Digital Regulatory Compliance Manager

Accountabilities and Key Roles: Ensuring that all digital banking initiatives, fintech partnerships, and emerging technology use cases within the UAE comply with applicable regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations.

Regulatory leadership across Open Banking, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, APIs, virtual assets, and data-driven technologies, embedding compliance-by-design.

Lead and manage the bank's digital regulatory compliance activities, ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards for digital products and services. Develop, implement, and enhance compliance frameworks, policies, and controls for digital banking operations.

Monitor regulatory changes, emerging risks, and best practices related to digital banking, fintech, and digital transformation. Conduct risk assessments, compliance reviews, and investigations into digital products, platforms, and client activities.

Collaborate with IT, business units, legal, and risk teams to ensure compliant development and delivery of digital initiatives. Prepare and present compliance reports, alerts, and recommendations to senior management and relevant committees.

Lead training and awareness initiatives to promote a compliance culture in digital banking activities. Mentor and guide junior compliance officers in digital compliance methodologies and best practices. Provide regulatory guidance for AI, analytics, cloud, and Open Banking ecosystems.

Support the implementation of AI governance principles, including ethical use, transparency, explain-ability, and accountability.

Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field. Professional certifications in regulatory compliance, digital banking, or fintech (preferred). Experience: Minimum of 7 Years of experience in

•regulatory compliance at digital banking, fintech, or similar entities. Experience in banking or financial services sector. Competencies: Strong understanding of the UAE digital regulatory landscape. Knowledge of Open Banking, BaaS, cloud, AI, and data-driven architectures.

Ability to translate complex regulations into practical compliance controls. Strong analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, innovation-driven environments.