127 Compliance Engineer jobs in Saudi Arabia
PDPL Compliance Engineer
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PDPL Compliance Engineer
Position: PDPL Compliance Engineer
Location: Riyadh
Type: Full-time
Are you passionate about data privacy and ensuring compliance with data protection laws? We are looking for a PDPL Compliance Engineer to join our team and help manage our data protection frameworks, ensuring adherence to the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and related regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain data protection policies to ensure PDPL compliance.
- Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) to identify and mitigate risks.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure data protection by design in all systems.
- Monitor and audit data processing activities to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Lead incident response activities and manage data breach response plans.
- Provide guidance and training on PDPL compliance and best practices.
- Stay updated on data protection laws and adjust company policies as needed.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies regarding data protection practices.
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Law, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in data protection or information security.
- Strong knowledge of PDPL, GDPR, CCPA, or other data protection regulations.
- Experience with privacy risk management and compliance audits.
- Familiarity with data protection technologies and DLP tools.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Relevant certifications like CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT are a plus.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Professional growth and certification support.
- A collaborative work environment focused on data privacy.
Interested candidates, please send your CV to
For more details, contact us at +966 50 699 2667
Join us in safeguarding personal data and ensuring compliance with data protection laws!
#J-18808-LjbffrPDPL Compliance Engineer
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PDPL Compliance Engineer
Position: PDPL Compliance Engineer
Location: Riyadh
Type: Full-time
Are you passionate about data privacy and ensuring compliance with data protection laws? We are looking for a PDPL Compliance Engineer to join our team and help manage our data protection frameworks, ensuring adherence to the Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and related regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain data protection policies to ensure PDPL compliance.
- Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) to identify and mitigate risks.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure data protection by design in all systems.
- Monitor and audit data processing activities to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Lead incident response activities and manage data breach response plans.
- Provide guidance and training on PDPL compliance and best practices.
- Stay updated on data protection laws and adjust company policies as needed.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies regarding data protection practices.
What We’re Looking For:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Law, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in data protection or information security.
- Strong knowledge of PDPL, GDPR, CCPA, or other data protection regulations.
- Experience with privacy risk management and compliance audits.
- Familiarity with data protection technologies and DLP tools.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Relevant certifications like CIPP, CIPM, or CIPT are a plus.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Professional growth and certification support.
- A collaborative work environment focused on data privacy.
Interested candidates, please send your CV to
For more details, contact us at +966 50 699 2667
Join us in safeguarding personal data and ensuring compliance with data protection laws!
#J-18808-LjbffrVulnerability Management & Infrastructure Security Compliance Engineer
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Join us to apply for the Vulnerability Management & Infrastructure Security Compliance Engineer role at Saudi Networkers Services .
- 5+ years of experience in vulnerability management and infrastructure compliance monitoring.
- Experience with vulnerability management platforms (e.g., Tenable.io, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM) and penetration testing tools.
- Strong experience in monitoring vulnerabilities in cloud environments, containers, Kubernetes, and security technologies.
- Experience in handling enterprise vulnerability assessments and management.
- Perform recurring and on-demand scans of organization systems, both on-premises and in cloud environments.
- Analyze vulnerabilities and threats, determine their potential impact, and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
- Generate detailed reports on vulnerabilities, their impact, and remediation status; communicate findings to stakeholders and track progress.
- Participate in vulnerability management program reviews and continuous improvement initiatives, providing input on scanning and reporting enhancements.
- Provide expertise on vulnerability exploitation and mitigation techniques.
- Develop and maintain vulnerability management documentation, including policies, procedures, and playbooks, and create response plans for critical vulnerabilities.
- Enhance existing vulnerability management systems and reporting, and support related projects.
- Automate vulnerability data management and reporting processes.
- Monitor compliance across infrastructure assets, including servers, networking devices, databases, and firewalls.
- Ensure adherence to relevant security standards, policies, and regulations.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of information security best practices.
- Utilize OWASP tools and methodologies.
- Understand technical concepts such as cloud computing, automation, and networking.
- Be familiar with regulatory and international security frameworks and compliance requirements.
- Certifications such as CEH, CVA, CompTIA Security+, CISM, CISSP, Pen-Testing are preferred.
- Knowledge of scripting languages like Perl or Python.
