Senior Risk Analyst

Al Tayer Group is looking for a Senior Risk Analyst in Dubai to support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management and Resilience Frameworks. The role covers risk identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring and reporting, while also supporting incident management, crisis management, business continuity, IT disaster recovery, operational resilience, testing and resilience governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Associate Director – Group Risk in delivering enterprise risk management responsibilities.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, treatment, monitoring and reporting across business units and corporate functions.
• Develop and maintain risk registers, risk profiles, dashboards and management information.
• Support the risk appetite framework, including statements, limits and escalation thresholds.
• Monitor key risk indicators, emerging risks and management action plans and escalate concerns when appropriate.
• Support third-party dependency and concentration risk assessments and monitor related vulnerabilities.
• Prepare periodic and ad hoc risk reports, presentations and insights for senior management.
• Maintain incident and crisis management playbooks and related procedures.
• Support business impact analyses and resilience assessments covering critical services, dependencies, vulnerabilities and recovery requirements.
• Support Business Continuity Plans, Crisis Management Plans and IT Disaster Recovery Plans.
• Coordinate resilience testing, tabletop exercises, crisis simulations, business continuity tests and disaster recovery exercises.
• Build relationships with business leaders and risk owners to encourage consistent adoption of risk and resilience practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• 5–8 years of experience in risk management, resilience, business continuity or operational risk.
• Knowledge of ERM, BCM, ITDR, crisis management and operational resilience.
• Understanding of BIA, critical services, dependency mapping, RTOs and RPOs.
• Knowledge of ISO 31000 and ISO 22301 is relevant.
• Strong analytical, project management, communication and reporting skills.
• Professional English; Arabic is an advantage.

Preferred Certifications

Relevant certifications such as IRM, PMI-RMP, CBCI/MBCI, CBCP, ISO 22301, CRISC or CISA are preferred.

Employment Details

• Company: Al Tayer Group
• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Industry: Retail / Corporate Risk