Compliance Officer

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Assist clients with authorization applications to QFCRA, DFSA, FSRA, and/or UAE SCA.
• Support consulting, regulatory remediation, and compliance integration projects.
• Prepare and deliver compliance, corporate governance, risk, and AML training and regulatory advice.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and update colleagues and clients.
• Develop and maintain compliance, AML, risk management, and corporate governance frameworks.
• Draft manuals, policies, procedures, reports, and other required documents.
• Represent clients with business partners and regulators in QFCRA, DIFC, and ADGM matters.
• Manage client relationships and coordinate time records and billing matters.

Candidate requirements

• At least three to five years of regulatory experience in compliance, AML, or a similar role.
• Knowledge of financial services concepts and regulatory requirements.
• Experience in compliance, MLRO, or risk management functions at senior management level.
• Strong interpersonal, client relationship, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
• Diplomacy and a solution-driven approach when engaging stakeholders, regulators, and authorities.
• Attention to detail and quality; highly organized and motivated.
• Prior DFSA or FSRA registration as a Compliance Officer or MLRO is preferred.

Workplace flexibility

• The company describes a work environment that allows work from its offices as well as from home.

Benefits and development

• The employer lists career development, global learning opportunities, a supportive feedback culture, wellbeing initiatives, marriage gifts, parental leave, interest-free loans, and salary advances.