AVP, Compliance – Regulatory Relationships Full Time

AVP, Compliance – Regulatory Relationships | First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Role Overview 

Reporting to the Vice President of Regulatory Management, you will serve as a high-level liaison between First Abu Dhabi Bank and key financial regulators. This role is essential for maintaining the bank’s “license to operate” by ensuring seamless communication, timely reporting, and strict adherence to regional laws. You will act as an internal advisor, a project manager for regulatory exams, and a guardian of the bank’s regulatory risk register. This position requires a professional who can navigate complex legal landscapes across the UAE and international locations while maintaining the highest levels of integrity and confidentiality.

Key Accountabilities

1. Regulatory Relationship & Advisory

• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain productive, professional relationships with regional regulators (CBUAE, SCA, etc.) and senior management across FAB’s global footprint.

• Compliance Advisory: Act as a subject matter expert, providing timely and accurate advice on critical regulations to various business divisions to ensure group-wide compliance.

• Impact Assessment: Continuously monitor changes in rules, regulations, and industry best practices, assessing their specific impact on FAB and updating relevant business functions.

2. Regulatory Examinations & Licensing

• Examination Lead: Coordinate the smooth delivery of regulatory examinations in the UAE, managing data requests and facilitating meetings between examiners and bank units.

• Licensing Governance: Manage the preparation and submission of licensing requirements for new branches, international expansions, branch relocations, and ATM deployments (including temporary and mobile units).

• International Oversight: Manage regulatory issues and reporting for local bodies while providing governance and oversight for FAB’s international locations.

3. Risk Monitoring & Issue Management

• Risk Registers: Maintain and manage ongoing monitoring of regulatory risk registers for the UAE and other operating countries.

• Correspondence Management: Direct the response process for regulatory correspondences from the CBUAE and other governing bodies for FAB and its subsidiaries.

• SCA Compliance: Specifically manage requirements related to the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), covering brokerage, custody, and specialized operations.

• Gap Analysis: Lead monthly reviews to track key gaps in regulatory updates, following up with international branches to ensure consistent compliance standards.

4. Governance, MIS & Reporting

• Compendium Management: Maintain regulatory compendiums for Lines of Business (LOBs) and subsidiaries, mapping regulations to specific bank activities.

• Executive Reporting: Provide detailed Management Information (MI) reports to the Compliance Monitoring, Assurance, and Governance (MAG) team and senior leadership.

• Administrative Governance: Manage external requirements including insider approvals, trading period restrictions, and monthly regulatory filings.

About You: Skills & Qualifications

• Professional Experience:

  • At least 5 years of business experience, specifically in Compliance or Audit within the banking sector.

  • Prior experience dealing directly with regional regulators (e.g., CBUAE, SCA) is highly preferred.

  • Extensive knowledge of the operational risks inherent in different banking functions.

• Technical Mastery:

  • Excellent understanding of UAE and regional financial laws and regulations.

  • Strong project management skills with the ability to drive complex tasks to completion under tight timelines.

  • Ability to handle highly sensitive, confidential information with absolute discretion.

• Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Management, Banking, or Finance.

  • Preferred: Professional certification in Compliance (e.g., CAMS, ICA), Corporate Governance, or Risk Management.

• Core Competencies:

  • Bilingualism: Proficiency in both English and Arabic (written and verbal) is highly preferred for effective regional liaison.

  • Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate cross-functional delivery.

  • High level of attention to detail and accuracy.

Why Join First Abu Dhabi Bank?

FAB is the largest bank in the UAE and a global leader in financial excellence. In the Regulatory Management team, you are at the forefront of the bank’s strategic defense and expansion. We offer a high-performance culture that values expertise, rewards integrity, and provides a clear career path within the world’s safest financial institution.

Are you ready to represent the UAE’s leading bank to the world’s financial regulators? Apply now to join our Regulatory Relationships team in Abu Dhabi.

When managing a multi-jurisdictional regulatory examination, how do you ensure that data provided by different business units remains consistent and meets the high standard of scrutiny expected by the CBUAE? 

More information

Job Location : Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
City : Abu Dhabi
Company Name : First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

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