Regulatory & Compliance Manager — Doha (Hybrid)

The Utopia Venture Platform; Qatar; Hybrid; QAR 175,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote allowances during summers

Hybrid work options

Job summary

The Utopia Venture Platform in Doha, Qatar is hiring a Legal & Compliance Manager to oversee regulatory filings, compliance operations, and governance records for UTOPIA Studio and Utopia Capital. The role collaborates with the COO, CFO, outsourced MLRO, and external counsel, ensuring timely, accurate compliance across entities.

Reporting to the COO, the position requires 4–6 years in compliance, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and a proactive, highly organized approach.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in a compliance, regulatory reporting or filings function within regulated financial services, fund management or professional services.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or economics.
• A law degree or specialist compliance certification is not mandatory, though a legal or compliance background is advantageous.
• Practical familiarity with regulatory filing and compliance processes; direct QFCRA, DFSA, FSRA or comparable exposure is a strong advantage.
• Meticulous and deadline-driven, taking pride in nothing being late, nothing being missed, and every record being accurate.
• Highly organised and self-directed, comfortable owning a calendar of recurring obligations and chasing the inputs you need from others.

Responsibilities

• Own the platform's regulatory filing calendar across both entities and support the Compliance Officer with on-time filings.
• Coordinate periodic regulatory returns and maintain records of filings and due dates.
• Own the compliance and filing cycle for fund vehicles (Cayman & QFC).
• Prepare compliance reporting packs for the COO and board and support audits by assembling documentation.

Skills

Regulatory filings

Compliance management

Governance

Documentation & records

Deadline-driven

Organised

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or economics

Job description

The Utopia Venture Platform in Doha, Qatar is hiring a Legal & Compliance Manager to oversee regulatory filings, compliance operations, and governance records for UTOPIA Studio and Utopia Capital. The role collaborates with the COO, CFO, outsourced MLRO, and external counsel, ensuring timely, accurate compliance across entities.

Reporting to the COO, the position requires 4–6 years in compliance, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and a proactive, highly organized approach.