# Wealth & Asset Management Consulting - Associate Director - ERS — KPMG Lower Gulf

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Location: Dubai, UAE
Type: full_time · Level: senior
Monthly salary: AED 45,000 to 70,000 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-07-27
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## Description

ROLE PROFILE

Associate Director

Wealth & Asset Management Consulting

Strategy | Growth | Delivery | Leadership

At a Glance

Role
Associate Director
Level
Associate Director

Function
Consulting
Reports To
Managing Director / Partner

Location
Middle East (UAE preferred; KSA, Qatar considered)
Travel
Regional, up to 40%

Experience
8–12 years
Industry Focus
Wealth & Asset Management

Role Purpose

Summary
Build and develop a high-performing Risk & Regulatory Affairs consulting capability focused on the Wealth & Asset Management sector across the Middle East. The Associate Director will lead complex client engagements across 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.

The Associate Director will act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and board-level clients, driving engagement origination, managing delivery teams, and contributing to the strategic build-out of the WAM practice.

Key Responsibilities

Practice Development & Business Growth

• Drive origination of new engagements across WAM segments — private wealth, institutional asset management, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and digital wealth platforms.

• Build and maintain a pipeline of qualified opportunities, working closely with the Partner group and leveraging personal and institutional networks across the GCC and broader MENA region.

• Develop compelling thought leadership, proposals, and point-of-view content to differentiate the firm's WAM proposition.

• Manage and grow strategic alliances in the WAM sector aligned to KPMG bridge campaign. This includes Blackrock Alladin and State Street Alpha.

• Support the development of the firm's go-to-market strategy for WAM in the Middle East, including coverage model, service lines, and target client prioritisation.

Client Engagement & Delivery

• Lead large-scale Risk & Regulatory Affairs engagements within the Wealth & Asset Management sector, including regulatory compliance reviews, operating model transformation, governance enhancement, and risk framework implementation.

• Advise boards, executive management, and risk committees on regulatory expectations, emerging risks, and industry-leading governance practices.

• Deliver projects across enterprise risk management, operational risk, compliance, conduct risk, third

## Requirements

Experience: 8–12 years in Wealth & Asset Management consulting. Senior-level leadership experience with 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.

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