Compliance Manager

Job description

Emirates Investment Authority is the UAE Federal Government's sovereign wealth fund, investing across diversified asset classes and global markets. As Compliance Manager you will strengthen the compliance environment around a portfolio spanning passive investments in international funds and strategic assets, bringing strong judgment, a global regulatory perspective and the ability to work across complex investment structures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the compliance framework for a diversified investment portfolio, including passive investments in international funds and strategic assets in the UAE
• Ensure adherence to international best practices and applicable U.S., EU and UAE regulations
• Protect the organization's interests, mitigate compliance and investment risk exposure and conduct rigorous due diligence on each investment opportunity
• Build and maintain compliance frameworks, policies, standards, procedures and investment compliance checklists for portfolio companies and investment activities
• Conduct investment compliance due diligence, including review of investment guidelines and side letter obligations, plus periodic compliance risk assessments and corrective actions
• Lead incident investigations and reporting on compliance and sanctions risks and present compliance reports and mitigation actions to senior management and board-level stakeholders
• Deliver compliance training to internal teams, board members and portfolio companies
• Work with legal, risk, strategic assets and investment teams and support automated compliance monitoring solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in law, finance, business or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus
• 8+ years of compliance experience within a sovereign wealth fund, investment company or regulatory agency
• Deep expertise in U.S. and EU fund compliance regulations, AML/KYC requirements, sanctions regulations and Cayman Islands regulatory requirements
• Familiarity with regulatory practices governing private and publicly listed assets in the UAE
• ICA or CAMS certification is a bonus

Skills

• AML/KYC
• Compliance
• Due Diligence
• Fund Regulation
• Risk Assessment
• Sanctions