Senior Director, IPO Governance & Compliance

Private Company, LLP; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Company, LLP in Kuwait is seeking an experienced Director of Compliance to lead and strengthen Governance and Compliance through IPO readiness and into a listed-company environment. This senior, hands-on role provides direct exposure to senior management and the Board.

You will own the governance and compliance workstream, close readiness gaps, and coordinate with Legal, Risk, Internal Control, Internal Audit and external IPO advisers to build a robust framework for post‑listing

Qualifications

• Significant Governance and/or Compliance experience in Kuwait.
• Strong knowledge of CMA Kuwait, Boursa Kuwait and listed-company governance requirements.
• Experience engaging with regulators, disclosures, board reporting or remediation.

Responsibilities

• Lead Governance and Compliance workstream for IPO readiness.
• Identify gaps, drive closure and strengthen control environment.
• Lead CMA Kuwait and Boursa Kuwait requirements implementation.
• Manage regulatory correspondence, inspections and remediation.
• Strengthen policies, procedures, monitoring and reporting across Governance and Compliance.
• Establish controls around disclosures, conflicts of interest, related-party transactions, insider matters, Code of Conduct and whistleblowing.
• Provide Governance and Compliance reporting to senior management and the Board.
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk, Internal Control, Internal Audit and IPO advisers.
• Develop and grow the Compliance capability and team.

Skills

Governance experience

Regulatory interaction

Board reporting

CMA Kuwait familiarity

Boursa Kuwait familiarity

Job description

Private Company, LLP in Kuwait is seeking an experienced Director of Compliance to lead and strengthen Governance and Compliance through IPO readiness and into a listed-company environment. This senior, hands-on role provides direct exposure to senior management and the Board.

You will own the governance and compliance workstream, close readiness gaps, and coordinate with Legal, Risk, Internal Control, Internal Audit and external IPO advisers to build a robust framework for post‑listing