Operations Risk Manager

NymCard
Dubai
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5-10 yearsSkills: ["Analytical thinking","Documentation","Attention to detail","Collaboration","Communication"]

Own and strengthen operational risk management across card issuing, payment processing, and supporting operations. Execute risk and control self-assessments, maintain operational risk frameworks aligned to CBUAE expectations, track incidents/losses and KRIs, and drive root-cause analysis through to closure. Partner with Product, Technology, Operations, Fraud, Finance, Compliance, and Legal to ensure risks are considered in change initiatives and audits, while producing clear risk reporting for governance.

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Operations Risk Manager

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Job Summary

Own and strengthen operational risk management across card issuing, payment processing, and supporting operations. Execute risk and control self-assessments, maintain operational risk frameworks aligned to CBUAE expectations, track incidents/losses and KRIs, and drive root-cause analysis through to closure. Partner with Product, Technology, Operations, Fraud, Finance, Compliance, and Legal to ensure risks are considered in change initiatives and audits, while producing clear risk reporting for governance.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Maintain and support the Operational Risk Management Framework in line with CBUAE expectations and internal policies, including defined roles, responsibilities, review cycles, and evidence requirements.
  • •Coordinate and execute risk and control self-assessments across operational areas such as card issuing, transaction processing, settlements, fraud operations, reconciliations, customer support, and vendor-supported services.
  • •Document inherent and residual risks, control design and effectiveness, and remediation actions with owners and timelines.
  • •Define, track, and monitor key risk indicators, incidents, near-misses, and control breaches, and prepare risk dashboards and trend analysis for governance.
  • •Investigate operational incidents and losses, perform root-cause analysis, and track corrective and preventive actions to closure with evidence retained.

Key Requirements

  • •5 to 10 years of experience in operational risk, internal control, or risk management within a fintech, payments, or regulated financial services environment.
  • •Working knowledge of UAE regulatory expectations, particularly CBUAE guidelines, in a regulated environment.
  • •Understanding of core payments and card-issuing processes, including transaction processing, settlements, chargebacks, fraud operations, and reconciliations.
  • •Hands-on experience supporting RCSAs, incident tracking, KRIs, and operational risk reporting.
  • •Strong analytical and documentation skills with a practical, risk-based mindset and the ability to communicate risk issues clearly.
Experience:5-10 yearsFintechPaymentsRegulated financial services
Skills:Analytical thinkingDocumentationAttention to detailCollaborationCommunication

Company Brief

NymCard
NymCard is an API-first embedded finance and payments platform providing card issuance, transaction processing, embedded lending, and money-movement infrastructure to banks, fintechs, enterprises and telecoms across MENA and Pakistan.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2018
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