Regulatory Consultant Team Lead

Skills

About the Role

Provide regulatory advice to UAE financial-sector clients, interpret DFSA and FSRA frameworks, oversee outsourced Compliance Officer and MLRO activities, lead AML/CFT investigations and reporting, present to boards and regulators, and develop internal compliance methodologies.

Requirements

• Based in Malaysia and supporting clients in the UAE.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30%, potentially up to 50% during intensive engagements.
• 8–12 years of experience in a regulatory authority or capital markets or virtual-assets firm in compliance or AML/CFT.
• Experience with common-law or English-law-based regulatory frameworks.
• Experience presenting to senior management and boards.
• Prior managerial or team leadership experience.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent engagements independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide regulatory advice through license applications, inspections, and thematic reviews.
• Interpret and apply UAE DFSA and FSRA regulatory frameworks.
• Develop and enhance client compliance and AML/CFT frameworks and controls.
• Act as outsourced Compliance Officer and/or MLRO.
• Oversee AML/CFT processes, onboarding, surveillance, risk assessments, filings, and regulatory reporting.
• Lead investigations, SAR submissions, remediation, and regulator correspondence.
• Present compliance reports and thematic reviews to boards and senior management.
• Represent the firm in meetings with clients and regulators.
• Mentor junior consultants and analysts.
• Write playbooks, methodologies, and best practices for outsourced compliance and MLRO services.