Senior Compliance Advisor – UAE Regulatory Compliance (Part‑Time)

About the role

Involved Solutions is seeking a Senior Compliance Advisor to provide hands‑on regulatory guidance for a new banking operation in the UAE. This part‑time, two‑day‑a‑week contract runs until May 2027, with a possible 12‑month extension, and is ideal for candidates holding a UAE visa.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the senior subject‑matter expert on CBUAE and broader UAE banking regulations.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable items for business, product, operations, and technology teams.
• Support the design of the compliance operating model, governance structure, and role definitions.
• Advise on the regulatory obligations register, compliance risk assessments, and change‑management processes.
• Review policies, procedures, committee papers, regulatory submissions, and senior‑management reports.
• Provide regulatory input on new products, customer journeys, and major business changes.
• Assist with licensing, approvals, go‑live readiness, and responses to regulator information requests.
• Participate in CBUAE inspections, supervisory meetings, and other regulator engagements.
• Enhance compliance monitoring, testing, issue tracking, and escalation mechanisms.
• Collaborate with MLRO and Financial Crime teams on AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC/CDD, and fraud obligations.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, advisory, or risk within banking, financial services, payments, or fintech.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience with CBUAE requirements and UAE market regulations.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory language into practical business actions while maintaining regulatory rigor.

Required skills

• Compliance advisory
• Compliance monitoring and testing
• Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
• Compliance risk assessment
• Regulatory obligations register
• Regulatory compliance
• CBUAE requirements
• Regulatory change process
• Regulatory risk
• Anti‑Money‑Laundering (AML)
• Counter‑Funding Terrorism (CFT)
• Know Your Customer (KYC)
• Sanctions compliance