Senior IT Compliance Specialist
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About the Role
Capital.com seeks a Senior IT Compliance Specialist to own IT audit readiness, gap assessments, and day-to-day IT compliance in a fast-moving fintech environment.
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Responsibilities
- Take ownership of preparation and coordination of IT audits, supervisory reviews, and regulatory information requests
- Conduct IT compliance and control gap assessments against local regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry best practices
- Identify compliance gaps, control weaknesses, and technology risks; define, execute, and track remediation plans
- Support development, implementation, and maintenance of IT, cybersecurity, and information security policies and procedures
- Act as subject matter expert on IT compliance and technology risk requirements
- Maintain accurate, complete, and audit ready documentation for all IT compliance activities
- Support ongoing interactions with regulators and external auditors on technology, cybersecurity, and operational resilience topics
Requirements
- 4 6+ years of experience in IT compliance, IT audit, technology risk management, or related fields within regulated environments
- Strong understanding of regulatory expectations applicable to financial institutions in the UAE
- Proven hands on experience conducting IT and cybersecurity gap assessments and defining remediation plans
- Solid knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT frameworks
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, supervisory reviews, or external IT audits
- Fluent English and professional working proficiency in Arabic (written and spoken)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and risk based mindset with high attention to detail
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About the role
- IT Compliance sits at the intersection of technology, regulation, and business — translating regulatory obligations into controls that work in a fast moving fintech environment. This role owns IT audit readiness, gap assessments, and day to day IT Compliance work.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of preparation and coordination of IT audits, supervisory reviews, and regulatory information requests, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete delivery of required evidence
- Conduct IT compliance and control gap assessments against local regulatory requirements, internal policies, and recognized industry best practices
- Identify compliance gaps, control weaknesses, and technology risks; define, execute, and track remediation and corrective action plans in collaboration with IT, Security, Risk, and Compliance teams
- Support the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of IT, cybersecurity, and information security policies, standards, and procedures aligned with regulatory expectations
- Act as a subject matter expert on IT compliance and technology risk requirements, translating regulatory and supervisory expectations into practical, implementable controls
- Maintain accurate, complete, and audit ready documentation for all IT compliance activities, including policies, procedures, risk assessments, and evidence repositories
- Support ongoing interactions with regulators and external auditors on technology, cybersecurity, and operational resilience topics
Requirements
- 4 6+ years of experience in IT compliance, IT audit, technology risk management, or related fields within regulated environments
- Strong understanding of regulatory expectations applicable to financial institutions in the UAE, particularly in IT governance, information security, technology risk management, data protection, access management, change management, incident management, BCP/DR
- Proven hands on experience conducting IT and cybersecurity gap assessments and defining remediation plans aligned with regulatory expectations
- Solid knowledge of internationally recognized IT and security frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT) and ability to apply them in a regulatory context
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, supervisory reviews, or external IT audits, including evidence preparation and issue remediation
- Ability to work independently on complex compliance topics, manage multiple priorities, and drive remediation activities to completion
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical and regulatory requirements to non technical audiences
- Fluent English is required; professional working proficiency in Arabic is mandatory (written and spoken)
- Strong analytical and risk based mindset with high attention to detail
What you will get in return
- Competitive Salary
- Work Life Harmony
- Annual Performance Bonus
- Generous Time Off
- Employee Referral Program
- Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits
- Workation Wonderland: 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world
- Volunteer Days: Two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about
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