Senior Compliance Officer (Dubai)
About Hytech Hytech is a leading management consulting firm headquartered in Australia and Singapore, specialising in digital transformation for fintech and financial services organisations. We deliver end-to-end consulting services and provide robust middle- and back-office solutions that enable our clients to optimise operations, enhance efficiency, and stay ahead in a fast-evolving digital landscape. Our client portfolio includes top global trading platforms and leading crypto exchanges. With more than 2,000 professionals worldwide, Hytech has a strong and growing international presence, with offices across Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Morocco, Cyprus, Dubai, and beyond. We are seeking a Compliance Officer / Senior Compliance Officer to join our Legal & Compliance team supporting a UAE-licensed CFD brokerage operation under a Category 1 licence. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role within a business that is still being built. The successful candidate will work as part of a regional Legal & Compliance team, with local ownership and direct access to senior legal counsel and Group Compliance. Key Responsibilities - Client KYC and onboarding, risk classification, PEP and sanctions screening, and ongoing due diligence. - Transaction monitoring, suspicious activity escalation and reporting. - Regulatory reporting - periodic and ad hoc submissions. - Product compliance for CFD and leveraged products, including disclosures and marketing review. - Client complaint handling and record-keeping under licence conditions. - Supporting regulator inspections, audits and information requests. - Embedding compliance controls into the trading platform, client portal and IT/data infrastructure. Key Requirements - 2-3+ years of relevant experience in CFD, retail FX or leveraged derivatives compliance under a Category 1 or comparable license. - Working knowledge of the UAE regulatory landscape and AML/CFT requirements relevant to brokerage or financial services, with equivalent experience in a comparable regulated environment also considered. - Fluent written and spoken English. Preferred Experience - Experience operationalising a new license. - ICA, CAMS, CISI or equivalent certification. - Arabic or Mandarin language capability would be an advantage