for senior governance and committees
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; comfort using artificial intelligence tools to improve productivity and quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant discipline
• Strong knowledge of Dubai International Financial Centre regulations applicable to cross-border client activity and booking considerations
• Experience supporting regulatory engagement and legal entity governance forums
• Experience advising on new products, business initiatives, and operating model developments in a regulated financial services environment
• Arabic or another language relevant to the Middle East region