Dubai Compliance

** The successful candidate must reside in Dubai**

The opportunity

This role provides expertise and consultation for Compliance initiatives relating to Manulife's Global High-Net-Worth ('GHNW') business units (BUs), primarily including:

• Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing Program implementation and management
• Serve as Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Report Officer for the DIFC Office
• Enhanced Due Diligence customer reviews
• Local Legislative/Regulatory monitoring
• Implementation and monitoring of relevant internal regulatory/ compliance controls
• Ensuring consistency of a global (compliance) program, where appropriate
• Internal and external reporting and regulatory filings
• Writing, managing, and updating Policies and Procedures
• The role may also support other areas of the GHNW Compliance Program including:
• Privacy
• Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption
• Anti-Fraud
• Complaint handling

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Responsibilities:

Individual Responsibilities:

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• Acting as an Individual Contributor, sets direction, establishing goals and manages the tasks of the Compliance function
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with the BU teams, such as Underwriting, Titles, and Distribution, internal and external investigators, as well as other Compliance teams; may also assist with interacting with DIFC and United Arab Emirates ('UAE') regulators
• Coordinates and performs analysis on complex concepts that may require in-depth research and interpretation, such as New Business case reviews
• Assists senior level team members with tasks and assignments as needed
• Leads and supports special projects
• May represent Compliance on division-wide or global projects
• Collaborates with all areas of the organization to ensure Compliance needs and BU goals are met

Shared Responsibilities:

• Shares best practices with other team members, thus ensuring consistency in the way business/process/products are developed and maintained to comply with Regulatory and Company requirements.
• Aids the other members of the GHNW Compliance team including the Senior Compliance Consultants, Compliance Director and/or Chief Compliance Officer.
• • Shares responsibility for ensuring the BUs understand what is needed to comply.

Job Requirements:

• UAE residency
• College/university degree and/or equivalent experience
• Minimum 7 years of related experience in financial services compliance or management. International financial services experience preferred.
• Experience with the local and regional legal and regulatory environment of the UAE and Middle East. Familiarity with Southeast Asia and Africa a plus.
• Experience as former law enforcement or regulator a plus.
• Arabic language skills
• Familiarity with Sharia compliant financial products and knowledge of regional culture preferred.
• Relevant certifications, such as CAMS, or willingness to obtain certification(s)
• Some early morning / late night calls required, particularly towards month-end

Other Skills and Experience:

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong technology skills including knowledge of applicable Compliance or business systems
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Negotiating, influencing, and relationship building skills
• Ability to represent business internally within the company and externally outside of the company (e.g., regulators, industry peers)
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work with all levels of management in the organization
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to facilitate decision making across groups in the company
• Developing thought leader
• Strong people/interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to interact with roles from different areas and at all levels across the organization
• Ability to analyze technical information, make appropriate recommendations to decision makers and to make decisions
• Able to prioritize and reprioritize work deliverables and projects based on changing business needs

What motivates you

• You obsess about customers, listen, engage and act for their benefit.
• You think big, with curiosity to discover ways to use your agile approach and enable business outcomes.
• You thrive in teams and enjoy getting things done together.
• You take ownership and build solutions, focusing on what matters.
• You do what is right, work with integrity and speak up.
• You share your humanity, helping us build a diverse and inclusive work environment for everyone.

What can we offer you

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you

• Values-first culture
• We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity
• We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation
• We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship
• We build a business that benefits all stakeholders and has a positive social and environmental impact.