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Finance · Dubai (DIFC) · Senior · Retained
Senior Compliance Officer
DIFC-licensed digital wealth manager (Series A, US$22m raised)
38 staff · 3-person compliance function · DFSA-regulated
Compensation band
AED 380k – 500k base annual
Bonus
15% target
Equity
ESOP
Posted
13 April 2026
The brief
Senior compliance officer reporting to the MLRO. Owns the firm's AML/KYC framework, regulatory reporting to the DFSA, and the client-onboarding compliance review.
Scope of the role
- · Owns the AML/KYC framework for retail + private-wealth clients.
- · DFSA regulatory reporting (quarterly + ad-hoc).
- · Lead on the firm's annual AML risk assessment and the quarterly compliance committee.
Must-haves
- · Five years in financial-services compliance, two of those at a DFSA-regulated firm.
- · Hands-on AML/KYC framework ownership for an MLRO.
- · Direct DFSA reporting experience.
- · ICA Diploma in AML or equivalent.
Nice-to-haves
- · CISI Certificate in Investment Compliance.
- · Wealth or asset-management vertical experience.
- · GCC compliance background end-to-end.
Process
- 45-min initial call with Imran.
- 90-min conversation with the MLRO + the COO.
- Compliance scenario walk-through.
- Final loop: founders + a board member.
- Offer.
Consultant on the search
Imran Mehdi
Senior Consultant, Finance
GCC senior finance — Group FC, Treasury, Internal Audit, Compliance. ACCA-qualified, Big Four audit background.
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