Real Estate Manager

noon; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce platform in Dubai seeks a Compliance Coordinator. The role involves managing regulatory approvals, ensuring legal compliance, and preparing budget reports. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Business Administration and strong communication skills. The position demands detail-oriented individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment. The compensation package includes competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance management and regulatory coordination.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Effective negotiation and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate SIRA and DCD approvals and maintain compliance tracker.
• Collaborate with PRO for trade licenses and permits.
• Manage operational challenges and coordinate with facilities management.
• Maintain legal documents and compliance archives.
• Prepare budget forecasts for government fees and renewals.
• Identify bottlenecks in processes and propose improvements.

Skills

Compliance management

Regulatory approval coordination

Strong communication skills

Detail-oriented

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

About noon

We’re building an ecosystem of digital products and services that power everyday life across the Middle East—fast, scalable, and deeply customer-centric. Our mission is to deliver to every door every day. We want to redefine what technology can do in this region, and we’re looking for a who can help us move even faster.

Noon’s fastest hyper‑local delivery platform, Noon Minutes, offers a localized assortment of FMCG & grocery products with delivery within 15‑minutes. Currently live across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, offering thousands of products to customers in record time.

noon’s mission: Every door, every day.

1. Compliance & Regulatory Approvals

• Follow up on coordination for SIRA, DCD, Civil Defense, Trakhees, and Municipality approvals.
• Maintain a centralized compliance tracker capturing renewal dates, submission timelines, and approval statuses.
• Conduct periodic internal audits of store compliance documentation to ensure readiness for authority inspection.
• Prepare and submit compliance reports to management summarizing risks, delays, and renewal timelines.

2. Trade License & PRO Coordination

• Collaborate closely with the PROs to monitor, renew, and track all Trade Licenses, Ejari/Tawtheeq, and Municipality permits.
• Support the issuance of new TLs for upcoming launches and ensure the approval sequence is aligned with project timelines.
• Maintain a master tracker integrating TL status, expiry dates, and renewal costs for all operating stores.
• Act as the liaison between the Real Estate, PRO, and Legal teams to ensure documents are in line with company policies.

3. Site Operations & Facilities Management Support

• Manage and resolve on‑ground operational challenges such as parking, offloading, signage approvals, and civil defense inspections.
• Coordinate with the FM team to ensure handover documentation, as‑built drawings, and NOC submissions are completed before opening.
• Support the closure of authority non‑compliance issues raised post‑inspection by coordinating corrective actions.
• Maintain a tracker of open FM/compliance issues and monitor resolution timelines with relevant stakeholders.

4. Legal & Contract Coordination

• Maintain organized digital and physical archives for all authority‑related legal documents (permits, approvals, NOCs).
• Track expiry and renewal timelines for DCD certificates, SIRA permits, and occupancy approvals tied to lease terms.

5. Finance & Reporting

• Prepare budget forecasts for license renewals, authority approvals, and related government fees.
• Coordinate with Azim for FIN creation, cheque processing, and payment tracking of authority fees.
• Reconcile compliance‑related expenses monthly and report variances versus forecast.
• Provide monthly reports to management summarizing compliance health, cost implications, and upcoming renewals.

6. Process Improvement & Governance

• Identify bottlenecks in compliance workflows and propose process improvements for faster turnaround.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for authority coordination and documentation management.
• Support the creation of compliance templates (checklists, trackers, audit forms) to standardize the process across Emirates.
• Assist in onboarding new PROs and ensuring alignment with Noon’s compliance framework.

Who will excel?

• We’re looking for people with high standards, who understand that hard work matters.
• You need to be relentlessly resourceful and operate with a deep bias for action.
• We need people with the courage to be fiercely original.
• noon is not for everyone; readiness to adapt, pivot, and learn is essential.