Regulatory Affairs Lead — MENA

Broadnet; Dubai; On-site; AED 280,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadnet in Dubai seeks a Regulatory & Compliance Lead responsible for managing regulator relationships across MENA, filing licenses, and translating policy into product requirements.

You will work with the COO and engineering teams from Dubai and Cairo, shaping approvals for A2P messaging, commenting on consultations, and aligning the roadmap with policy.

Responsibilities

• Regulator relationships across MENA and licensing filings.
• Comment on draft consultations and translate policy into product requirements.
• Product input in reviews; flag roadmap conflicts with policy.
• Cross-border work with Dubai and Cairo teams.

Job description

About the role

Messaging regulation is the work that quietly wins or loses contracts. You'll own the relationship with regulators across MENA, file the licenses, comment on draft consultations, and translate policy into product requirements.

What you'll work on

• Regulator relationships. TDRA (UAE), CITC (KSA), NTRA (Egypt), ARCEP (Lebanon), ARN (Tunisia), and counterparts in the wider region.
• Licensing. A2P / sender-ID / cross-border message licenses across 10+ jurisdictions.
• Consultations. Public consultations on SMS, RCS, OTT — we contribute substantively to most.
• Product input. Sit in product reviews; flag where the roadmap collides with policy.

The team

You'll lead a two-person compliance pod (Dubai + Cairo), reporting to the COO. Tight collaboration with engineering and the operator-facing product team.