Hybrid Head of Compliance

Posted 2 hours ago

Apply now

About the role

  • Lead compliance and risk management at Thndr Securities Brokerage, ensuring regulatory adherence and overseeing compliance operations. Collaborate with teams to mitigate risks and educate on compliance programs.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a high-performing team of compliance and risk professionals (minimum four direct reports) responsible for daily compliance operations and monitoring.
  • Act as the primary liaison with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), maintaining strong and transparent relationships with regulators.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance across all brokerage activities, including onboarding, trading, client communications, reporting, and recordkeeping.
  • Oversee regulatory reporting and ensure timely, accurate submissions of all required filings, renewals, and notifications.
  • Prepare and brief internal teams ahead of any regulatory inspections or reviews, ensuring full readiness and documentation accuracy.
  • Monitor and interpret regulatory changes and lead internal alignment to maintain compliance with evolving laws, FRA circulars, and industry standards.
  • Collaborate with Policy and CRF teams to identify, close, and prevent compliance gaps while ensuring consistency with group-wide frameworks.
  • Implement robust monitoring and surveillance programs to detect, escalate, and address potential breaches or suspicious activity.
  • Supervise AML/CFT obligations and ensure that policies, procedures, and systems effectively prevent and detect financial crime.
  • Oversee product and process approvals, reviewing new initiatives for compliance implications and regulatory fit.
  • Drive compliance culture by promoting awareness, training, and accountability across the organization.
  • Support risk management efforts, ensuring operational, reputational, and regulatory risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, or related field
  • Minimum 6+ years of experience in compliance or risk management within a financial services or brokerage firm regulated by the FRA (or equivalent authority).
  • Strong understanding of Egyptian capital markets regulations, AML/CFT frameworks, and brokerage operations.
  • Demonstrated success managing regulator relationships, regulatory inspections, and cross-functional compliance programs.
  • Proven leadership ability to manage and develop teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English and Arabic (written and spoken).
  • A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong analytical and ethical judgment.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development budget
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Global team events

Job title

Head of Compliance

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

Report this job

See something inaccurate? Let us know and we'll update the listing.

Report job