Head of Regulatory Compliance

McGregor Boyall

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: NP388-404

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client, a top tier bank based in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Head of Regulatory Compliance for their group level operations. Reporting to the Head of Compliance, the position is responsible for leading and managing the Regulatory Policies of the Bank.

The roles and responsibilities of the Group Head of Regulatory Compliance include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ensure that all Regulatory Compliance risks are appropriately identified in a timely and proactive manner
• Ensure that the bank is aware of all emerging and existing relevant local and international rules, regulations
• Ensure that all relevant local and international rules and regulations that apply to the bank are maintained
• Provide sounds, accurate, accurate, practical and timely Regulatory Compliance advice to all of the banks units and support functions
• Manage strong regulatory compliance relationships with the relevant business units
• Provide SME guidance, input and support on all Regulatory Compliance issues to other compliance heads
• Manage a team of Regulatory Compliance professionals and oversee their performance

Requirements

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the area of compliance in a bank
• Strong knowledge and experience of all local rules, regulations, official recommendations and standards that apply to banks in the UAE
• Strong knowledge of UN, EU, UK and US Economic Sanctions Laws
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate the Regulatory Compliance team in order to ensure delivery of all business objectives
• Fluent in Arabic and English

About the Company

Established in 1987, McGregor Boyall is a global recruitment consultancy providing permanent and contract / interim professionals across a wide variety of disciplines including Technology, Risk, Finance, Compliance, Legal, Marketing and HR & Talent Management. Since our inception, we have built an unrivalled reputation for helping organisations recruit the very best talent to ensure that they realise their business and operational objectives.

Headquartered in the city of London, and with further offices throughout the UK (Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow) as well as globally in Dubai and Singapore, we are able to offer recruitment solutions throughout the UK & Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions.

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