IT Compliance & Control Specialist

Dautom; Sharjah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Dautom is seeking an IT Compliance professional in Sharjah, UAE, to coordinate governance, regulatory adherence, and risk management across IT. The role focuses on implementing policies, monitoring controls, and producing dashboards that track compliance status and remediation progress.

The candidate should have 5-8 years in IT governance, IT compliance, IT audit or risk, with banking or financial sector exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in IT Governance, IT Compliance, IT Audit or Risk Management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor compliance with IT policies, standards, and governance directives.
• Monitor IT compliance with regulatory requirements and circulars from regulatory bodies.
• Maintain a centralized IT compliance register with obligations, units, deadlines and status.
• Conduct IT compliance assessments and gap analyses against applicable frameworks (COBIT, ITIL, ISO).
• Coordinate assignment of compliance requirements to IT units and track remediation milestones.
• Review new or amended regulatory requirements and assess impact on IT processes and controls.
• Obtain evidence from IT units to verify remediation effectiveness.
• Act as central IT compliance coordination point with Bank Compliance, Operational Risk and Information Security.
• Develop compliance dashboards and periodic reports on status, gaps, overdue actions and major issues.
• Ensure audit findings closed on time, compliance reviews completed and ISO milestones met.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Policy management

Governance controls

ISO compliance

Audit remediation

Job description

Job Description -

1. Coordinate and monitor compliance with internal IT policies, standards, management directives, governance requirements, and assigned action plans.
2. Monitor and coordinate IT compliance with applicable CBUAE regulations, regulatory circulars, and requirements communicated by Compliance, Information Security, and Risk Management.
3. Establish and maintain a centralized IT compliance register covering applicable regulatory obligations, internal requirements, responsible IT units, deadlines, and compliance status.
4. Conduct periodic IT compliance assessments and gap analyses against applicable regulatory requirements, internal standards, and relevant frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, and ISO.
5. Coordinate the assignment of compliance requirements to relevant IT units, monitor remediation plans, track milestones, and coordinate necessary changes with relevant stakeholders.
6. Review new or amended regulatory requirements, assess their implications for IT processes and controls, and coordinate necessary changes with relevant stakeholders.
7. Obtain and review supporting evidence from IT units to assess implementation of compliance requirements and validate remediation effectiveness.
8. Act as the central IT compliance coordination point with Bank Compliance, Operational Risk, Information Security, and other relevant stakeholders.
9. Develop compliance dashboards and periodic reports highlighting compliance status, identified gaps, overdue actions, emerging obligations, and significant issues requiring management attention.
10. Day to day operations will include Audit findings closed on time, compliance review completion, policy review rate, regulatory adherence and ISO milestones.

Relevant Exp -5-8 years in IT Governance, IT Compliance, IT Audit or Risk Management.

Banking / Financial Sector Experience - Banking or financial services experience preferred.

Professional Certifications - CISA, CRISC, COBIT, ITIL, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 20000 or ISO 27001 desirable.

Technical Competencies - Regulatory Compliance, Policy Management, Governance Controls, ISO Compliance, Audit Remediation and Reporting.

Managerial Responsibility - Not specifically required.