- Deep understanding of network protocols, operating systems, and common vulnerabilities.
- Mid-Senior level
- Full-time
- Management and Manufacturing
- Business Consulting and Services
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#J-18808-LjbffrAssociate Director - Environmental Compliance & Audit MAS 158
Posted 8 days ago
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Qiddiya Investment Company is at the forefront of sustainability and environmental stewardship in the development sector. We are looking for an experienced Associate Director - Environmental Compliance & Audit to enhance our environmental compliance and auditing practices. This key role will focus on ensuring that all projects comply with relevant environmental regulations and standards while promoting best practices in sustainability.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive environmental auditing programs, ensuring that our operations reflect the company's commitment to environmental excellence. You will work closely with a cross-functional team to identify risks, manage compliance issues, and ensure that our environmental strategies align with overall corporate goals.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement auditing frameworks and compliance protocols for environmental management across all projects.
- Conduct environmental compliance audits and assessments to ensure adherence to local and international regulations.
- Identify potential environmental risks and recommend corrective action plans to mitigate non-compliance.
- Collaborate with project teams to integrate environmental compliance measures into project planning and execution.
- Prepare comprehensive reports on audit findings, compliance status, and enhancement recommendations for management review.
- Facilitate training and workshops to educate employees on environmental compliance and best practices.
- Engage with regulatory authorities and external auditors to maintain transparency and accountability.
- Stay informed on changes in environmental legislation and industry standards to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Promote a culture of environmental responsibility and sustainability throughout the organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in environmental compliance, auditing, or risk management, preferably in large-scale infrastructure or construction projects.
- In-depth knowledge of environmental regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Proven experience in conducting environmental audits and assessments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex regulations and develop actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in stakeholder engagement.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Relevant certifications in environmental management, compliance auditing, or quality management systems (e.g., ISO 14001) are preferred.
Offering a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
#J-18808-LjbffrAssociate Director - Environmental Compliance & Audit MAS 158
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Qiddiya Investment Company is at the forefront of sustainability and environmental stewardship in the development sector. We are looking for an experienced Associate Director - Environmental Compliance & Audit to enhance our environmental compliance and auditing practices. This key role will focus on ensuring that all projects comply with relevant environmental regulations and standards while promoting best practices in sustainability.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive environmental auditing programs, ensuring that our operations reflect the company's commitment to environmental excellence. You will work closely with a cross-functional team to identify risks, manage compliance issues, and ensure that our environmental strategies align with overall corporate goals.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement auditing frameworks and compliance protocols for environmental management across all projects.
- Conduct environmental compliance audits and assessments to ensure adherence to local and international regulations.
- Identify potential environmental risks and recommend corrective action plans to mitigate non-compliance.
- Collaborate with project teams to integrate environmental compliance measures into project planning and execution.
- Prepare comprehensive reports on audit findings, compliance status, and enhancement recommendations for management review.
- Facilitate training and workshops to educate employees on environmental compliance and best practices.
- Engage with regulatory authorities and external auditors to maintain transparency and accountability.
- Stay informed on changes in environmental legislation and industry standards to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Promote a culture of environmental responsibility and sustainability throughout the organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in environmental compliance, auditing, or risk management, preferably in large-scale infrastructure or construction projects.
- In-depth knowledge of environmental regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Proven experience in conducting environmental audits and assessments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex regulations and develop actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in stakeholder engagement.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Relevant certifications in environmental management, compliance auditing, or quality management systems (e.g., ISO 14001) are preferred.
Offering a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
#J-18808-LjbffrAssociate Director - Environmental Compliance & Audit MAS 158
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Qiddiya Investment Company is at the forefront of sustainability and environmental stewardship in the development sector. We are looking for an experienced Associate Director - Environmental Compliance & Audit to enhance our environmental compliance and auditing practices. This key role will focus on ensuring that all projects comply with relevant environmental regulations and standards while promoting best practices in sustainability.
The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive environmental auditing programs, ensuring that our operations reflect the company's commitment to environmental excellence. You will work closely with a cross-functional team to identify risks, manage compliance issues, and ensure that our environmental strategies align with overall corporate goals.
Key Responsibilities- Develop and implement auditing frameworks and compliance protocols for environmental management across all projects.
- Conduct environmental compliance audits and assessments to ensure adherence to local and international regulations.
