Compliance Manager

Oxxi; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Oxxi seeks a Compliance Manager to run the day-to-day regulatory compliance programme under the Head of Compliance and Legal. The role covers CMA requirements across Kuwait head office and product team in Turkey, maintaining policy, monitoring and reporting frameworks, and second-line AML/KYC oversight.

You will identify regulatory risks early, document them clearly, and advise the business at the design stage, ensuring products and client materials meet Kuwaiti law and international standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, or internal control within a financial institution.
• At least 3 years of experience working within a CMA-licensed entity or a bank.
• Professional certification such as CISI Kuwait Rules and Regulations, ICA, or ACAMS is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of Kuwait capital markets framework and AML/CFT legal obligations.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily regulatory compliance operations and monitor adherence to CMA requirements.
• Develop and execute the annual compliance monitoring plan, performing risk-based testing and remediation tracking.
• Provide second-line oversight of AML and KYC functions, including reviewing risk ratings and screening outcomes.
• Review new products, features, and client-facing materials to ensure regulatory alignment at the design stage.
• Prepare regulatory reports and provide advisory support to internal departments in Kuwait and product teams in Turkey.
• Manage compliance policies, governance frameworks, and support internal and external audits.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

AML/KYC oversight

Risk-based testing

Policy governance

Regulatory reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

CISI Kuwait Rules and Regulations

ICA

ACAMS

Job description

Our client is seeking a Compliance Manager to manage the day-to-day operation of its regulatory compliance programme under the direction of the Head of Compliance and Legal. The role monitors adherence to Capital Markets Authority requirements and applicable Kuwaiti law across our client's Kuwait head office and product team in Turkey. It maintains the compliance policy, monitoring and reporting framework and provides second-line oversight of the AML and KYC function, while day-to-day AML execution and reporting remain with the appointed officer. The scope covers our client's international market activity and local Kuwait market operations as they launch. The Compliance Manager is expected to identify regulatory risks early, document them clearly and advise the business at the design stage.

What you'll do

• Manage daily regulatory compliance operations and monitor adherence to Capital Markets Authority (CMA) requirements.
• Develop and execute the annual compliance monitoring plan, performing risk-based testing and remediation tracking.
• Provide second-line oversight of AML and KYC functions, including reviewing risk ratings and screening outcomes.
• Review new products, features, and client-facing materials to ensure regulatory alignment at the design stage.
• Prepare regulatory reports and provide advisory support to internal departments in Kuwait and product teams in Turkey.
• Manage compliance policies, governance frameworks, and support internal and external audits.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, or internal control within a financial institution.
• At least 3 years of experience working within a CMA-licensed entity or a bank.
• Professional certification such as CISI Kuwait Rules and Regulations, ICA, or ACAMS is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of Kuwait capital markets framework and AML/CFT legal obligations.