Assistant Manager – Regulatory Compliance

About the role

The Regulatory Compliance Assistant Manager will join the bank's Compliance team to support monitoring of Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) regulations and best business practices. The role assists the Senior Manager and Head of the Unit in formalising procedures, preparing training and awareness material, and executing the Annual Compliance Plan.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the roll‑out of the bank‑wide Compliance Regulatory Monitoring Programme and preparing reports for senior management.
• Executing spot checks on regulations and processes to ensure compliance with CBUAE requirements.
• Preparing gap assessments, memos and reports for regulatory compliance reviews and monitoring exercises.
• Tracking non‑compliance issues and ensuring timely closure by relevant stakeholders.
• Maintaining and updating the regulatory obligations inventory.
• Liaising with internal teams on data requests and regular submissions to the regulator.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree; certifications such as CIA, ACAMS or ICA are a plus.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in regulatory compliance or assurance within a banking environment.
• Strong understanding of consumer protection and market conduct requirements and related CBUAE reporting.
• Experience handling CBUAE data requests and working with data‑analytics and IT teams.
• Effective communication skills in English; Arabic is an advantage.

Required skills

• Handling CBUAE data requests
• Market conduct
• Regulatory compliance
• Consumer protection
• Data analytics