CFD Compliance Lead | UAE AML, Reporting & Oversight

Hytech

Dubai

On-site

AED 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Hytech seeks a Compliance Officer / Senior Compliance Officer to join our UAE-licensed CFD brokerage operation under a Category 1 licence. This hands-on role sits within a regional Legal & Compliance team with direct access to senior counsel as the firm scales.

You will lead client KYC, onboarding, screening, and ongoing due diligence, while handling regulatory reporting and product compliance for CFDs. Ideal candidates have 2–3+ years in CFD/retail FX compliance and fluency in English.

Qualifications

2-3+ years of relevant experience in CFD, retail FX or leveraged derivatives compliance
Working knowledge of UAE regulatory landscape and AML/CFT requirements relevant to brokerage or financial services
Fluent written and spoken English

Responsibilities

Client KYC and onboarding, risk classification, PEP and sanctions screening, and ongoing due diligence
Transaction monitoring, suspicious activity escalation and reporting
Regulatory reporting - periodic and ad hoc submissions
Product compliance for CFD and leveraged products, including disclosures and marketing review
Client complaint handling and record-keeping under licence conditions
Supporting regulator inspections, audits and information requests
Embedding compliance controls into the trading platform, client portal and IT/data infrastructure