Regulatory Compliance Officer - temp

Regulatory

Compliance Officer

• Employment Type: Temporary – 6 Months
• Location: Dubai, UAE
• Department: Compliance

About myZoi

• At myZoi, we are committed to advancing financial inclusion
• through innovative financial solutions. As part of SC Ventures, we aim to make
• financial services more accessible, empowering individuals and communities
• through technology and responsible financial practices.

Role Overview

• We are seeking an experienced Regulatory Compliance Officer
• to support myZoi's regulatory compliance framework, with a focus on regulatory
• gap assessments, policy and procedure enhancements, and remediation activities.
• The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of the UAE
• regulatory landscape, particularly CBUAE requirements and AML/CFT/CPF
• regulations, along with hands-on experience across both the First Line of
• Defence (1LOD) and Second Line of Defence (2LOD).

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive gap
• analyses against applicable UAE regulatory requirements, including CBUAE
• notices, Federal Decree-Laws, Cabinet Resolutions, and FATF standards.
• Review existing policies,
• procedures, operational runbooks, and controls to identify regulatory
• compliance gaps and areas for improvement.
• Develop practical,
• risk-based recommendations and remediation plans to address identified
• deficiencies.
• Draft, review, and enhance
• CFCC policies, procedures, and operational runbooks to ensure alignment with
• regulatory expectations and internal governance standards.
• Support regulatory
• remediation initiatives, ensuring timely closure of identified gaps with
• appropriate supporting evidence.
• Work closely with First
• Line and Second Line teams to strengthen operational controls, regulatory
• oversight, and control effectiveness.
• Collaborate with CFCC,
• Operations, Legal, Technology, and senior management to implement regulatory
• requirements and drive remediation activities.
• Maintain accurate
• documentation, gap assessment records, and remediation trackers to support
• internal audits and regulatory reviews.
• Provide regulatory
• compliance advisory support to relevant business functions.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Relevant experience in
• Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance, Risk Management, or a
• related function within the UAE financial services sector.
• Strong working knowledge of
• the UAE regulatory compliance framework, including CBUAE regulations,
• AML/CFT/CPF requirements, and FATF standards.
• Demonstrated experience
• working across both 1LOD (operational controls, procedures, and runbooks) and
• 2LOD (policy, oversight, and control effectiveness monitoring)
• Proven ability to conduct
• structured regulatory gap assessments, map requirements to existing controls,
• and identify deficiencies.
• Hands-on experience
• drafting and updating compliance policies, procedures, and operational runbooks
• to regulatory and internal audit standards.
• Ability to translate
• complex regulatory requirements into practical, risk-based recommendations and
• actionable remediation plans.
• Strong analytical,
• documentation, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and
• stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively across
• functions and seniority levels.
• Ability to work
• independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality outcomes
• within tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience within
• a CBUAE-regulated financial institution, fintech, or banking environment.
• Professional compliance
• certifications such as CAMS, ICA, or equivalent would be an advantage.

Experience supporting

regulatory inspections, internal audits, or regulatory remediation programmes.