Compliance Officer
Role Overview
Advise senior management on regulatory obligations and support Tradeweb’s continued growth in the Middle East.
Oversee regional regulatory engagement and filings, including with Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
Act as the region’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer while strengthening compliance policies, processes, and controls.
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About Tradeweb
Tradeweb provides electronic trading technology and services across asset classes to financial-market clients worldwide.
The company describes itself as focused on innovation, client outcomes, collaboration, and responsible use of technology.
The opportunity
Advise senior management on regulatory obligations and support Tradeweb’s continued growth in the Middle East.
Oversee regional regulatory engagement and filings, including with Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority and the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
Act as the region’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer while strengthening compliance policies, processes, and controls.
What you’ll do
- Manage regulatory and financial-crime risks across regional operations and provide recommendations aligned with the firm’s risk appetite.
- Oversee AML and financial-crime obligations, including customer due diligence, and maintain appropriate policies and procedures.
- Advise on new products, implement regulatory controls, and complete required filings.
- Maintain relationships with regulators and contribute to corporate and risk governance.
- Monitor operations, identify compliance risks, and implement corrective actions.
- Improve regional compliance policies and procedures and collaborate with global colleagues on the International compliance programme.
About you
- Senior financial-services compliance experience; brokerage, securities trading, exchange, or electronic trading experience is ideal.
- Strong knowledge of capital markets and trading venue regulation and ability to apply rules to products and commercial activities.
- Direct DFSA and/or Saudi CMA experience, including engagement, filings, and regulatory change.
- Strong AML, customer due diligence, and financial-crime expertise; previous MLRO responsibility is ideal.
- Experience delivering compliance programmes covering risk assessments, monitoring, policies, controls, and remediation.
- Ability to influence senior management, support product or market expansion, and work independently in Dubai with an international team.
Workplace
- Dubai, with hybrid working and two to three days per week on-site.
Contract and role level
- The role is permanent and identified as Director level.
Benefits
- Benefits include enhanced parental leave, family-building and postpartum support, subsidised gym membership, and learning and development opportunities; offerings vary by location.
Application process
- The interview process has three stages covering relevant experience, leadership skills, and technical expertise.
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