Job Description

• 5+ years of experience in banking, payments and/or e-commerce companies within the Central Policy team in the, MENA region, UK and/or the EU;
• Compliance and Risk experience, including knowledge of governance frameworks;
• Proven experience in drafting Global Policies while advising on the creation of regional addendums;
• Advise, supervising, interpreting and communicating complex Regulations to a diverse audience;
• Demonstrable experience of influencing stakeholders and senior stakeholders;
• Proven strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Proven experience in leading or supervising others to deliver multiple projects and/or reports on time and at the highest standards;
• Passion for collaborating with high energy and focus, driving results across multiple assurance reviews.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, changing environment; relentless innovator.
• Demonstrated capability to challenge status quo and champion best-in-class technical solutions and problem solving.

Job summary
At Amazon we expect no more and no less from you. Ever since Amazon opened its virtual doors, our aim has been to become the most customer-centric company in the world. How? By having people like you who make sure that our customers can find everything that they are looking for online - at great value and convenience. Immerse yourself in an environment that is fast-paced, growing and continuously innovating to offer great opportunities for our customers and for you!
Amazon is seeking a pragmatic, innovative, and driven financial services compliance professional to serve as the MENA Manager for our newly formed Global Standards function. In this role you will develop Global policies that balance Regulatory Compliance & Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions compliance with business enablement to support Amazon's payments programs and services.
The Global Standards Manager role is based within Global Standards team in the Risk and Compliance services organization. In this role, the Global Standards Manager will execute the rollout of the Global Standards framework across the MENA region, while coordinating with the APAC, EMEA and NA counterparts to ensure alignment across all regions.
Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in creating and executing Global Policy frameworks, ideally within the financial services sector;
They will ensure that in-scope RCS Policies and Standards are maintained and embedded in accordance with the our Global Standards framework. This applies centrally and in countries as well;
Support that in-scope Policies and Standards are in accordance with the Regulatory requirements and that the gap analysis is refreshed regularly;
Work closely with the Regional Compliance offices, Payments Risk, Assurance, Governance and AML Program teams to ensure that policy related controls are embedded in the processes and are being assured through the Global Standards framework;
Work with other Risk Groups to identify inter-connected policies to cross reference and socialise with the respective policy owners. Similarly, be the contact person for other policy reviews;
Support dispensation process to challenge, obtain approval and record as per the Global Framework guidelines.

• Past experience in working in a similar role and well versed in MENA regulatory frameworks;
• Prior knowledge in Global Policy Frameworks, AML/CTF regulations, PSD2, Outsourcing, Safeguarding and Consumer Protection;
• Prior Knowledge or experience of drafting and implementing Global Policies in group entities;
• Experience of creating and deploying comprehensive Policy plans which consistently deliver desired results and are aligned with approved risk appetites;
• A comprehensive understanding of risk management and proven experience of ensuring own/others' compliance with relevant regulatory processes.