We are hiring a Chief Compliance Officer for an executive-level opportunity in Dubai .
This role is suited to an accomplished banking compliance leader who can provide independent regulatory oversight, strengthen the compliance framework, and advise senior leadership on evolving regulatory obligations and conduct risks.
Key Responsibilities
- Set the overall compliance direction for the organisation, ensuring regulatory obligations are translated into practical controls, governance, and business requirements.
- Provide executive and Board-level advice on regulatory developments, compliance exposures, emerging conduct risks, and matters requiring senior intervention.
- Strengthen oversight across areas such as regulatory compliance, consumer protection, financial crime controls, sanctions, governance, and conduct.
- Lead interactions with regulators and coordinate inspections, supervisory reviews, information requests, remediation programmes, and ongoing regulatory commitments.
- Build a strong compliance culture across the organisation by improving accountability, monitoring, escalation, training, and awareness of regulatory responsibilities.
- Lead and develop the compliance function, strengthening technical capability, reporting quality, risk assessment, and the effectiveness of the overall control environment.
Requirements
- 15+ years of banking experience, with significant depth across compliance, regulatory affairs, financial crime, or related risk and control functions.
- Strong practical understanding of UAE banking regulation, compliance governance, consumer protection, AML/CFT, sanctions, conduct risk, and regulatory monitoring.
- Proven credibility working with UAE regulators and advising Executive Management and Board Committees on significant regulatory and compliance matters.
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications would be advantageous.
- Professional credentials such as: CAMS, ICA, CCEP, CRCM, CFA, CPA, or ACCA are highly regarded.
What Makes this Role Strong
This is an opportunity to shape compliance strategy at the highest level, influence major regulatory decisions, and strengthen trust, governance, and accountability across a regulated financial institution.
***Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted***
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