Compliance Officer

Role overview

Line Two is recruiting on behalf of a confidential, well-regarded bank / regulated financial institution in Dubai for a Compliance Officer. The position is focused on supporting the compliance monitoring framework by reviewing controls, testing processes, highlighting gaps, documenting outcomes, and helping ensure day-to-day activities remain consistent with internal policies and regulatory expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of the yearly compliance monitoring schedule across business and operations teams.
• Carry out sample-based reviews, control assessments, and testing of compliance-related processes.
• Examine records, customer files, transactions, approvals, and supporting evidence to verify adherence to internal standards.
• Spot exceptions, recurring issues, control weaknesses, and other areas of concern.
• Record observations clearly and help prepare monitoring reports and action logs.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to track remediation progress and close outstanding items on time.
• Assist with monitoring activities involving AML/KYC, onboarding, customer due diligence, regulatory compliance, complaints handling, and conduct risk, where relevant.
• Keep working papers, testing evidence, trackers, and other audit-ready records accurate and up to date.
• Support reporting and management information on monitoring results, trends, exceptions, and remediation status.
• Help refine monitoring checklists, templates, SOPs, and testing methods.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Law, Risk, or a closely related discipline.
• 1 to 4 years of experience in compliance monitoring, regulatory compliance, AML/KYC, internal audit, risk and controls, compliance operations, or banking operations.
• Working knowledge of compliance controls, documentation standards, testing procedures, and issue tracking.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify inconsistencies and control gaps.
• Advanced comfort with Excel and using trackers, samples, and reporting tools.
• Strong written and spoken English; Arabic language ability is an advantage.

Preferred experience

• Background in banking, fintech, payments, insurance, wealth management, or other regulated financial services environments.
• Exposure to compliance testing, QA/QC, AML/KYC reviews, internal audit, or control testing.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance, financial crime controls, conduct risk, or customer protection reviews.
• Professional qualifications or progress toward ICA, CAMS, CIA, CFE, or a similar certification.

Application notes

Applicants should be ready to share their notice period, current location, and UAE work authorization or visa status, if applicable.

Equal opportunity

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Selection is based on skills, experience, and alignment with the role requirements.

Additional information

Client: Confidential reputable bank / regulated financial institution

Recruitment partner: Line Two

Employment type: Full-time

Experience level: 1–4 years

The hiring team also notes interest in candidates with experience across compliance, AML, KYC, risk, internal audit, financial crime, and governance within the GCC region.