Compliance Officer
Role Overview
Support the Compliance Department in ensuring adherence to SAMA regulations for payment services, including EMI license activities and other PSP categories.
The role includes regulatory advisory and monitoring responsibilities.
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About Tamara
Tamara is a shopping and payments platform operating in Saudi Arabia and the GCC, headquartered in Riyadh with offices in several other countries.
The company serves millions of users and partners with global and regional merchants.
Role overview
Support the Compliance Department in ensuring adherence to SAMA regulations for payment services, including EMI license activities and other PSP categories.
The role includes regulatory advisory and monitoring responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with applicable SAMA rules for payment services, including EMI, PSP, and wallet-provider activities.
- Review and approve new products; monitor internal processes and product structures for regulatory adherence.
- Track and implement regulatory updates; maintain policies and procedures in line with current SAMA rules.
- Disseminate SAMA circulars and publications and follow up on implementation with relevant departments.
- Prepare accurate regulatory reports and review management reports submitted to SAMA.
- Coordinate collection and validation of required regulatory data.
- Support inspections, audits, and remediation; advise internal stakeholders on payment compliance.
Qualifications and expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Finance, or a related field.
- At least 1–2 years of compliance experience at a SAMA-regulated payments entity.
- Knowledge of SAMA’s payment-services regulatory framework and experience in regulatory reporting and policy review.
- Fluent spoken and written English and Arabic.
- Strong communication, coordination, and analytical skills; detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities.
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