Security & Investigations Manager (CFE/CPP)

Job description / Role

This position plays a central role in safeguarding the organisation from people related security risks, with responsibility for investigations, insider risk management, and personnel security governance.

Client Details

A highly successful organisation in Abu Dhabi.

Description

* Leading confidential internal enquiries relating to insider threats, misconduct, policy breaches, and security incidents
* Gathering and assessing evidence, conducting interviews, and producing clear, defensible investigation reports
* Supporting and evolving the insider risk framework, including behavioural and access-based risk indicators
* Owning the full employee and contractor vetting lifecycle, including background screening standards and processes
* Defining and maintaining personnel security policies and procedures aligned to recognised frameworks and internal risk requirements
* Preparing management reporting and supporting audit, regulatory, and compliance reviews

Job Offer

A high trust, high impact role within a growing organisation in Abu Dhabi

* 5+ years' experience across personnel security, investigations, insider risk, fraud, or risk management
* Demonstrated experience handling highly sensitive investigations with discretion and sound judgement
* Strong understanding of background screening, data privacy, and people-related risk controls
* Comfortable operating in regulated or complex organisational environments
* Confident communicator, able to engage credibly with senior stakeholders and produce clear written outputs
* Certifications such as CFE, CPP, CRISC, CISM, or CISSP are advantageous, though practical experience and judgement are the priority.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.