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Compliance Officer - UAE National - International Bank (Associate Analyst level)

Swisslinx Middle East
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Entry
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
compliance controlsfinancial security risk assessmentAML and sanctionsKYC controlsregulatory monitoringinvestment and corporate banking
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Role Overview

An international bank in DIFC is seeking a Compliance Officer at Associate Analyst level.

The role supports compliance controls, governance, financial security opinions, investigations, regulatory interactions, and compliance training.

Key Responsibilities

  • Participate in implementing compliance policies, procedures, systems, and controls.
  • Strengthen compliance governance through regulatory watch, projects, and innovation initiatives.
  • Issue compliance and financial security opinions on counterparties and transactions.
  • Investigate alerts and decide on alert dispensations.
  • Assess the effectiveness of the compliance risk management framework.
  • Guide staff performing first-level transaction and KYC controls.
  • Coordinate with internal departments to address compliance issues and promote compliance culture.
  • Contribute to staff training on compliance topics.
  • Assess compliance impacts of new products and activities.
  • Maintain knowledge of changing policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Support regulatory interactions, reporting, and correspondence.
  • Organize compliance committees and represent the compliance function in control committees.

Qualifications and Experience

  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • The role requires 2 to 5 years of experience in wholesale, corporate, or private banking within a major international bank.
  • At least 2 years in an independent compliance function is expected, although compliance-related or other control-function experience may be considered.
  • Experience in the Middle East region is required.
  • Exposure to multiple jurisdictions is preferred.

Skills

  • Financial security, AML, and sanctions risk assessment are required.
  • Knowledge of investment and corporate banking services is required.
  • Analytical and communication skills and effective cross-disciplinary cooperation are required.
  • Complete fluency in written and spoken Arabic and English is required.

Organization Context

  • The role is associated with an international bank in DIFC.

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