Compliance Officer
Role Overview
Tamara is a shopping and payments platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region.
The company is headquartered in Riyadh and has offices in the UAE, Egypt, Germany, and Vietnam.
Tamara partners with global and regional brands and is backed by investors including SNB Capital, Sanabil Investments, Checkout.com, Coatue, Shorooq Partners, and Endeavor Catalyst.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
About Tamara
Tamara is a shopping and payments platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region.
The company is headquartered in Riyadh and has offices in the UAE, Egypt, Germany, and Vietnam.
Tamara partners with global and regional brands and is backed by investors including SNB Capital, Sanabil Investments, Checkout.com, Coatue, Shorooq Partners, and Endeavor Catalyst.
Your Role
Support the Compliance Department in ensuring full adherence to SAMA regulations applicable to payment services, including EMI license activities and other PSP categories.
The role involves both advisory and monitoring responsibilities to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
Your Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with all applicable SAMA regulations related to payment services (e.g., EMI, PSP, wallet providers).
- Review and approve new products to ensure alignment with SAMA requirements.
- Monitor internal processes and product structures for regulatory adherence.
- Track, interpret, and implement changes from SAMA circulars and regulatory updates.
- Review and maintain internal policies and procedures to ensure consistency with current SAMA regulations.
- Ensure receipt and proper dissemination of all circulars and publications issued by SAMA and follow up with relevant departments for timely implementation.
- Prepare and submit accurate regulatory reports to SAMA within required timelines.
- Review management reports submitted to SAMA for accuracy and completeness.
- Coordinate with internal teams to collect and validate data required by SAMA.
- Support regulatory inspections, audits, and remediation actions as needed.
- Provide advisory support to internal stakeholders on payment-related compliance matters.
Your Expertise
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Finance, or a related field.
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a compliance role at a SAMA-regulated entity operating in the payments sector.
- Solid understanding of SAMA's regulatory framework for payment services.
- Experience in regulatory reporting and policy review.
- Fluent in English and Arabic (spoken and written).
- Strong communication, coordination, and analytical skills.
- Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
Apply for this job in 1 click
Skip the repetitive application forms
Install the Base Career Chrome Extension and autofill job applications across major job boards with your profile.
Trusted by over 500,000 job seekers on Base Career
More from this employer
More jobs at Tamara
Government Compliance Advisor (Emirati National)
, UAE
Tamara is seeking an advisor to review and submit responses to UAE regulator-escalated customer complaints. The role requires at least three years in complaints, customer operations, compliance operations, or a regulator
Compliance Senior Associate
Riyadh, KSA
Tamara is seeking a Senior Compliance Associate to support regulatory compliance for payment services under SAMA requirements. The role combines regulatory monitoring, reporting, policy review, and internal advisory work
Compliance Officer
Riyadh, KSA
Tamara is seeking a Senior Compliance Associate to support regulatory compliance for payment services and SAMA-regulated activities. The role combines regulatory monitoring, reporting, product review, and internal adviso
Compliance Senior Associate
Riyadh, KSA
Tamara is seeking a Senior Compliance Associate to support regulatory compliance for payment services and SAMA-regulated activities. The role combines regulatory monitoring, reporting, product review, and internal adviso
Dispute Operations Specialist
Riyadh, KSA
Tamara seeks a Dispute Operations Specialist to review and adjudicate merchant disputes, communicate with merchants, and coordinate escalations and reporting. Applicants need 2–3 years of relevant operational casework ex
Senior Manager, Channel Partnerships
, UAE
Tamara is seeking a Senior Manager to grow and manage its UAE channel-partner portfolio. The role covers partner acquisition, commercial negotiations, enablement, activation, and performance against merchant, GMV, and re
Customer Care Advisor (Non-voice)
Riyadh, KSA
Tamara is seeking a customer care advisor to handle customer queries through email and live chat from its Riyadh office. The role requires native Arabic, B2-level English, computer and internet application skills, and th
Government Compliance Advisor (Emirati National)
, UAE
Compliance Senior Associate
Riyadh, KSA
Compliance Officer
Riyadh, KSA
Compliance Senior Associate
Riyadh, KSA
Dispute Operations Specialist
Riyadh, KSA
Senior Manager, Channel Partnerships
, UAE
Customer Care Advisor (Non-voice)
Riyadh, KSA
Commercial Operations Intern
Dubai, UAE