Senior Compliance Manager Salary: Competitive and based on experience Location: Abu Dhabi Keywords: Compliance, Regulations, GRC systems, Risk function, Legal provisions
Our client is seeking a highly knowledgeable and dependable Senior Compliance Manager to join their team in Abu Dhabi. This role is integral to ensuring the company adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, industry standards, and internal policies. The successful candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of compliance risks and be responsible for monitoring and reporting on compliance activities and non-conformities. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive leadership role within a dynamic team.

• Ensure adherence to all relevant laws, regulations, and policies
• Monitor and report on compliance activities and non-conformities
• Provide advisory support on compliance-related matters

What you'll do:
As a Senior Compliance Manager, your role will be pivotal in maintaining the integrity of our client's operations. You will perform regular compliance testing, monitor updates to compliance requirements, and identify any new obligations that may apply. Your keen eye for detail will enable you to identify critical gaps in compliance performance, allowing you to recommend effective remedial actions. In addition, you will provide valuable advisory support on compliance-related matters to various functional teams. Regular meetings with the Risk function will ensure that you are always informed about the current risk landscape. Your expertise will also be crucial in producing bi-annual reports on the effectiveness of compliance activities.

• Perform Compliance testing to assess status against applicable laws, regulations, and other requirements
• Identify updates to the Company's Compliance obligations and any new obligations applicable to the Company
• Monitor the performance of compliance, identifying critical gaps and recommending remedial actions
• Provide advisory support on Compliance related matters to functional teams
• Meet with the Risk function quarterly to support and inform the update of the Corporate Risk Register
• Produce bi-annual Compliance report on the effectiveness of the Compliance activities

What you bring:
The ideal candidate for this Senior Compliance Manager position brings a wealth of experience and knowledge. With a bachelor's degree in law, Accounting or a similar field, you have spent at least 10 years managing the compliance function for a listed business. Your experience includes at least 5 years leading the compliance function in the Middle East. You possess solid knowledge of GRC systems and have hands-on experience implementing them. A recognized International Compliance Association license would be advantageous. Exceptional communication skills are essential for this role; fluency in Arabic would be beneficial.

• A bachelor's degree in law, Accounting or a similar field
• A minimum of 10 years' experience managing the compliance function for a listed business
• At least 5 years' experience leading the compliance function in the Middle East
• Solid knowledge of GRC systems, experience in implementation is an advantage
• A recognized International Compliance Association license is preferable
• Exceptional communication skills in English; fluency in Arabic is an advantage

About the job
Contract Type: FULL_TIME
Specialism: Banking & Financial Services
Focus: Compliance
Industry: Education and Training
Salary: Negotiable
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Experience Level: Mid Management
Location: Abu Dhabi FULL_TIME
Job Reference: 8VDYRZ-653702B6
Date posted: 28 March 2025
Consultant: Andrew Beattie abu-dhabi banking-financial-services/compliance 2025-03-28 2025-05-27 education-and-training Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi AE Robert Walters https://www.robertwalters.ae https://www.robertwalters.ae/content/dam/robert-walters/global/images/logos/web-logos/square-logo.png true