WM Compliance Intern - (unpaid)

ICD Brookfield Place, Dubai- UAE

• Duration: 3 months (Unpaid internship)
• Reporting to: Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO - BNP Paribas SA DIFC Branch
• About the Role
• The Compliance Intern will support the Compliance function while also gaining a broad, hands‑on understanding of the various transversal compliance domains that operate across the BNP Paribas group.
• The placement is designed as a learning‑focused experience, with the opportunity to rotate through key compliance domains, work on real‑world projects, and receive mentorship from senior compliance professionals.
• Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance

• Assist in monitoring regulatory developments (AML, sanctions, data‑privacy) and notifications received from the DFSA
• Support the team any associated regulatory tasks or reporting.

Know Your Customer

• Participate and support the Compliance team in the Customer Due Diligence process.
• Performing enhanced due diligence as required by the team for scenarios with heightened AML/CFT risk, including exposure to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), adverse information, sensitive or sanctioned jurisdictions, financial security incidents and opaque client structures.
• Document findings and suggest improvement opportunities.
• Transversal topics & project/s
• Draft summary reports and/or update real time
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) for compliance activities. Assist with internal reporting as per requests from the team.
• Assist the Compliance team in the DIFC Sharepoint 2.0 project
• Support team on transversal Compliance topics related to Professional Ethics , Protection of Interests of Clients domains , notably on associated reporting, statistics , updating logs etc.

Learning Outcomes

• Comprehensive view of BNP Paribas’ compliance framework
• Practical application of the BNP Paribas Code of Conduct
• Insight into the UAE regulatory landscape and opportunity to learn from Compliance Teams working with different regulators (DFSA , FSRA ,CBUAE)
• Communication & stakeholder management

Education

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