Ali Ababneh has over 20 years of experience in risk management, operations, and IT roles. He is currently the Acting Head of Risk Management at Tamweelcom Co., where he establishes risk policies and procedures, implements risk management frameworks, and reports to the Board Risk Committee. Previously, he held senior risk management and operational risk positions at Jordan Ahli Bank and Egyptian Arab Land Bank, developing risk strategies, conducting risk assessments, and preparing risk reports. He also has extensive experience as an IT project manager and data center manager at Standard Chartered Bank.
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ALI S. ABABNEH, CSRM, GRCP, CICS, CICP
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems EMS
ISO 31000:2018 Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Email: a_ababneh77@yahoo.com
Mobile: +962 79 0336504
Address: Amman Jordan
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Objective:
Extend my experience and have full utilization of new opportunities.
Experiences:
Acting Head of Risk Management
Oct - 2020 till now- Tamweelcom Co. Amman Jordan
Reported directly to Board Risk Committee and indirectly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
and supervised a team of three staff.
Establish procedures for monitoring, maintaining and updating risk policies and guidelines in
line with business growth.
Prepare the ESG and Sustainability reports for IFC and Finance In Motion SANAD Fund.
Establish procedures for Social and Environmental Risk management ESG.
Establish ESG KPIs.
Project Manager to implement Green Index including Develop Strategy, Green Financial Product
and Staff Training.
Review Core system changes from to avoid any potantional fraud.
Establish procedures for Fraud Prevision Management.
Establish a proactive and consistent strong risk oversight and management with an approach
that key risks are communicated regularly and consistently at management meetings.
Implement a Risk Management Framework (RMF) that allows for proper understanding and
control of all risks Operational Risk, Fraud Risk, Compliance Risk, Credit Risk and Information
Security and cyber security.
Establish procedures to define KRI and Risk Appetite and report them using Risk Dashboard.
Design the companys annual and long-term risk strategy and its regular reporting to the Board
Risk Committee, CEO and Executive Management.
Establish procedures to comply with Green Index requirements from Risk Management.
Implement credit-scoring system based on Artificial Inelegance models.
Implement BCP policies, procedures and testing.
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Senior Manager Operational Risk
May - 2018 TO Mar- 2020 Jordan Ahli Bank Amman Jordan
Developing a strategy that effectively and efficiently identifies, assesses, monitors, measures,
and enables the firm to manage its operational risk.
Working with different business areas and functions to identify areas for potential risk/loss
avoidance.
Assisting the business to realize and apply ORM Objectives and ORM standards.
Creating operational risk awareness and to effectively assess the operational risk profile.
Conduct Risk Assessment workshop to identify Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA)
Prepare operational risk reports and send them to the operational risk committee and executive
management.
Review all bank Policies and Procedures to make sure controls in place.
Applying Operational risk framework across bank branches i.e. Palestine, Cyprus.
Operational Risk Assistant Manager
Jan -2016 TO Apr- 2018 Egyptian Arab Land Bank Amman Jordan
Prepare a BCP Policies and Procedures.
Prepare Operational Risk Department reports such as Basel III reports, monthly event reports,
stress testing, Control Reports.
Workshop leader to identify Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and update them on CareWeb
System.
IT Project Manager
Dec-2013 TO Dec- 2015 Standard Chartered Bank Amman Jordan
Payment Cards Industry Data Secure Standard (PCI DSS).
Bill Payment over Internet Banking (eFawateerCom).
Upgrade Electronic Cheque Clearing (ECC)
ATM Dual Currency
Position: Operation and IT Operational Risk Manager
Develop and implement an IT Disaster Recovery plan.
Measuring operational risk exposure regularly and recommending action plans
Conduct business continuity plans testing.
Ensure all new products comply with bank policies from Operational Risk Perspective.
Solution Delivery Manager.
Mar -2013 TO Nov-2013 Riyad Bank Riyadh-KSA
Manage delivery to complete projects in the payment development department.
Manage relationships with senior business stakeholders.
Send an update to IT Solution Delivery senior management bi-weekly
Play a key role in the leadership of the IT Solution Delivery department.
Create a culture and environment that promotes innovation and continuous improvement.
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Technology Business Relationship Manager/Project Manager
Mar-2008 TO Feb 2013 Standard Chartered Bank Amman Jordan
Meet Business to identify their new requirements and arrange for implementation.
Handling User Acceptance Test (UAT) for new core banking enhancements.
Handling User Verification Test (UVT) from country-level post-core banking enhancements.
Handling Disaster Recovery Test for applications hosted outside Jordan.
Leading business to set up the internal code on the core banking system.
Maintaining core banking system security matrix- access level.
Handling IT Service Level Agreements (SLA).
Project Manager:
Inward Clearing Returned System.
Open New Bank Branches.
Move the Production Data Center to a New Location.
Convert Corporate Loans from account module to Deal Module.
Automated Classification and Provisioning Calculation, Central Bank Project.
Upgrade Black List System, Central Bank Project.
Apply Security Check Digit on bank cheques. Central Bank Project.
Position: Operation and IT Operational Risk Manager
Committee member which was responsible to implement Operational Risk Framework across
the bank.
Implement Operational Risk Framework in operation and IT departments.
Conduct awareness sessions in operational risk.
Risk Identification, Assessment, and Measurement in operation and IT departments.
Prepare risk reports and share them with Risk Management.
Implement local regulation which related to operational Risk.
Data Center Manager
May-2002 TO Mar 2008 Standard Chartered Bank Amman Jordan
Managing Daily Data Center Activities
Certificates:
Certificates Sustainability Reporting Manager (CSRM)
Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Professional (GRCP)
Certified Internal Control Specialist (CICS)
Certified Internal Control Professional (CICP)
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
ISO 31000:2018 Enterprise Risk Management Framework
Introduction to Social Environmental Performance Management from CERISE + SPTF
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences from Al-Al-Bayt University