Lead AI Cybersecurity Governance and Assurance Manager
55-60k AED plus benefits
Based in Abu Dhabi
Discover the opportunity
We are hiring a Lead AI Cybersecurity Governance and Assurance Manager to join one of the premier banking and financial services institutions in the UAE. Working within the technology services group, you will take full ownership of artificial intelligence cybersecurity governance and independent assurance across a flagship technology delivery programme. This critical position has been established to ensure that major technical systems operate under the highest standards of safety, regulatory alignment, and protection.
Discover the role
As a Lead AI Cybersecurity Governance and Assurance Manager, you will establish control baselines, evaluate risk frameworks, and provide independent oversight across complex engineering workstreams.
You will serve as an independent authority evaluating control design, implementation readiness, and operating effectiveness.
Working alongside cybersecurity, risk, and delivery teams, you will provide evidence backed assurance opinions that guide major system releases and architectural decisions.
Discover the responsibilities
- Develop and maintain risk-focused assurance plans aligned with institutional risk tolerance and regulatory expectations.
- Lead independent technical evaluations of artificial intelligence cybersecurity controls across infrastructure, identity, and applications.
- Challenge technical outcomes, control assumptions, and residual risk positions presented by engineering teams.
- Validate remediation actions and confirm that corrective measures are sustainable before issue closure.
- Provide readiness opinions to governance committees regarding system deployments, migrations, and post-release control stability.
- Produce clear control status reports, risk themes, and technical updates for oversight committees and senior leadership.
- Collaborate with audit, risk, and compliance partners while coordinating directly with technical programme leads.
Discover the requirements
- Minimum 8 years of experience in technology control testing, IT audit, or technology risk engineering within banking or financial services.
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or an equivalent field.
- Hands-on background testing and automating controls across infrastructure, applications, and access management.
- Professional certifications such as CISA, CRISC, or equivalent credentials.
- Strong grasp of banking regulations, risk frameworks, and audit methodologies.
- Practical experience with scripting or automation using tools like Python is a definite advantage.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to provide constructive challenge to technical teams
