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Tamara, a fintech platform active in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC, is recruiting a Compliance Lead in the United Arab Emirates. The company holds a…
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Tamara, a fintech platform active in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC, is recruiting a Compliance Lead in the United Arab Emirates. The company holds a finance licence from the UAE's central bank, the CBUAE, which also supervises it. The mid-level role sits under the Head of Compliance and helps run the annual compliance programme. Day to day, the post involves risk-based compliance reviews, monitoring and thematic inspections spread across…
Job Description
Tamara, a fintech platform active in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC, is recruiting a Compliance Lead in the United Arab Emirates. The company holds a finance licence from the UAE's central bank, the CBUAE, which also supervises it. The mid-level role sits under the Head of Compliance and helps run the annual compliance programme.
Day to day, the post involves risk-based compliance reviews, monitoring and thematic inspections spread across every unit of the company. The holder measures each department's compliance against the CBUAE's rules, standards, notices and supervisory expectations, covering consumer protection, market conduct, customer disclosure and product governance. Findings, supporting evidence and remediation owners are documented and followed up until they are closed.
The job also covers regulatory change. The Lead keeps the CBUAE Regulatory Notice Register current, judges how new notices affect the business and tracks implementation. It supports the company's dealings with the regulator, including inspections, requests for information and regulatory filings, and contributes to periodic reporting on the programme to senior management and the Board.
The posting expects between five and eight years in regulatory compliance, gained at a bank, payment provider, fintech or other institution under regulation. Applicants should also have worked directly with the CBUAE in a similar post. Fluency in Arabic is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Head of Compliance with running the annual compliance programme
- Carry out risk-based reviews, monitoring activities and thematic inspections across departments
- Measure departmental compliance against CBUAE rules, notices and supervisory expectations
- Record review methods, test results, evidence, gaps and remediation actions
- Write compliance inspection reports and agree remediation owners and timelines with departments
- Maintain the compliance monitoring plan, obligations register and issue tracker
- Keep the CBUAE Regulatory Notice Register current and coordinate implementation of new requirements
- Support CBUAE inspections, requests for information, regulatory reporting and filings
- Advise business teams on conduct and customer-communication rules and support compliance training
- Raise serious shortfalls, breaches and regulatory exposure with the Head of Compliance
Requirements
- Between five and eight years in regulatory compliance within a regulated financial setting
- Demonstrated experience engaging the CBUAE in a similar compliance post
- Hands-on work supporting CBUAE engagements, requests for information, inspections and remediation
- Hands-on familiarity with the platforms used to file reports and submissions with the CBUAE
- Knowledge of CBUAE consumer protection rules, conduct risk and regulatory change management
- Practice in inspection work, control testing, thematic reviews and gap assessments
- Strong report writing and skill in interpreting regulation
- Capacity to secure fixes across departments and track each one until it is shut
Qualifications
- A first degree in law, finance, commerce or a neighbouring discipline
- A compliance certification such as CAMS or ICA is an advantage
- Fluency in Arabic is preferred
Core Skills
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is the Compliance Lead role based?
The posting lists the United Arab Emirates as the location. The role sits under the Head of Compliance.
How much experience is required?
The posting asks for between five and eight years in regulatory compliance. Candidates must also have shown they can deal with the CBUAE in a similar capacity.
Is a salary stated?
No. The posting does not specify a salary or benefits package.
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