Manager HR Governance And Risk Management

Job Title: Manager, Group HR Governance & Risk Management

Reports To: Head of Group HR Governance & Risk Management

Organisation Unit: Human Resources

Location: Meydan, Dubai

• Job Purpose:
  
  

• Managing HR policies and processes to ensure alignment with regulations
• Supporting audits, risk assessments, and governance initiatives
• Collaborating with HR functional teams on governance and compliance matters
• Key Results & Main Tasks:
  
  

• Stay updated on applicable HR regulations
• Maintain a database of HR regulations
• Perform gap analysis between regulations and existing processes
• Recommend actions to align policies and practices with regulations
• Ensure policies, processes, and practices are updated by HR teams
• Record regulatory obligations in the Obligations Register
• Oversee the implementation of mandatory governance activities (e.g., Annual Declarations)
  
  

• Track internal, external, and regulatory audits
• Maintain a roster of assessments, findings, and management actions
• Review and recommend actions from audit findings
• Coordinate implementation of audit recommendations with HR teams
• Act as liaison between HR teams and bank’s control units (risk, compliance, audit, etc.)
  
  

• Perform control reviews to identify risk areas in HR
• Manage risk reporting and mitigation plans
• Facilitate the Operational Risk Control Assessment (ORCA) process
• Ensure timely closure of risk items in Openpages
• Guide HR teams in identifying, reporting, and mitigating risks and loss events
  
  

• Maintain the Group HR policy and process database
• Review proposed changes to policies/processes for compliance
• Audit existing policies to identify risks and ensure compliance
• Guide HR teams on policy/process reviews and approvals
• Ensure effective communication of policies and processes
  
  

• Oversee governance and risk requirements for assigned HR functions/entities
• Manage performance of assigned HR Governance employees (matrix reporting)
  
  

• Support BNRESGC and Executive Committee activities
• Prepare Governance Day presentations for HR leadership
• Manage HR Governance projects
• Person Specifications:
  
  

• Essential: Familiar with UAE labour law and CB UAE regulations impacting HR
• Desirable: Knowledge of international HR regulations
  
  

• Essential: 7+ years of HR experience
• Desirable: 3+ years of experience in risk, compliance, or audit
  
  

• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Good networking, influencing, and negotiating ability
• Strong risk assessment and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with and interpret data for actionable insights
  
  

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong leadership and collaboration capabilities
• Effective interaction across all employee levels
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Motivating and managing team performance