Associate Vice President – Digital Assets Cybersecurity

The Associate Vice President – Digital Assets Cybersecurity helps define and oversee security controls for digital-asset capabilities and related technology environments. The role brings together cyber risk, architecture, governance, and delivery teams to assess threats and ensure that new services are designed with appropriate safeguards.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess cybersecurity risks across digital-asset platforms, integrations, infrastructure, and operational processes.
• Define security requirements and review architecture, access controls, key management, and monitoring arrangements.
• Coordinate security assessments, threat modelling, control testing, and remediation tracking.
• Work with technology, product, risk, compliance, and external partners to address security issues.
• Evaluate incidents, vulnerabilities, and emerging threats and recommend proportionate controls.
• Maintain security standards, risk documentation, exception records, and management reporting.
• Support secure product delivery while considering applicable regulatory and governance requirements.

Requirements and Qualifications

Relevant senior experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, technology risk, or financial-services security is beneficial. Candidates should understand security principles, identity and access management, threat assessment, incident response, and risk governance. Exposure to digital assets, cryptographic systems, distributed-ledger technologies, or secure financial platforms is an advantage.

Skills

• Clear communication and effective stakeholder coordination.
• Analytical thinking, accuracy, and structured problem-solving.
• Ability to prioritise work, document outcomes, and follow established controls.
• Commitment to customer service, confidentiality, and continuous improvement.

Employment Details

This is a full-time opportunity with RAKBANK in the United Arab Emirates. The exact work arrangement, salary, benefits, and any additional eligibility conditions should be confirmed through the application listing. Applicants should ensure that their experience and qualifications match the position and provide accurate information in their application.