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About the Role
Kroll is seeking a Vice President to lead regulatory advisory engagements for financial institutions in the UAE and GCC. The role involves managing client relationships, driving business development, mentoring junior staff, and overseeing compliance, risk, and financial crime projects.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee regulatory, risk, compliance, and financial crime engagements for financial institutions across the UAE and wider GCC region
- Direct risk based reviews, identifying control deficiencies, compliance gaps, governance weaknesses, and operational risk exposures
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Boards, Executive Management, Compliance Officers, Risk Leaders, and Internal Audit functions
- Manage and strengthen key client relationships, ensuring high quality delivery and long term partnership growth
- Review and approve reports and presentations prepared for clients, regulators, and executive committees
- Provide strategic advice on regulatory developments, regulatory remediation programs, and compliance transformation initiatives
- Lead engagement teams, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management to junior colleagues
- Oversee data analysis, risk assessments, and the development of meaningful insights to support decision making
- Drive business development activities, including proposal development, client presentations, thought leadership, networking, and market outreach
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Law, Economics, or related field; advanced degree preferred
- 10+ years of relevant experience within a regulator, financial institution, consulting firm, or professional services organization
- Demonstrated experience leading regulatory, compliance, risk management, or financial crime advisory engagements
- Strong knowledge of banking and financial services regulations and industry practices
- Significant exposure to UAE regulated financial institutions and UAE regulatory frameworks
- Experience working within a Big 4, Big 6, or leading advisory firm is highly desirable
- Proven ability to manage senior client stakeholders and lead complex engagements
- Strong business development track record, including proposal writing, client acquisition, and revenue generation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; Arabic is advantageous
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Overview
- Kroll is seeking a Vice President to join its Financial Services Compliance & Regulation practice in the UAE.
- The role involves advising banks, asset managers, investment firms, and other regulated financial institutions on regulatory, risk, governance, compliance, and financial crime matters.
- The Vice President will lead complex client engagements, drive business development, mentor junior professionals, and expand the practice across the region.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee regulatory, risk, compliance, and financial crime engagements for financial institutions across the UAE and wider GCC region.
- Direct risk based reviews, identifying control deficiencies, compliance gaps, governance weaknesses, and operational risk exposures.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Boards, Executive Management, Compliance Officers, Risk Leaders, and Internal Audit functions.
- Manage and strengthen key client relationships, ensuring high quality delivery and long term partnership growth.
- Review and approve reports and presentations prepared for clients, regulators, and executive committees.
- Provide strategic advice on regulatory developments, regulatory remediation programs, and compliance transformation initiatives.
- Lead engagement teams, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management to junior colleagues.
- Oversee data analysis, risk assessments, and the development of meaningful insights to support decision making.
- Drive business development activities, including proposal development, client presentations, thought leadership, networking, and market outreach.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Law, Economics, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
- 10+ years of relevant experience within a regulator, financial institution, consulting firm, or professional services organization.
- Demonstrated experience leading regulatory, compliance, risk management, or financial crime advisory engagements.
- Strong knowledge of banking and financial services regulations and industry practices.
- Significant exposure to UAE regulated financial institutions and UAE regulatory frameworks.
- Experience working within a Big 4, Big 6, or leading advisory firm is highly desirable.
- Proven ability to manage senior client stakeholders and lead complex engagements.
- Strong business development track record, including proposal writing, client acquisition, and revenue generation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; Arabic is advantageous.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision making capabilities.
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high performing teams.
Professional Qualifications
- Professional certifications are highly desirable, including ICA, CISI, ACAMS, CFA, FRM, CIA, CPA, or equivalent.
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