{"id":102229,"date":"2025-04-08T07:07:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T07:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/?p=102229"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:43:01","slug":"from-crisis-management-to-prevention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/market-insight\/in-house\/from-crisis-management-to-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"From crisis management to prevention &#8211; The role of Governance, Risk and Compliance professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide post-content-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The role of Governance, Risk and Compliance professionals has changed drastically, especially in the Middle East.<br><br>GRC used to be about reacting to problems, handling crises, responding to new regulations, and making sure compliance issues were addressed after the fact.<br><br><em>But today, the focus is on prevention!<\/em><br><br>What I have observed is that as the region\u2019s business landscape becomes more complex and regulatory environments tighten, organisations need GRC professionals who can not only manage risk but anticipate and prevent it.<br><br><strong>So, what does this mean for GRC recruitment?<\/strong><br><br><strong>Proactive Risk Management:<\/strong><br>It\u2019s no longer enough to address issues after they happen. GRC professionals now need to identify potential risks early on and implement strategies to prevent them from becoming problems in the future.<br><br><strong>Technology is Key:<\/strong><br>The rise of AI, automation, and advanced risk management tools is changing the game. GRC professionals need to embrace these technologies to predict and address risks before they escalate.<br><br><strong>Strategic Leadership:<\/strong><br>GRC professionals in the Middle East are increasingly becoming strategic leaders who help guide organisations through risk and compliance challenges. Their role extends beyond just managing risk to shaping the organisations&#8217; overall strategy.<br><br>As businesses in the region grow and evolve, so does the role of GRC professionals. Companies need individuals who can think ahead, use data to inform decisions, and build a more resilient, risk-aware culture.<br><br>If you&#8217;re looking to hire in this space, we are working with some excellent professionals who are ready to help drive your GRC strategy forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/consultants\/balquis-hussein\/\">Balquis Hussein<\/a> or any member of the Taylor Root Middle East <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/consultant-location\/uae\/?_hd_person_specialism=compliance%2Cin-house%2Crisk\">team<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-author\" id=\"block_0bc41b0961162488d6d5d58ca9d3f114\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow-group\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hd-block-job__title is-style-eyebrow eyebrow-group__title\">Author<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"cards cards--people\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"card card--person post-572 hd_person type-hd_person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry hd_person_sector-banking-and-financial-services hd_person_seniority-associate-director-manager hd_person_specialism-compliance hd_person_specialism-risk hd_person_location-uae\" id=\"block_0bc41b0961162488d6d5d58ca9d3f114-person-572\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card--person__inner\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/consultants\/balquis-hussein\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/Balquis-Hussein-2-square-300x300.png\" class=\"card__image test\" alt=\"Balquis Hussein | Taylor Root\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 781px) 50vw, (max-width: 1023px) 40vw, (max-width: 1200px) 25vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/Balquis-Hussein-2-square-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/Balquis-Hussein-2-square-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/Balquis-Hussein-2-square-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/Balquis-Hussein-2-square-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/Balquis-Hussein-2-square-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/Balquis-Hussein-2-square-2048x2048.png 2048w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__titles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/consultants\/balquis-hussein\/\">Balquis Hussein<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__subtitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/consultants\/balquis-hussein\/\">Associate Director | Governance, Risk and Compliance<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__location\">UAE<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__email\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__contact-link card__contact-link--email\" href=\"mailto:balhussein@taylorroot.com\">balhussein@taylorroot.com<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__tel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__contact-link card__contact-link--tel\" href=\"tel:+97144487770\">+971 4 448 7770 <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__contact-link card__contact-link--linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/balquis-hussein-95b95359\/\">Connect<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-jobs is-style-reduced alignwide\" id=\"block_1d6cd1a1c64de3649337f3186095f694\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow-group\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hd-block-job__title is-style-eyebrow eyebrow-group__title\">Jobs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cards cards--jobs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"card card--job post-124371 job_listing type-job_listing status-publish hentry\" id=\"block_1d6cd1a1c64de3649337f3186095f694-job-124371\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/job\/aml-risk-compliance-analyst-124371\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag card__tag--srgroup_job_industry\">Law firm<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag card__tag--srgroup_job_contract\">Fixed term contract<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">AML Risk &amp; Compliance Analyst<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">We&#8217;re seeking an experienced AML Risk &amp; Compliance Analyst to join a high-performing Risk &amp; Compliance team supporting a leading international law firm environment. 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Strong technical governance expertise remains essential, but it is no longer enough on its own. Today\u2019s company secretaries are expected to help boards navigate regulation, stakeholder pressure, ESG scrutiny, technology [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-123642 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finding-talent category-hiring-advice category-us tag-new_in-house-hiring-advice hd_author-jon-coles hd_author-joncoles\" id=\"block_b9cf2f3e50a8a240e550ce0ef1e5893a-job-123642\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/hiring-advice\/how-in-house-legal-teams-in-the-us-energy-sector-are-adapting-to-regulatory-complexity\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"Two male colleagues discuss work at a laptop\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-507118706-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">How in-house legal teams in the US energy sector are adapting to regulatory complexity<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">juli 28, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights Large-scale energy projects have always been complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;What is changing is how early, and how extensively, legal teams are now involved in shaping whether those projects can move forward.&nbsp; From permitting and environmental compliance to project finance, stakeholder management and major commercial agreements,&nbsp;in-house counsel recruitment&nbsp;is evolving as lawyers become involved much earlier [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-94275 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-house category-market-update category-uk tag-new_in-house-market-insights hd_author-sarah-ingwersen\" id=\"block_b9cf2f3e50a8a240e550ce0ef1e5893a-job-94275\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/nl\/market-insight\/in-house\/uk-in-house-market-update\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/iStock-627872842-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"Businessman talking to colleagues in meeting\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/iStock-627872842-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/10\/iStock-627872842-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">UK and Ireland in-house legal recruitment market update Q3<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">juli 13, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Key insights Corporate and commercial, London Banking and financial services, London Interim, London Regional UK Ireland Corporate and commercial, London Q2 saw confidence continue to build across the in-house legal market, although hiring remained measured and highly strategic. Businesses continue to navigate economic uncertainty, evolving regulation and rapid technological change, but there was greater [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The role of Governance, Risk and Compliance professionals has changed drastically, especially in the Middle East. GRC used to be about reacting to problems, handling crises, responding to new regulations, and making sure compliance issues were addressed after the fact. But today, the focus is on prevention! 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