Legal Compliance Specialist
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Role Overview
The Legal & Compliance Specialist will help ensure business operations and investment solutions comply with Saudi regulatory frameworks and legal standards.
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About Kafaa Capital
Kafaa Capital is a CMA-licensed Saudi investment platform specializing in Shariah-compliant sukuk-based investment and financing solutions.
The company is developing digital investment infrastructure focused on transparency, compliance, and innovation.
Role Overview
The Legal & Compliance Specialist will help ensure business operations and investment solutions comply with Saudi regulatory frameworks and legal standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal guidance to internal departments, especially on financial and investment matters.
- Draft and review contracts, financing agreements, guarantees, pledges, debt instruments, and commercial agreements.
- Assess legal risks associated with transactions, investment projects, and new products.
- Review offering documents, investment agency agreements, and terms and conditions for compliance.
- Support CMA reports, regulatory inquiries, and timely regulatory submissions.
- Monitor capital markets, AML/CTF, companies, civil transactions, and fintech-related regulations.
- Maintain compliance policies, procedures, internal controls, and special purpose entities.
- Support litigation matters and communication with the Shariah Committee.
- Assist with compliance audits, risk assessments, breach investigations, and corrective action plans.
- Support compliance training programs and workshops.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Law.
- CME 1 and CME 2 certifications issued by the Capital Market Authority.
- At least 5 years of practical legal and compliance experience.
- Strong knowledge of relevant Saudi regulations and Capital Market Authority requirements.
- Upper-intermediate proficiency in Arabic and English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Law or a related field.
- Investment, financing, or fintech sector experience.
- Experience with external audits or CMA regulatory inspections.
- Experience drafting complex financial contracts and regulatory submissions.
Key Competencies
- Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and legal drafting proficiency.
- Effective communication with regulators, external legal counsel, and internal executives.
- Integrity, accountability, and pragmatic decision-making in regulatory risk management.
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