Compliance Manager

Majid Al Futtaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Majid Al Futtaim is seeking a Compliance Manager for MAF Entertainment | Risk Management to implement a unified compliance framework across MAFE and MAFL, strengthen compliance culture, manage risks, and promote ethical business practices.

The role partners with stakeholders to enhance governance, enable data-driven monitoring, and embed compliance in daily operations while balancing regulatory and commercial objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in Compliance, Ethics, Risk Management, or related fields.
• Experience in governance, investigations, and third‑party risk management.
• Experience delivering compliance training, culture initiatives, and stakeholder engagement across functions.
• Strong integrity, ethical judgment, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a unified Compliance Operating Model.
• Embed governance frameworks, processes, reporting structures, and accountability.
• Conduct risk assessments, maintain risk registers, and support mitigation planning.
• Deliver compliance training, awareness campaigns, culture surveys, and ethics initiatives.
• Manage third‑party risk assessments, conflict of interest programs, and governance requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments, identify risks, and drive improvements.
• Enhance monitoring through dashboards, analytics, and AI-enabled tools.
• Support investigations, policy development, and standardization across entities.

Skills

Compliance program implementation

Risk assessments

Policy development

Investigations

Stakeholder management

Governance frameworks

Training & awareness

Ethics initiatives

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law/Business/Risk/Finance

Tools

Dashboards

Analytics

Risk management software

Job description

JOB TITLE

Compliance Manager | MAF Entertainment | Risk Management

ROLE SUMMARY

Compliance Manager: Responsible for implementing a unified compliance framework across MAFE and MAFL, strengthening compliance culture, managing risks, enhancing governance, and promoting ethical business practices. Partners with stakeholders to improve compliance maturity, drive compliance initiatives, enable data-driven monitoring, and ensure compliance is embedded in daily business operations while balancing regulatory and commercial objectives.

ROLE PROFILE

• Support the design and implementation of a unified Compliance Operating Model aligned with MAF standards.
• Embed governance frameworks, compliance processes, reporting structures, and accountability measures.
• Conduct compliance risk assessments, maintain risk registers, and support mitigation planning.
• Deliver compliance training, awareness campaigns, culture surveys, and ethics initiatives.
• Manage third‑party risk assessments, conflict of interest programs, and compliance governance requirements.
• Monitor regulatory developments, identify compliance risks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Enhance compliance monitoring through automation, dashboards, analytics, and AI‑enabled tools.
• Support investigations, ethics hotline cases, policy development, and standardization of compliance practices across entities.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, Accountancy, or a related field; professional compliance certifications preferred.
• 5–8 years of experience in Compliance, Ethics, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Governance, or related fields, with 2–3 years in a managerial/business partnering role preferred.
• Strong expertise in compliance program implementation, risk assessments, policy development, investigations, and third‑party risk management.
• Experience delivering compliance training, culture initiatives, regulatory compliance programs, and stakeholder engagement across functions.
• Strong integrity, ethical judgment, communication, stakeholder management, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, proactive, and capable of managing sensitive matters, projects, reporting, analytics, and compliance automation initiatives.