The Manager, Risk & Internal Control – GRC will lead the execution of the company's enterprise risk management and internal control activities across regional markets. This role is responsible for driving risk assessments, strengthening control environments, identifying operational and regulatory risks, and supporting leadership with actionable risk insights. It plays a key role in enhancing governance maturity, improving control reliability, and embedding risk-based decision-making across the business.
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Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise risk assessment activities across functions and markets.
- Facilitate risk workshops and stakeholder sessions with business and functional leaders.
- Maintain and enhance the enterprise risk register, risk heatmaps, and risk reporting dashboards.
- Support the development and implementation of risk appetite statements and KRIs.
- Execute internal control reviews and assess control design and operating effectiveness.
- Identify control gaps, track remediation actions, and follow up with action owners.
- Coordinate with Internal Audit, Finance, and business stakeholders to strengthen control environments.
- Prepare management reporting including top risk summaries, control health reporting, and governance insights.
- Support the rollout and enhancement of GRC frameworks, methodologies, and systems.
- Contribute to integrated assurance activities and governance initiatives across the group.
- Support automation and reporting enhancement initiatives with GRC Tech Enablement teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Risk Management, Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Governance, or related areas.
- Strong understanding of enterprise risk management and internal control frameworks.
- Experience conducting risk assessments and control testing activities.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to simplify complex risks into actionable business insights.
- Experience working with GRC systems, dashboards, or reporting tools is preferred.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Risk, or related field.
- Certifications such as CIA, CRMA, CPA, CISA, or equivalent are an advantage.
- Fluent in English; Arabic is an advantage.
