Compliance Manager

Majid Al Futtaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Majid Al Futtaim recruit a Compliance Manager for MAF Entertainment, focusing on implementing a unified compliance framework across MAFE and MAFL while building a strong governance culture. You will drive risk identification, data-driven monitoring, and ethical business practices across entities.

The role partners with stakeholders to balance regulatory and commercial objectives, supporting investigations, training, and continuous improvement in compliance maturity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; professional compliance certificates preferred.
• Experience in implementing compliance programs and conducting risk assessments.
• Strong ability to manage investigations, third-party risk, and governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a unified Compliance Operating Model across MA FE and MA FL.
• Embed governance frameworks, processes, reporting structures, and accountability measures.
• Conduct compliance risk assessments and maintain risk registers with mitigation planning.
• Deliver compliance training, awareness campaigns, culture surveys, and ethics initiatives.
• Manage third-party risk assessments and conflict of interest programs.
• Monitor regulatory developments and drive continuous improvement in compliance practices.
• Enhance monitoring via automation, dashboards, analytics, and AI-enabled tools.
• Support investigations and policy development to standardize practices across entities.

Skills

Compliance programs

Risk assessments

Policy development

Investigations

Third-party risk

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

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

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.