Executive Manager - Risk Monitoring and Regulatory Reporting
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About the business area - Group Risk Management
ADCB prioritises a disciplined approach to risk, recognising its fundamental importance to the Bank’s long-term organisational and financial resilience. Group Risk Management oversees the implementation of ADCB's risk objectives, identifying and addressing gaps in the bank's risk infrastructure/framework. Their responsibilities include nurturing the independence of the risk function, establishing provisioning policies, and introducing changes to energise risk awareness among front office personnel and decision-makers. Continuously tuning the risk organisation in line with market best practices, they manage ADCB's portfolio and associated risks to international standards, while establishing a clear risk culture across all areas of operation.
In this role, your key responsibilities include:
- To lead the Group Risk regulatory reporting framework and delivery, ensuring the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of regulatory submissions and management information through sound data governance, reporting controls and interpretation of Central Bank of the UAE requirements, in order to meet the Bank’s regulatory obligations and maintain alignment with its risk appetite and governance framework
- Lead the Group Risk regulatory reporting framework and oversee the preparation, review and submission of risk-related regulatory returns and information requests in line with regulatory requirements and approved governance standards
- Ensure submissions are complete, accurate, consistent and delivered within prescribed timelines, with appropriate supporting evidence, review and approval
- Monitor and interpret new and revised Central Bank of the UAE requirements and assess their impact on risk data, reporting processes, systems, controls and governance arrangements
- Lead the coordinated implementation of required changes across relevant stakeholders to maintain regulatory compliance and embed requirements within the reporting framework
- Establish and maintain data ownership, lineage, validation and quality-control standards for regulatory risk information to ensure data is reliable, traceable and suitable for reporting purposes
- Oversee the investigation of data exceptions and drive sustainable remediation of recurring quality issues to strengthen the integrity of regulatory submissions and management information
- Maintain a robust regulatory reporting control framework incorporating independent review, reconciliations, variance analysis, approvals and evidence requirements
- Ensure submissions are substantiated against relevant source systems and risk records and supported by a complete audit trail to enable effective review, assurance and regulatory scrutiny
- Lead the analysis of risk movements, trends, concentrations and exceptions and ensure management information is aligned with regulatory submissions to support management oversight and decision-making
- Lead the definition and implementation of reporting automation, data and system enhancements to strengthen reporting resilience, traceability and control while reducing reliance on manual processes
- Coordinate responses to regulatory enquiries, reviews and inspections through authorised Bank channels and support internal and external assurance reviews to ensure that reporting matters and agreed actions are addressed
- Lead collaboration across Group Risk and relevant control, finance, data and technology functions to resolve reporting dependencies, address material issues and support consistent regulatory outcomes
- Partner with Risk, Finance, Technology and Data teams to ensure source systems, data repositories and reporting infrastructure support accurate and sustainable regulatory reporting outcomes.
- Drive the ongoing enhancement and transformation of regulatory reporting capabilities through automation, process simplification and strengthened reporting controls.
- Manage self and team in line with ADCB’s people management policies, procedures, processes and practices to ensure adherence and to maximise own and employee contribution to business performance Manage the effective achievement of the team’s objectives through setting individual objectives, managing performance, developing the team and providing formal and informal feedback to maximise overall performance, engagement and motivation
- Contribute to the preparation of the business area’s budget and manage and monitor the financial performance against the budget so that areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, rectified promptly and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon
- Recommend and implement improvements to departmental policies, procedures and processes covering all areas of activity so that all relevant procedural requirements are fulfilled while ensuring that ADCB delivers best-in-class services, products and innovation
- Identify opportunities to contribute to organisational and departmental change initiatives, programmes and projects taking into account best practice and standards in the business environment
- Demonstrate Our Promise and apply the ADCB Service Standards to deliver the Bank’s required levels of service in all internal and external customer interactions
The ideal candidate should have the following experience
- Minimum 8-10 years' experience within Risk Management, Regulatory Reporting, Risk Data Management or related disciplines within a leading banking environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Risk Management, Data Analytics or a related discipline.
- Proven experience owning and delivering UAE Central Bank regulatory reporting, including responsibility for data collection, validation, reconciliation, governance and submission processes.
- Strong understanding of UAE Central Bank prudential and risk reporting requirements, regulatory expectations and industry best practice.
- Demonstrated experience leading risk data governance, data quality management and regulatory reporting control frameworks within a banking environment.
- Strong knowledge of banking data architecture, source systems, data repositories, reporting platforms and end-to-end data flows.
- Experience acting as a business lead for regulatory reporting requirements across large-scale transformation programmes and strategic change initiatives.
- Practical experience implementing reporting automation, process optimisation and data management improvements to enhance regulatory reporting capability and resilience.
- Strong understanding of Model Risk Management data and reporting requirements.
- Proven ability to lead teams and operate effectively at senior management level within a Risk function.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across Risk, Technology, Data, Finance and senior business leadership.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory and data requirements into clear and actionable business outcomes.
What we offer:
- Competitive Salary & Additionally, all employees are eligible to participate in one of our rewarding variable pay plans.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: This includes market-leading medical insurance, group life and personal accident insurance, paid leave and leave airfare, employee preferential rates on loans and finance facilities, staff discounts and offers, and children education assistance (for certain job levels).
- Flexible and Remote Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, subject to eligibility and job requirements.
- Learning and Development Opportunities: We value and facilitate continuous learning and personal development through a variety of exciting learning opportunities, such as structured instructor-led courses, a comprehensive e-learning catalog, on-the-job training, and professional development programs.
At ADCB, we are dedicated to creating a respectful, caring and disciplined work environment that aligns with your career ambitions.
