Compliance Officer

Compliance Officer — Job Description

Summary

• Ensure the organization adheres to legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements by designing, implementing, monitoring, and improving the compliance framework.

Core responsibilities

• Regulatory monitoring: Track relevant laws, regulations, and industry guidance; interpret impact and advise stakeholders on required changes.
• Policy development: Create, update, and enforce compliance policies, procedures, and standards across the organization.
• Risk assessment: Conduct compliance risk assessments, identify gaps, and recommend mitigation plans.
• Monitoring & testing: Design and run compliance monitoring programs, controls testing, and periodic reviews to ensure policy adherence.
• Training & awareness: Develop and deliver compliance training and communications for employees and management.
• Investigations & reporting: Lead internal investigations of compliance breaches, coordinate corrective actions, and produce investigation reports.
• Regulatory reporting & liaison: Prepare required filings and reports; act as primary contact with regulators during examinations and audits.
• Third‑party compliance: Oversee vendor due diligence, onboarding controls, ongoing monitoring, and contractual compliance obligations.
• Remediation & remediation tracking: Manage remediation plans for control deficiencies and track closure with owners.
• Recordkeeping & documentation: Maintain compliance records, logs, and evidence to support audits and regulatory requests.
• Advisory & business partnering: Provide pragmatic compliance guidance to business units on products, projects, and strategic initiatives.
• Continuous improvement: Drive proactive enhancements to controls, automation, and technology to improve compliance effectiveness and efficiency.

Typical duties (day‑to‑day)

• Review regulatory updates and assess organizational impact.
• Maintain and revise compliance policies and procedures.
• Execute monitoring tests, review findings, and escalate issues.
• Conduct training sessions and update awareness materials.
• Investigate reported incidents or potential breaches and coordinate remediation.
• Prepare regulator reporting and support external audits/examinations.
• Perform third‑party due diligence and ongoing vendor checks.
• Track remediation actions and maintain audit trails.
• Advise on compliance aspects of new products, contracts, or operational changes.
• Produce management reports and metrics on compliance posture.

Required qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or related field; advanced degree desirable.
• Experience: 3–7+ years in compliance, risk, legal, audit, or regulatory roles; senior roles require more experience.
• Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant regulatory regimes (e.g., AML/KYC, GDPR/Data Protection, FCA/SEC rules, HIPAA, SOX) as applicable to industry.
• Skills: Risk assessment, policy writing, investigations, regulatory reporting, stakeholder management, and training delivery.
• Technical: Familiarity with compliance monitoring tools, GRC platforms, document management, and MS Office/BI tools.
• Certifications: Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), ACAMS, IAPP (CIPP), or other relevant certifications preferred.
• Soft skills: Strong ethical judgment, attention to detail, communication, negotiation, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Preferred attributes

• Industry experience (financial services, healthcare, fintech, pharmaceuticals, energy) relevant to the role.
• Experience implementing GRC frameworks, automated monitoring, or remediation workflows.
• Track record liaising with regulators and managing regulatory exams.
• Data‑driven approach and comfort with analytics to measure compliance effectiveness.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: QAR70.70 - QAR155.75 per hour

Work Location: In person