Job Description

An excellent opportunity is available with a leading International Banking business for a Compliance Advisory Officer based within the Dubai Branch.

The Dubai Compliance team is responsible for supporting and advising the business on effective and prudent management of its regulatory responsibilities and integrity risks. This role has been created to bring additional expertise in securities and investment banking into the Compliance team, which currently comprises three staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the team's subject matter expert for the securities and investment-banking activities in the UAE and the broader MEA region
• Ensure that the risks and relevant controls in the local securities business are fully considered in the local compliance framework, including regulatory horizon-scanning and rules mapping, risk assessment, design and operations of controls, training, monitoring and reporting, as well as regulatory liaison.
• Liaise on a day-to-day basis and on strategic matters with the compliance department in London, to ensure that messages to the business are aligned and consistent
• Act as deputy to the Head of Bank Branch Compliance, providing cover in their absence.
• Mentor and train more junior members of staff to build their knowledge of the securities business.

The Compliance Advisory Officer will possess strong experience in a compliance or legal function at a bank or securities house or regulator, ideally in the UAE or UK. You will have strong compliance private side advisory services experience looking at debt capital markets, equity capital markets, FX, fixed income, currency and commodities or other markets desks. You will have demonstrable exposure to best practice, detailed knowledge of international securities regulations, experience in the UAE financial market (desirable) and a pragmatic approach which is attuned to the needs of the business.

This is an excellent opportunity with a leading banking organisation withing their Dubai branch. Please apply now or for further information contact Kayte Short at Robert Walters at
About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Banking & Financial Services

Focus: Compliance

Industry: Financial Services

Salary: AED40000 - AED50000 per month

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: Dubai FULL_TIME

Job Reference: S5U39C-6D2E7A1E

Date posted: 07 August 2024

Consultant: Kayte Short dubai banking-financial-services/compliance 2024-08-07 2024-10-06 financial-services Dubai Dubai AE AED 40000 50000 50000 MONTH Robert Walters https://www.robertwalters.ae https://www.robertwalters.ae/content/dam/robert-walters/global/images/logos/web-logos/square-logo.png true