Head of Compliance | FX
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Company Overview
An internationally operating financial technology and trading organization is strengthening its regional and global compliance leadership capabilities to support its expanding regulatory and operational framework across multiple markets.
The company provides access to multi-asset trading products and technology-driven financial solutions to a broad international client base, with operations spanning several global regions.
With a strong focus on digital client experience, platform innovation, operational scalability, and regulatory alignment, the organization continues to enhance its infrastructure, governance standards, and international market presence.
Role Overview
The Head of Compliance will lead the organization’s compliance function across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring the business maintains a strong regulatory, governance, and financial crime prevention framework while supporting commercial growth and operational expansion.
This role requires a commercially aware and operationally strong compliance leader capable of managing complex regulatory environments within fast-paced financial services and trading operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the organization’s overall compliance framework, policies, controls, and regulatory governance structure across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable financial services regulations, regulatory obligations, and internal governance standards.
- Oversee AML, KYC, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, financial crime prevention, and compliance monitoring programs.
- Manage regulatory reporting requirements, audits, inspections, inquiries, and ongoing engagement with regulators and external stakeholders.
- Develop, implement, and continuously enhance compliance policies, procedures, controls, and risk-based monitoring frameworks.
- Advise executive leadership and business units on regulatory developments, compliance risks, operational controls, and governance matters.
- Conduct compliance risk assessments and oversee remediation plans, investigations, incident management, and corrective actions where required.
- Partner closely with Legal, Risk, Operations, Finance, Product, Payments, and senior management teams to ensure compliance alignment across all business activities.
- Establish and maintain internal compliance training and awareness initiatives across the organization.
- Build, mentor, and manage the compliance team while promoting a strong culture of ethics, accountability, and regulatory awareness.
- Monitor changes in international regulatory frameworks and proactively assess their impact on the business.
Requirements
- 10+ years of compliance experience within regulated financial services environments.
- Strong background within forex, CFDs, brokerage, fintech, payments, capital markets, or digital financial services.
- Strong understanding of UAE and international regulatory frameworks, including experience working with or engaging alongside regulators such as SCA, VARA, DFSA, ADGM FSRA, or equivalent international regulatory bodies.
- Experience within regulated brokerage, trading, fintech, or capital markets environments operating across multiple jurisdictions.
- Proven experience managing compliance operations across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory environments.
- Strong knowledge of AML, KYC, sanctions, financial crime prevention, and regulatory governance frameworks.
- Experience interacting directly with regulators, auditors, and external compliance/legal stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of operational risk, governance controls, and regulatory reporting obligations.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing compliance teams within dynamic, international organizations.
- Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making capabilities.
- Relevant professional certifications are considered advantageous.
- Based in Dubai, UAE or open to relocation.
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