- Identify potential environmental risks and recommend corrective action plans to mitigate non-compliance.
- Collaborate with project teams to integrate environmental compliance measures into project planning and execution.
- Prepare comprehensive reports on audit findings, compliance status, and enhancement recommendations for management review.
- Facilitate training and workshops to educate employees on environmental compliance and best practices.
- Engage with regulatory authorities and external auditors to maintain transparency and accountability.
- Stay informed on changes in environmental legislation and industry standards to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Promote a culture of environmental responsibility and sustainability throughout the organization.
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a related field; a Master's degree is preferred.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in environmental compliance, auditing, or risk management, preferably in large-scale infrastructure or construction projects.
- In-depth knowledge of environmental regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Proven experience in conducting environmental audits and assessments.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex regulations and develop actionable insights.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience in stakeholder engagement.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Relevant certifications in environmental management, compliance auditing, or quality management systems (e.g., ISO 14001) are preferred.
Offering a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.
#J-18808-LjbffrManager Risk Management
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- Conducting the quarterly risk reviews with the operational project entities.
- Conducting on-demand risk reviews with the operational project entities as specified according to the business needs.
- Maintaining the recording activities in accordance with the in-place practices.
- Adhering to the reporting timelines in line with the Board Risk Management Committee and business set schedules.
- Ensuring quality and accuracy of risk registers and reports.
- Monitoring the external and internal context via the specified channels.
- Communicating with relevant internal stakeholders for data acquisition and support related to risk management activities.
- Reporting uncertainties with potential influence on risks to the relevant internal stakeholders.
- Engaging in BU Operation periodic meetings to stay up to date and provide inputs where needed.
- Conducting risk aggregation from project level to the cluster level as well as from the cluster level to the BU level in line with the set methods.
- Performing the quarterly risk meetings with BU Operation and Operation Cluster head in preparation for the GEO Risk Committee.
- Performing risk quantification in line with the set methods.
- Preparing risk reports across the activities mandated by the reporting processes.
- Transitioning the risk management system for projects transitioning from construction to operation phase including risk register, risk management policy and procedure as well as risk reporting formats.
- Develop and periodically update the risk management policy and procedure for project companies in operation phase.
- Developing and leading the enhancement of risk management practices in line with the risk management framework, procedures and plans.
- Conducting risk management training workshops and sessions at project, cluster and GEO levels
- Onboarding new risk owners and risk champions for risk management.
- Visiting the project sites for familiarization and delivering risk management sessions to the project teams in coordination with risk owners and risk champions.
- Contributing to the overall risk culture and setting the tone in the area of scope.
- Supporting departmental periodic and on-demand activities.
- Enhancing the competency of direct reports and provide support and guidance.
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Risk Management Analyst
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About the role:
The Risk Management Analyst will support the Risk Manager in developing, implementing, and maintaining effective risk management strategies that protect the organization from potential threats and vulnerabilities. This role requires a detail-oriented and analytical thinker who can conduct risk assessments, assist in compliance monitoring, and support business continuity planning.
The Risk Management Analyst will work closely with various departments to gather risk-related information, provide insights for decision-making, and ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational goals. The ideal candidate will have experience in risk management processes, data analysis, and reporting, contributing to the continuous improvement of the organization's risk management practices.
- Department
- Risk Management
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- KSA
- Workplace type
- Onsite
- Reporting To
- Ahmed Almughriyah
1. Assist in Risk Management Processes
- Support the Risk Manager in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across the organization.
- Assist in the development and implementation of risk management strategies and frameworks.
2. Conduct Risk Assessments
- Perform risk assessments to evaluate potential risks and vulnerabilities.
- Assist in developing risk mitigation plans and strategies.
3. Compliance Monitoring
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards.
- Assist in preparing compliance reports and maintaining documentation for audits.
4. Data Analysis and Reporting
- Analyze risk data and generate reports to support decision-making processes.
- Monitor key risk indicators and prepare regular reports for senior management.
5. Support Business Continuity Planning
- Assist in the development and maintenance of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs).
- Participate in BCP and DRP testing and updates.
6. Collaboration and Communication
- Collaborate with various departments to gather risk-related information and ensure alignment on risk management objectives.
- Communicate risk findings and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
7. Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of risk management processes and practices.
