KPMG
Associate Director - Wealth & Asset Management Consulting
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 10 - 15 yrs
Job expiry date: 29/10/2026
Job overview
Date posted
14/09/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 40,000 - 50,000 per month
Compensation
Job description
A high-performing Risk & Regulatory Affairs consulting capability for the Wealth & Asset Management sector across the Middle East is what this Associate Director role is built to grow. You lead complex client engagements spanning regulatory transformation, risk management, governance, compliance, conduct risk, operational resilience and enterprise-wide risk frameworks for asset managers, private banks, wealth platforms, family offices and sovereign wealth institutions. Trusted advisory work with C-suite and board-level clients runs alongside engagement origination, delivery team management and contributions to the strategic build-out of the WAM practice. New engagements get originated across private wealth, institutional asset management, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and digital wealth platforms, with a qualified pipeline built through the Partner group and personal networks across the GCC and MENA. Thought leadership, proposals and point of view content get developed to differentiate the firm's WAM proposition, and strategic alliances such as Blackrock Alladin and State Street Alpha get managed and grown. Large scale engagements run across enterprise risk management, operational risk, compliance, conduct risk, third-party risk, model risk, investment governance and financial crime compliance, responding to regulatory change from ADGM, DIFC, SCA, CMA, QCB and other GCC authorities. Risk assessments, gap analyses, remediation programs and target operating model designs get led directly, with quality assurance, client satisfaction and project economics overseen across every engagement. Consulting talent within the WAM practice gets recruited, developed and retained, and the firm's profile gets built through industry events, published insights and regional thought leadership.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Drive origination of new engagements across private wealth, institutional asset management, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and digital wealth platforms
- Build a pipeline of qualified opportunities with the Partner group and personal networks across the GCC and MENA
- Develop thought leadership, proposals and point of view content to differentiate the firm's WAM proposition
- Manage and grow strategic alliances such as Blackrock Alladin and State Street Alpha
- Support the firm's go-to-market strategy for WAM in the Middle East, including coverage model and service lines
- Lead large-scale Risk & Regulatory Affairs engagements, including regulatory compliance reviews, operating model transformation and governance enhancement
- Advise boards, executive management and risk committees on regulatory expectations and governance practices
- Deliver projects across enterprise risk management, operational risk, compliance, conduct risk, third-party risk and financial crime compliance
- Respond to regulatory changes issued by ADGM, DIFC, SCA, CMA, QCB and other GCC regulators
- Direct risk assessments, gap analyses, remediation programs and target operating model design
- Oversee quality assurance, client satisfaction, project economics and delivery excellence across engagements
- Own day-to-day client relationships for key accounts, ensuring satisfaction and commercial outcomes
- Structure and scope engagements, managing project economics and teams of consultants and analysts
- Recruit, develop and retain consulting talent within the WAM practice
- Contribute to the firm's WAM knowledge base and cross-practice collaboration
- Foster an inclusive, high-performance team culture
- Represent the firm at industry events, forums and roundtables relevant to WAM
- Publish insights on regional WAM trends and regulatory developments with Marketing and Communications
Experience & skills
- Bring 10+ years of experience within Risk & Regulatory Affairs, Financial Services Risk Consulting, Internal Audit, Compliance or Enterprise Risk Management
- Carry proven consulting experience gained within a Big 4 firm, global consultancy or specialist risk advisory practice
- Demonstrate strong experience serving Wealth Management, Asset Management, Private Banking, Investment Management, Capital Markets or Sovereign Wealth Fund clients
- Hold deep knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Governance Frameworks, Operational Risk, Conduct Risk, Internal Controls, Operational Resilience and RCSA
- Show experience interacting with regional regulators and working knowledge of ADGM, DIFC, SCA, CMA, QCB, CBB and related frameworks
- Lead large-scale risk transformation and regulatory remediation programs
- Possess a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration or a related field
- Complete a Master's degree such as an MBA, MSc Finance or MSc Wealth Management, strongly preferred
- Speak English fluently, with professional written and verbal communication at board level
- Maintain Arabic language fluency, highly desirable for client relationship management and regional business development