Senior CFD Compliance Lead | AML & Regulatory Expert

Hytech; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hytech is seeking a Compliance Officer / Senior Compliance Officer to join our UAE-based Legal & Compliance team, supporting a CFD brokerage operation under Category 1 license. This hands-on role works with a regional team and reports to senior legal counsel and Group Compliance.

Key duties include KYC onboarding, transaction monitoring, regulatory reporting, product compliance, and regulator support, with a focus on embedding controls across trading platforms and IT systems.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of CFD/retail FX compliance experience under a Category 1 license.
• Solid knowledge of UAE regulatory AML/CFT requirements for brokerage or financial services.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Client KYC onboarding, risk classification, PEP and sanctions screening, and ongoing due diligence.
• Transaction monitoring, suspicious activity escalation and reporting.
• Regulatory reporting - periodic and ad hoc submissions.
• Product compliance for CFD and leveraged products, including disclosures and marketing review.
• Client complaint handling and record-keeping under licence conditions.
• Supporting regulator inspections, audits and information requests.
• Embedding compliance controls into the trading platform, client portal and IT/data infrastructure.

Skills

CFD compliance

Regulatory knowledge UAE

AML/CFT

Education

ICA/CAMS/CISI or equivalent certification

Job description

Hytech is seeking a Compliance Officer / Senior Compliance Officer to join our UAE-based Legal & Compliance team, supporting a CFD brokerage operation under Category 1 license. This hands-on role works with a regional team and reports to senior legal counsel and Group Compliance.

Key duties include KYC onboarding, transaction monitoring, regulatory reporting, product compliance, and regulator support, with a focus on embedding controls across trading platforms and IT systems.