- Stay updated on emerging risks and industry trends to provide timely insights.
- At least 3 years of experience in risk management or a related field.
- Experience in conducting risk assessments and developing risk mitigation strategies.
Skills and Competencies
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in risk management tools and software.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
Technical Expertise
- Familiarity with risk management frameworks such as ISO 31000 or COSO ERM.
- Understanding of compliance requirements and industry regulations.
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Register Your Interest #J-18808-LjbffrDirector - Risk Management
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Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.
Job Description
Visa’s Global Risk organization is seeking a dynamic Director to join its team and lead Digital Payment risks management across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman.
This role serves as the face of Risk with external obligation to ensure Visa’s interactions with clients, partners, merchants, regulators and other third parties on risk-related matters are well informed, effective, and collectively moving the Visa ecosystem towards a stronger state. Internally, the Risk Management Director’s obligation is to leverage their market knowledge and presence to ensure Visa’s risk related policies, programs and frameworks are aligned with current and future business demands.
The Director role provides deep insights, thought leadership and support against a broader set of risk related issues and activities, including client fraud and approval optimization, credit settlement risk, anti-money laundering, deployment of Visa’s Risk solutions, the use of third parties and deployment of emerging technologies.
The Director will serve as the risk leader and advisor to the KBO business and GCC & CEMEA Risk leadership teams and will play a vital role in shaping the risk management landscape in a rapidly growing cluster.
Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Risk, GCC, this role requires frequent collaboration with internal stakeholders across the GCC and CEMEA regions, and extensive external engagements with clients, partners, government and other payment industry stakeholders.
As an individual contributor, this role requires a highly self-motivated individual, with the skills and ability to work with a diverse set of stakeholders across the Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman cluster.
Five core principles provide a foundation for our work in Risk Management:
Market Knowledge: Maintain a heightened awareness of the country or regional business environment, the payment system and other risks to clients operating in each market, and the past and present tactics being deployed to mitigate these risks.
Business Alignment: Align Visa’s risk-related objectives and activities with Visa’s business goals in the same area in order to maximize long-term growth.
Relationship Management: Engage key stakeholders (clients, partners, law enforcement, government and others) to secure support for Visa’s goals and address identified risks.
Thought Leadership: Differentiate Visa by demonstrating thought leadership to payment system stakeholders on risk issues, pulling from local, regional, and global sources. As a Risk Vanguard within the cluster work with Risk to identify new & novel methods used by criminals to target clients or stakeholders and build customized and innovative risk offerings by aligning with internal stakeholders to disrupt emerging fraud & security vulnerabilities affecting the Payments Industry
Communication: Ensure strong communication and provide marketplace feedback around Visa’s risk related programs and policies, and other activities
Key Responsibilities:
Ecosystem Risk Management: Maintain a heightened awareness of the country or regional business environment, payment systems, and other risks to clients operating in each market. Stay informed about past and present tactics used to mitigate these risks. Monitor local risk-related trends and developments, such as fraud schemes, regulatory changes, and key developments required to enhance the risk profile of partners and clients as well as Visa’s risk posture. Take the lead in protecting the payment ecosystem by proactively managing Visa’s Ecosystem Integrity programs with internal and external stakeholders.
Business Alignment: Align Visa’s risk-related objectives and activities with Visa’s business goals in the region to optimize long-term growth and ensure that risk management strategies support and enhance the overall business strategy.
Risk Relationship Management: Engage key stakeholders, including clients, law enforcement, government, and other relevant entities, to secure support for Visa’s goals and address identified risks. Be the primary Visa risk expert advisor to key clients in the market. Drive customized risk engagements and provide focus to key clients, fintechs, merchants, and emerging payment stakeholders. Develop and execute a client engagement plan and materials to help clients optimize fraud performance, determine the type and frequency of engagements.
Thought Leadership: Differentiate Visa by demonstrating thought leadership on risk issues to payment system stakeholders. Participate in and orchestrate industry forums (e.g., clients, law enforcement, regulators, industry participants), and consumer awareness campaigns of payment system stakeholders to drive greater awareness and support for Visa’s payment system risk strategy. Be the point of reference in all risk-related engagement with regulatory and industry bodies. Differentiate Visa as a digital payments leader by providing clients and other stakeholders with value-added insights, best practices, conducting onsite market fraud prevention seminars (or webinars), and educational materials.
