Head of Compliance

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 07 / 08 / 2025

My client is a proprietary trading firm operating in the High-Frequency Trading (HFT) space. With a strong focus on speed, precision, and technology, the company executes trades across leading global crypto and traditional exchanges — achieving sub-millisecond latency and rapidly growing profitability. The firm is actively expanding its infrastructure and entering new jurisdictions, which calls for a robust compliance function built to scale in a fast-evolving regulatory landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Build the end-to-end compliance function, including policies, procedures, controls, and training, tailored to a dynamic trading and digital asset environment.

Ensure alignment with UAE regulatory requirements as well as relevant international standards, laws, and compliance frameworks.

Lead onboarding, monitoring, and review processes for employees, counterparties, and vendors.

Serve as the main point of contact for regulatory correspondence, audits, and inspections.

Provide compliance training to cross-functional teams and maintain up-to-date documentation.

Conduct internal investigations as needed and coordinate with legal and external advisors.

Advise senior management on regulatory risks and maintain regular reporting to leadership.

Lead compliance risk assessments and oversee periodic internal compliance audits.

Requirements

Experience : 10+ years in compliance, risk, internal or external audit, or legal roles within FinTech, Payment Services, or Digital Asset firms.

Execution : Proven ability to independently build and implement compliance structures in high-growth or early-stage environments.

Regulatory Fluency : Strong knowledge of AML / KYC, CDD Reporting, market conduct, sanctions screening, and licensing regimes. Experience using tools like WorldCheck, LexisNexis, etc., and previous interaction with UAE regulators is a plus.

Communication : Clear communicator with strong judgment, discretion, and ethical standards.

Cultural Fit : Comfort working in a fast-paced, founder-led environment. Cultural alignment with a predominantly Russian-speaking internal team is an advantage.

Flexibility : Open to part-time or project-based onboarding, with potential for full-time conversion.

Certification : Possession of ACAMS, ACFE, or ICA is preferred.

Monthly base compensation based on experience and engagement level

Standard relocation package, premium medical insurance, and wellness perks

Office meals, access to fitness and preventive health programs

Future performance-based incentives as the company continues to scale

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