About the Role
As Compliance Manager, you will play a crucial role in strengthening the compliance environment surrounding a diversified portfolio that includes passive investments in international funds and strategic assets. This position is well-suited for a compliance professional with strong judgment, a global regulatory perspective, and the capacity to navigate complex investment structures while supporting the organization’s long-term objectives.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee the compliance framework for a diversified investment portfolio, including passive investments in international funds and strategic assets in the UAE.
- Ensure adherence to international best practices alongside applicable U.S., EU, and UAE regulations.
- Protect the organization’s interests, mitigate compliance and investment risk exposure, and conduct rigorous due diligence on each investment opportunity.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business, or a related field; a Master’s degree in law, finance, business, or a related field is a plus.
- 8+ years of experience in compliance within a sovereign wealth fund, investment company, or regulatory agency.
- Deep expertise in U.S. and EU fund compliance regulations, AML/KYC requirements, sanctions regulations, and regulatory requirements in the Cayman Islands.
- Familiarity with regulatory practices governing private and publicly listed assets in the UAE.
- Proven capability to build and maintain compliance frameworks for portfolio companies and investment activities, as well as to design and maintain compliance policies, standards, procedures, and investment compliance checklists.
- Experience conducting investment compliance due diligence, including review of investment guidelines and side letter obligations, as well as periodic compliance risk assessments and corrective actions.
- Ability to lead incident investigations and reporting related to compliance and sanctions risks, present compliance reports, risks, and mitigation actions to senior management and board-level stakeholders, and deliver compliance training to internal teams, board members, and portfolio companies.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with legal, risk, strategic assets, and investment teams on compliance matters, and to support the development and implementation of automated compliance monitoring solutions; ICA or CAMS certification is a bonus.
