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

Role Overview

Workplace

• The role is based in DIFC, Dubai.
• Employment type is full-time according to the source job data.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in implementing the bank’s compliance control organization, including policies, procedures, systems, and controls.
• Support governance of the Compliance function through regulatory watch, local and global projects, and innovation initiatives.
• Issue compliance and financial security opinions on risks related to counterparties and transactions.
• Investigate alerts and make decisions on alert dispensation.
• Perform controls to assess the effectiveness of the compliance risk management framework.
• Guide operational and middle office staff performing first-level transaction and KYC controls.
• Maintain internal contacts to address compliance issues and disseminate compliance culture.
• Contribute to staff training on compliance topics.
• Support the Compliance Manager in assessing new products and activities and issuing compliance opinions.
• Support regulatory interactions, reporting requirements, and correspondence.
• Organize compliance committees and represent the Compliance function on assigned control committees.
• Provide back-up to other team members during absences.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Two to five years of experience in wholesale, corporate, or private banking within a major international bank is preferred.
• At least two years in an independent compliance function is preferred, though compliance or other control-function experience may be considered.
• Experience in the Middle East region is required.

Skills

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