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Executive Manager, Operational & Technology Resilience at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates -
Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

24 Jan, 27

Salary

100000.0

Posted On

26 Oct, 26

Experience

15 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Industry

Banking & Credit

Description
  • Lead and coordinate enterprise-wide technology, operational resilience, and risk transformation initiatives across the Bank, ensuring programmes are delivered in line with strategic objectives.
  • Act as the central coordination point between Technology, Risk, Operations, and Business stakeholders, consolidating issues, risks, actions, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.
  • Drive the implementation and embedding of the Bank’s Operational Resilience and Risk Transformation roadmap, ensuring alignment across functions and business units.
  • Lead and coordinate risk assessments and resilience reviews across multiple business and support functions, ensuring outcomes are tracked and delivered through appropriate governance.
  • Establish and maintain governance structures, forums, and working groups to monitor programme progress, escalate issues, and drive timely decision-making.
  • Prepare and present executive and board-level reporting, including programme updates, risk assessments, KPIs, milestones, and key decisions required from governance committees.
  • Challenge stakeholders and provide independent recommendations to ensure risks, issues, and actions are appropriately addressed and resolved.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver transformation outcomes, ensuring alignment between technology, operational resilience, risk management, and business objectives.
  • Monitor programme delivery against agreed timelines, milestones, and strategic objectives, proactively identifying and escalating potential roadblocks.
  • Support the development and implementation of operational resilience capabilities, including resilience testing, scenario planning, and risk mitigation activities.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance governance, resilience, risk oversight, and programme delivery effectiveness.
  • Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the organisation, influencing outcomes and ensuring effective collaboration.
  • Lead discussions within governance forums and management committees, ensuring clear ownership and accountability for actions and decisions.
  • Manage and oversee programme-related reporting, management information, and dashboards to provide accurate and timely insights to stakeholders.
  • Support regulatory, audit, and review activities related to operational resilience and transformation programmes, ensuring actions are effectively managed to closure.
  • Manage the effective achievement of team objectives through performance management, coaching, and development of direct reports.


  • The ideal candidate should have the following experienceMinimum 8 years of experience within banking or financial services, with significant exposure to large-scale transformation, operational resilience, enterprise change, risk, or governance programmes.
  • Proven experience leading cross-functional transformation initiatives involving technology, risk, operations, and business stakeholders.
  • Strong programme and project management experience, delivering complex enterprise-wide initiatives from planning through execution.
  • Experience preparing and presenting executive-level and board-level reporting, governance packs, and management information.
  • Good understanding of risk management, operational resilience, governance frameworks, and regulatory expectations within financial services.
  • Experience working within the first line, second line, or operational resilience functions in a regulated financial institution.
  • Demonstrated ability to challenge constructively, influence senior stakeholders, and drive decision-making across multiple functions.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior executives, technology teams, risk functions, and business leaders.
  • Ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgement, and make informed recommendations in a complex environment.
  • Certified Operational Risk Manager (CORM)/Certified Operational Risk Professional (CORP)/Financial Risk Manager (FRM)/Certified Risk Manager (CRM) or equivalent certificates/qualifications from an accredited institution
Responsibilities