Senior Registrar & Corporate Compliance Leader

hyre; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

hyre in Dubai is recruiting a Senior Associate Director for its registrar function. The role oversees company formation, registration and licensing with a strong legal/regulatory focus, and will shape governance, AML/KYC, and enforcement oversight.

The appointment forms part of succession planning, with clear leadership progression toward head-of-function in coming years. The post requires a law degree and substantial regulatory experience in law firms, government, regulator, or professional

Qualifications

• Law degree and strong legal background, ideally practising lawyer.
• Experience in leading law firm, government entity, regulator or professional services.
• Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial and regulatory law.
• Exposure to company formation, registration, licensing, governance and AML/KYC.
• Ability to make sound legal and regulatory decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Leadership potential to progress to head-of-function.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and deciding on company formation, registration and licensing applications
• Providing legal and regulatory input across registrar matters
• Overseeing ongoing corporate compliance of registered entities
• Supporting AML/KYC and beneficial ownership requirements
• Leading and contributing to compliance inspections and regulatory reviews
• Interpreting and applying companies legislation and regulation
• Working closely with law firms, corporate service providers and other stakeholders
• Contributing to development of regulatory framework, policies and processes

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Legal analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory framework development

Education

Law degree

Job description

hyre in Dubai is recruiting a Senior Associate Director for its registrar function. The role oversees company formation, registration and licensing with a strong legal/regulatory focus, and will shape governance, AML/KYC, and enforcement oversight.

The appointment forms part of succession planning, with clear leadership progression toward head-of-function in coming years. The post requires a law degree and substantial regulatory experience in law firms, government, regulator, or professional