Communication: Ensure effective communication and provide marketplace feedback regarding Visa’s risk-related programs, policies, and other activities. Maintain transparency and keep all relevant parties informed about risk management initiatives and outcomes.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
- Has led underwriting operations for SME, Retail or corporate lending for a large Financial Institution for a minimum of 3 years, taking accountability for application processing and credit decisioning functions
- Led the underwriting of merchants for a large acquirer including client risk assessment and due diligence, onboarding
- Strong understanding of and experience managing acquiring risk with hands-on experience improving the acquiring risk posture of an entity.
- Experience in managing fraud risk, transaction monitoring operations, application fraud assessment, and suspicious transaction review.
- Good understanding of Anti-Money Laundering policies and operational processes
- Assessed impact of regulation on business or operations, responsible for responding to regulatory requirements, and participated or led responses to regulatory supervision or scrutiny.
- Experience with maximizing portfolio performance within the confines of local regulation.
Required
- Master’s degree required with 10+ years of progressive risk management experience working in the payment services or financial industry
- Strong understanding of the inter-dependency between Credit, Operational, Strategic and Cybersecurity Risks
- Understanding of current and emerging payment system risk trends across Middle East & Africa
- Ability to influence at senior levels both internally and externally.
- Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize complex and technical information into clear recommendations on course of action.
- Detail orientation and strong analytical skills, willingness to offer thought leadership, to think creatively, and to offer new ways to approach old problems
- Flexibility and ability to think creatively and to identify new ways to approach old problems.
- Ability to identify and pursue multiple initiatives simultaneously and deliver superior results.
- Exceptional project management and reporting skills. Strong proficiency with project management tools (i.e. Microsoft Project, Visio, PowerPoint). Proven ability to prioritize deliverables and projects to meet timelines efficiently, to adapt to changes in priorities quickly and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously to drive projects to completion and deliver quality materials under tight deadlines
- Experience determining when to escalate to management and identifying the right stakeholders for decision making
- Excellent collaboration and communications skills with experience in influencing, communicating and driving change through cross-functional groups, including the ability to diplomatically build consensus across disparate views
- Positive, proactive, solution-oriented problem solver who gets things done within a matrix organization
- Experience in preparing, and reviewing, and delivering (concise) executive level communications
Additional Information
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Director - Risk Management
Posted 4 days ago
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Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.
Job Description
Visa’s Global Risk organization is seeking a dynamic Director to join its team and lead Digital Payment risks management across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman.
This role serves as the face of Risk with external obligation to ensure Visa’s interactions with clients, partners, merchants, regulators and other third parties on risk-related matters are well informed, effective, and collectively moving the Visa ecosystem towards a stronger state. Internally, the Risk Management Director’s obligation is to leverage their market knowledge and presence to ensure Visa’s risk related policies, programs and frameworks are aligned with current and future business demands.
The Director role provides deep insights, thought leadership and support against a broader set of risk related issues and activities, including client fraud and approval optimization, credit settlement risk, anti-money laundering, deployment of Visa’s Risk solutions, the use of third parties and deployment of emerging technologies.
The Director will serve as the risk leader and advisor to the KBO business and GCC & CEMEA Risk leadership teams and will play a vital role in shaping the risk management landscape in a rapidly growing cluster.
Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Risk, GCC, this role requires frequent collaboration with internal stakeholders across the GCC and CEMEA regions, and extensive external engagements with clients, partners, government and other payment industry stakeholders.
As an individual contributor, this role requires a highly self-motivated individual, with the skills and ability to work with a diverse set of stakeholders across the Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman cluster.
Five core principles provide a foundation for our work in Risk Management:
Market Knowledge: Maintain a heightened awareness of the country or regional business environment, the payment system and other risks to clients operating in each market, and the past and present tactics being deployed to mitigate these risks.
Business Alignment: Align Visa’s risk-related objectives and activities with Visa’s business goals in the same area in order to maximize long-term growth.
Relationship Management: Engage key stakeholders (clients, partners, law enforcement, government and others) to secure support for Visa’s goals and address identified risks.
