Legal and Compliance Officer

• The Legal and Compliance Officer plays a pivotal role in ensuring
• the organization's adherence to legal and regulatory requirements
• while supporting business operations. This position involves
• overseeing legal documentation, managing compliance processes,
• providing advisory support, and facilitating client and banking
• services. Additionally, the role requires effective leadership in
• supervising a team, enhancing operational efficiencies, and ensuring
• adherence to corporate governance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and execute legal
• documents, declarations, board resolutions, and compliance agreements.
• Manage compliance inquiries from banks,
• regulatory authorities, and legal entities.
• Handle RERA disputes, ESR (Economic
• Substance Regulations), and ML (Money Laundering) reports.
• Facilitate corporate and personal bank
• account openings; oversee KYC submissions and compliance checks.
• Manage billing, collections,
• reconciliations, and financial record-keeping.
• Supervise and mentor team members,
• conduct operational reviews, and ensure alignment with compliance standards.
• Act as Board Secretary: prepare agendas,
• schedule meetings, and record minutes for the Board of Advisors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent

qualification.

Master’s

degree in Law (LLM), Business Law, Corporate Law, or related

field (preferred).

4+

• years of proven experience in legal and compliance roles.
• Strong knowledge of corporate,
• commercial, and regulatory law.
• Experience in banking and financial compliance (KYC,
• account opening, trade finance).
• Familiarity with corporate governance practices and
• board administration.
• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and team management
• skills.
• High level of
• confidentiality, integrity, and attention to detail.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Annual leave and public holiday entitlement.
• Professional growth and development
• opportunities.

Exposure

• to corporate governance and international compliance
• practices.
• Supportive and
• collaborative work environment.