Head of Compliance

Role Overview

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of compliance and risk professionals (minimum four direct reports) responsible for daily compliance operations and monitoring.
• Act as the primary liaison with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), maintaining strong and transparent relationships with regulators.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across all brokerage activities, including onboarding, trading, client communications, reporting, and recordkeeping.
• Oversee regulatory reporting and ensure timely, accurate submissions of all required filings, renewals, and notifications.
• Prepare and brief internal teams ahead of any regulatory inspections or reviews, ensuring full readiness and documentation accuracy.
• Monitor and interpret regulatory changes and lead internal alignment to maintain compliance with evolving laws, FRA circulars, and industry standards.
• Collaborate with Policy and CRF teams to identify, close, and prevent compliance gaps while ensuring consistency with group-wide frameworks.
• Implement robust monitoring and surveillance programs to detect, escalate, and address potential breaches or suspicious activity.
• Supervise AML/CFT obligations and ensure that policies, procedures, and systems effectively prevent and detect financial crime.
• Oversee product and process approvals, reviewing new initiatives for compliance implications and regulatory fit.
• Drive compliance culture by promoting awareness, training, and accountability across the organization.
• Support risk management efforts, ensuring operational, reputational, and regulatory risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, or related field
• Minimum 6+ years of experience in compliance or risk management within a financial services or brokerage firm regulated by the FRA (or equivalent authority).
• Strong understanding of Egyptian capital markets regulations, AML/CFT frameworks, and brokerage operations.
• Demonstrated success managing regulator relationships, regulatory inspections, and cross-functional compliance programs.
• Proven leadership ability to manage and develop teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English and Arabic (written and spoken).
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong analytical and ethical judgment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working hours
• Professional development budget
• Home office setup allowance
• Global team events