Junior Risk Officer- Arabic Speaker

Role Overview

Planet is seeking an energetic, enthusiastic and detail-oriented team player to join the Head of Risk, Compliance & Governance in the Middle East, based in Dubai UAE.

• You will perform assessments of all processes through a risk based approach, to ensure compliance with regulation and to ensure fraud and credit risk are acceptable to the business;
• Conduct risk-based investigations and fraud monitoring reviews within agreed SLAs;
• Manage risk related ad-hoc activities and recommend SMART actions are taken on each activity in a timely manner;
• Support the development and implementation of a Risk Management Framework within the business and play a key role in the identification and management of risk issues on behalf of the UAE business;
• Perform assessments of the IT risk related aspects of the business;
• Assist in completing regulatory requirements and reporting under the guidance of the Head of Risk, Compliance & Governance;
• Report regularly to the Head of Risk, Compliance & Governance on the status of fraud investigations and the development of the UAE business's fraud risk profile;
• Liaise and work closely with teams in Information Technology, Merchant Account Services, Finance, Customer Happiness Centre and Operations as required and as appropriate;
• Do their part to ensure that all activities comply with relevant legislation and regulation.

• Effective communicator. Written and spoken fluency in English and Arabic required.
• Available immediately.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent education required as minimum. Knowledge of commercial financial products/services;
• Appropriate level of knowledge and experience of best practice fraud risk management and governance frameworks and methodologies;
• 1-3 years’ experience in risk, governance or audit functions;
• Understanding of banking/financial services industry. Basic understanding of payments products, services, and operations (or equivalent in other financial services organizations)
• Familiar with Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel or other database applications.
• Strong analytical skills. Strategic Thinking and Planning. Adaptive to fast-paced work environment.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.