Simmons Adaptive – Interim Senior Compliance Specialist

Simmons & Simmons; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsor Partner

Networking events

Firm resources

Job summary

Simmons Adaptive seeks an experienced legal/compliance professional to support a UAE-based client, focusing on export controls, trade compliance, and AI regulation. The role requires a qualified lawyer or legally trained professional with deep knowledge of controls and sanctions, and a collaborative, proactive mindset.

You will be backed by a sponsoring Partner and client team, with access to the firm's resources and Know-how, and opportunities for training and development on external

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer or legally trained compliance professional.
• Strong experience in export controls (EAR, dual-use, sanctions, trade compliance).
• Technology, AI, cloud, or advanced computing sectors experience.
• Compliance programme design and management.
• Internal investigations and ethics programmes.
• Third-party due diligence, AML, anti-bribery and corruption.
• Ideally based in the UAE.
• Problem solver with collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Support client in UAE with export controls and trade compliance focus.
• Engage sponsor Partner and client team; collaborate regularly.
• Utilise firm resources and Know-how; participate in training and development.
• Contribute to high-quality resourcing for leading international clients.

Skills

Export controls

Trade compliance

AI regulation

Compliance design

Internal investigations

Due diligence

AML & anti-bribery

Education

Law degree

Job description

Simmons & Simmons Adaptive:

Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons. We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards.

About Us

Simmons & Simmons Adaptive: Clients today need flexible resourcing solutions to meet the changing demands of the marketplace. Simmons & Simmons has always been willing to adapt and embrace new forms of service delivery to meet changing client demands. Simmons Adaptive is a flexible resourcing solution to meet client requirements at the same high quality you expect from Simmons & Simmons. We understand that our firm is equal only to the strengths of our people and place great emphasis on recruiting and retaining staff who meet our high standards.

As an Adaptive consultant, you will be fully supported by the Simmons & Simmons team with a sponsoring Partner and a client team with whom we would encourage you to engage on a regular basis. You will have access to the firm's resources and Know-how and have the opportunity to be involved in training and development at the Firm.

Simmons Adaptive is the flexible resourcing team for leading international law firm, Simmons & Simmons. For additional information on the firm, please visit www.simmons-simmons.com.

Main purpose of the role:

Simmons Adaptive are looking for an experienced legal/compliance professional to support one of our clients based in the UAE with a particular focus on export controls, trade compliance and emerging AI regulation.

Person specification:

• Qualified lawyer or legally trained compliance professional.
• Strong experience in:
• Export controls (EAR, dual-use, sanctions, trade compliance).
• Technology, AI, cloud, or advanced computing sectors.
• Compliance programme design and management.
• Internal investigations and ethics programmes.
• Third-party due diligence, AML, anti-bribery and corruption. d finance.
• Ideally already based in the UAE.
• You are a problem solver and offer a collaborative approach.
• You are able to work in a dynamic and fast moving environment.
• You are able to work quickly and effectively to tight deadlines. You have excellent organisation skills with the ability to effectively prioritise workloads.
• You can work autonomously but can also collaborate as part of the wider team.

Why you should join Simmons Adaptive:

• You will have access to high-quality roles and work within Simmons & Simmons' market-leading clients
• You’ll have support from a Simmons & Simmons 'sponsor Partner' whilst on external assignment
• You will be given access to the Firms' resources and Know-how when on assignment
• We will invite you to our in-person and virtual networking events exclusively for Adaptive consultants, along with firmwide webinars and events
• You will have the backing of a leading international law firm.

Equal opportunities:

• We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to equal opportunities in employment.
• We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
• At Simmons & Simmons we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us, should this be something you are interested in.

Background screening:

All recruits of Simmons & Simmons will be required to go through our background screening process. Depending on the position you apply for this may include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a DBS certificate on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed. The firm's policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available on request.