Specialist, Risk

Role Overview

Specialist, Risk at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), based in Abu Dhabi.

Role Purpose

Support the identification, monitoring and reporting of key risks across portfolios, including market, liquidity and counterparty risks. Assist in the implementation and day-to-day execution of the Risk Management framework and policies, and contribute to risk reporting and analytics that support investment and risk oversight decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Framework & Controls

• Support implementation of the company's risk management framework and controls.
• Ensure adherence to internal risk policies and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct risk assessments for new products, strategies, and instruments.

Risk Monitoring & Exposure Management

• Monitor risk exposures and limits.
• Identify risk events and breaches.
• Maintain risk monitoring tools and templates.

Reporting & Analytics

• Prepare risk reports.
• Perform data validation and reconciliation for risk analytics.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting aligned with internal standards.
• Contribute to the production of risk reporting and analytics to support investment and risk oversight decisions.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Governance

• Collaborate with portfolio managers and Investment team on risk-related queries.
• Assist in preparing materials for committees and governance forums.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Stay updated on regulatory developments and support Compliance with risk requirements.

Values & Culture

• Demonstrate the FAB AM values.

Qualifications & Experience

• 3+ years of experience in risk management.
• Demonstrated experience with risk exposures and limits monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience with risk reports preparation.
• Demonstrated experience with risk events and breaches identification.
• Demonstrated experience with risk monitoring tools and templates maintenance.
• Demonstrated experience with risk assessments for new products, strategies, and instruments.
• Demonstrated experience with data validation and reconciliation for risk analytics.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical skills and understanding of financial markets and risk concepts.
• Proficiency in data analysis with Excel.
• Exposure to VBA or Python is a plus.
• Attention to detail and ability to handle large datasets.
• Understanding of portfolio risk metrics, including VaR, exposure, and stress testing.
• Ability to work collaboratively with investment and support teams.