Compliance Manager

About the role

Emirates Investment Authority, the UAE Federal Government's sovereign wealth fund, is looking for a Compliance Manager to strengthen the compliance environment around a diversified portfolio covering passive investments in international funds and strategic assets. The role suits a compliance professional with strong judgment, a global regulatory perspective and the ability to work across complex investment structures. The workplace is on site.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee the compliance framework for a diversified investment portfolio, including passive investments in international funds and strategic assets in the UAE.
• Ensure adherence to international best practices and applicable U.S., EU and UAE regulations.
• Protect the organization's interests, mitigate compliance and investment risk exposure, and carry out rigorous due diligence on each investment opportunity.
• Build and maintain compliance frameworks for portfolio companies and investment activities, and design and maintain compliance policies, standards, procedures and investment compliance checklists.
• Conduct investment compliance due diligence, including review of investment guidelines and side letter obligations, and run periodic compliance risk assessments and corrective actions.
• Lead incident investigations and reporting on compliance and sanctions risks, present compliance reports, risks and mitigation actions to senior management and board-level stakeholders, and deliver compliance training to internal teams, board members and portfolio companies.
• Work closely with legal, risk, strategic assets and investment teams, and support the development and implementation of automated compliance monitoring solutions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in law, finance, business or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in compliance within a sovereign wealth fund, investment company or regulatory agency.
• Proven ability to work with legal, risk, strategic assets and investment teams.

Required skills

• Deep expertise in U.S. and EU fund compliance regulations, AML/KYC requirements, sanctions regulations and Cayman Islands regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with regulatory practices governing private and publicly listed assets in the UAE.
• ICA or CAMS certification is a bonus.