Thought Leadership: Differentiate Visa by demonstrating thought leadership to payment system stakeholders on risk issues, pulling from local, regional, and global sources. As a Risk Vanguard within the cluster work with Risk to identify new & novel methods used by criminals to target clients or stakeholders and build customized and innovative risk offerings by aligning with internal stakeholders to disrupt emerging fraud & security vulnerabilities affecting the Payments Industry
Communication: Ensure strong communication and provide marketplace feedback around Visa’s risk related programs and policies, and other activities
Key Responsibilities:
Ecosystem Risk Management: Maintain a heightened awareness of the country or regional business environment, payment systems, and other risks to clients operating in each market. Stay informed about past and present tactics used to mitigate these risks. Monitor local risk-related trends and developments, such as fraud schemes, regulatory changes, and key developments required to enhance the risk profile of partners and clients as well as Visa’s risk posture. Take the lead in protecting the payment ecosystem by proactively managing Visa’s Ecosystem Integrity programs with internal and external stakeholders.
Business Alignment: Align Visa’s risk-related objectives and activities with Visa’s business goals in the region to optimize long-term growth and ensure that risk management strategies support and enhance the overall business strategy.
Risk Relationship Management: Engage key stakeholders, including clients, law enforcement, government, and other relevant entities, to secure support for Visa’s goals and address identified risks. Be the primary Visa risk expert advisor to key clients in the market. Drive customized risk engagements and provide focus to key clients, fintechs, merchants, and emerging payment stakeholders. Develop and execute a client engagement plan and materials to help clients optimize fraud performance, determine the type and frequency of engagements.
Thought Leadership: Differentiate Visa by demonstrating thought leadership on risk issues to payment system stakeholders. Participate in and orchestrate industry forums (e.g., clients, law enforcement, regulators, industry participants), and consumer awareness campaigns of payment system stakeholders to drive greater awareness and support for Visa’s payment system risk strategy. Be the point of reference in all risk-related engagement with regulatory and industry bodies. Differentiate Visa as a digital payments leader by providing clients and other stakeholders with value-added insights, best practices, conducting onsite market fraud prevention seminars (or webinars), and educational materials.
Communication: Ensure effective communication and provide marketplace feedback regarding Visa’s risk-related programs, policies, and other activities. Maintain transparency and keep all relevant parties informed about risk management initiatives and outcomes.
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.
Qualifications
- Has led underwriting operations for SME, Retail or corporate lending for a large Financial Institution for a minimum of 3 years, taking accountability for application processing and credit decisioning functions
- Led the underwriting of merchants for a large acquirer including client risk assessment and due diligence, onboarding
- Strong understanding of and experience managing acquiring risk with hands-on experience improving the acquiring risk posture of an entity.
- Experience in managing fraud risk, transaction monitoring operations, application fraud assessment, and suspicious transaction review.
- Good understanding of Anti-Money Laundering policies and operational processes
- Assessed impact of regulation on business or operations, responsible for responding to regulatory requirements, and participated or led responses to regulatory supervision or scrutiny.
- Experience with maximizing portfolio performance within the confines of local regulation.
Required
- Master’s degree required with 10+ years of progressive risk management experience working in the payment services or financial industry
- Strong understanding of the inter-dependency between Credit, Operational, Strategic and Cybersecurity Risks
- Understanding of current and emerging payment system risk trends across Middle East & Africa
- Ability to influence at senior levels both internally and externally.
- Excellent written, oral and presentation skills and an ability to synthesize complex and technical information into clear recommendations on course of action.
- Detail orientation and strong analytical skills, willingness to offer thought leadership, to think creatively, and to offer new ways to approach old problems
- Flexibility and ability to think creatively and to identify new ways to approach old problems.
- Ability to identify and pursue multiple initiatives simultaneously and deliver superior results.
- Exceptional project management and reporting skills. Strong proficiency with project management tools (i.e. Microsoft Project, Visio, PowerPoint). Proven ability to prioritize deliverables and projects to meet timelines efficiently, to adapt to changes in priorities quickly and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously to drive projects to completion and deliver quality materials under tight deadlines
- Experience determining when to escalate to management and identifying the right stakeholders for decision making
- Excellent collaboration and communications skills with experience in influencing, communicating and driving change through cross-functional groups, including the ability to diplomatically build consensus across disparate views
- Positive, proactive, solution-oriented problem solver who gets things done within a matrix organization
- Experience in preparing, and reviewing, and delivering (concise) executive level communications
Additional Information
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