Senior Platform Owner

Job Title: Senior Platform Owner - Risk and Compliance

At Emirates NBD, we are a key player in the global digital banking industry, with +7% of all financial transactions conducted outside of our branches. We operate Liv, the lifestyle digital bank by Emirates NBD, which has close to half a million users and is the fastest-growing digital bank in the region.
Role Overview

The Senior Platform Owner - Risk and Compliance is responsible for delivering change initiatives for the respective business function and ensuring platform governance. This includes managing multiple product vendors and cross-functional teams within IT and Business functions.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage stakeholder expectations across IT and clients effectively.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for project-related issues.
• Ensure projects align with and deliver Business objectives.
• Lead the implementation and enhancement of compliance systems, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to achieve common objectives, adhering to defined quality management practices.
• Maintain data confidentiality at all times.
• Perform regular risk assessments and audits of compliance systems to identify potential vulnerabilities and implement corrective actions.
• Contribute to the yearly IT Roadmap, ensuring accurate project costs and estimates.
• Work closely with Business representatives to ensure delivery aligns with Business demand.
• Develop strategic vendor partnerships, aligning vendor product/industry roadmaps with the business strategy to drive effective growth.
Key Requirements:
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in delivering changes across compliance domains (AML and Sanctions).
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of general banking principles and business operations is essential for steering implementations.
• Familiarity with current regulatory topics and responsibilities, as well as business requirements for the underlying backend, is highly desirable.
• Experience in applying various implementation and project management methodologies is crucial.
• Capacity planning, vendor management, and delivery management skills using cross-functional teams are preferred, enabling effective workload handling and seamless collaboration.
• Hands-on experience with Fircosoft products (from LNRS) and AML solutions like Fiserv is an added advantage.
• Strong experience in integrating compliance platforms with various other banking systems would be preferred.
• Excellent hands-on experience in driving change initiatives in an agile way is preferred.
• Strong team management skills are essential.
About Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD is a market leader across the MENAT region, serving over 20 million customers through a presence in 13 countries. The Group has 853 branches and 4,213 ATMs/SDMs, with a Brand value of USD 3.8+ billion. We serve our customers and help them realise their financial objectives through a range of banking products and services. Read more