The opportunity

A new financial markets infrastructure venture is being established in Oman, backed by prominent institutional investors and operating under an international common law framework. The platform is being built from scratch, to go-live in 2027, and is designed to operate as a regulated financial market infrastructure from day one.

We are hiring a Regulatory and Risk Lead to head the second line of defence. The role is accountable for the enterprise risk framework, regulatory relationship and compliance, financial crime prevention, and oversight of information security. The intention is that the post-holder progresses into the Head of Risk and Compliance role in the Run phase.

The first-line functions own the day-to-day execution and the controls that surround it. The Regulatory and Risk Lead independently reviews, challenges, and reports on that first-line execution; sets the policy and framework standards within which it must operate;...