Compliance Officer, Investment Management
Finance
DIFC, Dubai, UAE
Onsite
Full-time
Mid Level
5+ years of compliance experience, including experience in asset management or a similar investment business.
Posted Oct 26, 2026
About the role
byteSpark.ai is supporting a Dubai-based investment management client to hire a Compliance Officer. The successful candidate will support the compliance framework of a regulated investment business. Direct compliance experience in asset management, investment management, funds, private equity, family offices, wealth platforms, or a comparable investment environment is required. Responsibilities include investor and client onboarding reviews covering KYC, CDD, EDD, beneficial ownership, source of wealth and funds, sanctions, PEPs, and adverse media. The role also covers higher-risk investors and complex ownership structures; risk-based monitoring, thematic reviews and control testing; issue tracking and remediation; and maintaining policies, procedures, registers, regulatory filings and management reports. The Compliance Officer will advise investment, operations and senior management teams on UAE and GCC regulatory obligations, support AML/CFT training and regulatory change, and assist with audits, inspections and external communications. Professional English, sound judgment, attention to detail and the ability to manage day-to-day compliance work independently are required. Arabic language skills are strongly preferred.
Who is this role for
This role is suited to a hands-on compliance professional with direct experience in asset management or a similar investment business. You will work closely with investment and operations teams on investor due diligence, AML/CFT controls, monitoring, and UAE regulatory requirements. Arabic skills are a strong advantage.
Requirements
- At least five years of hands-on compliance experience, including responsibility for day-to-day compliance activities.
- Direct compliance experience in asset management, investment management, funds, private equity, a family office, an investment company, or a comparable regulated investment business.
- Professional fluency in English. Arabic language skills are strongly preferred.
- Practical AML/CFT experience covering KYC, CDD, EDD, UBO verification, source of wealth, source of funds, sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity escalation.
- Working knowledge of UAE or GCC financial regulatory frameworks, with exposure to SCA, DFSA, FSRA, DIFC, or ADGM requirements.
- Experience conducting compliance risk assessments, risk-based monitoring, control testing, thematic reviews, issue documentation, and remediation tracking.
- Experience maintaining or developing compliance policies, procedures, internal controls, registers, regulatory filings, and management reports.
- Experience reviewing investment-sector clients or structures, such as funds, institutional investors, investment companies, professional clients, HNWIs, or complex legal entities.
Desirable skills
- CAMS, ICA, or another recognized compliance, AML, or financial crime qualification.
- Experience supporting regulatory inspections, external audits, licensing submissions, or responses to UAE financial regulators.
- Knowledge of suitability, appropriateness, conflicts of interest, client assets, investment conduct, or fund governance controls.
- Experience preparing compliance reports for Boards, committees, senior management, or regulated function holders.
- Experience implementing regulatory change or improving compliance processes, systems, or controls.
Role details
- Department
- Finance
- Location
- DIFC, Dubai, UAE
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Job level
- Mid Level
- Experience
- 5+ years of compliance experience, including experience in asset management or a similar investment business.
- Industry
- Finance
- Sub-industry
- Capital Markets
Frequently asked questions
No. byteSpark.ai is supporting the search as the recruitment partner. The hiring company is a Dubai-based regulated investment management business. We can share further client details during the recruitment process.
You will work across investor due diligence, AML/CFT controls, compliance monitoring, regulatory requirements and practical advice to investment and operations teams. The role offers the chance to contribute to the ongoing development of the compliance framework.
The client is particularly interested in hands-on compliance experience in asset management, investment management, funds, private equity, family offices, wealth platforms or a similar regulated investment business.
Professional English is required. Arabic is strongly preferred and would be an advantage, but it is not a mandatory requirement.
The role is based in Dubai, UAE. The specific work arrangement can be discussed during the recruitment process.
The role includes investor and client due diligence, risk-based monitoring, control testing, policy and procedure maintenance, regulatory reporting, and support for audits or regulatory inspections.