
Compliance Specialist
Maqsam
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Riyadh • 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
Cyber Security
About the role
- Maintain accurate records of company licenses, regulatory submissions, and registration renewals.
- Support regulatory filings and documentation preparation.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies on day-to-day matters, including clarifications and status follow-ups.
- Assist in the processing and tracking of lawful intercept and official data access requests.
- Assist in implementing and maintaining the Internal Controls Framework (ICF).
- Support audit readiness efforts and help gather documentation for external certifications (e.g., CRF, NCA ECC, ISO27001).
- Help maintain and update compliance registers, risk trackers, and policy documentation.
- Contribute to basic compliance gap assessments and internal reviews under supervision.
- Review and log fraud reports and abuse-related alerts.
- Provide operational support during fraud investigation and incident response activities.
- Conduct account validation checks as part of fraud risk mitigation workflows.
- Maintain incident logs and ensure proper case documentation and closure.
- Perform Know-Your-Business (KYB) onboarding checks in coordination with sales or legal.
- Review commercial engagement cases for compliance red flags under guidance.
- Support Sales and Operations teams by addressing compliance inquiries and helping ensure adherence to local licensing or telecom-related requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Information Systems or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in compliance, legal operations, risk management, telecom, or ICT regulatory affairs.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks and regulations relevant to the KSA market such as the CST Cybersecurity Regulatory Framework (CRF), Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL).
- Experience with external frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS is considered an asset.
- Excellent documentation and organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities; able to coordinate across internal teams.
- Trustworthy and capable of handling sensitive or confidential information.
- Experience with GRC or compliance tools is a plus.
- Fluent in Arabic and English.
Benefits
- A collaborative and friendly environment with flexible hours.
- Many opportunities to learn, grow and become a world-class professional.
- A fair compensation.
- A culture that thrives on open communication and transparency.
- First-class health insurance.
- Part of Something Big: Work with seasoned professionals and be proud of being part of the exciting world of SaaS business.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
compliancerisk managementdocumentation preparationfraud investigationincident responseaccount validationcompliance gap assessmentsregulatory filingsinternal controls frameworktelecom regulatory affairs
Soft skills
documentation skillsorganizational skillscommunication abilitiesteamworkattention to detailtrustworthinesscoordination
Certifications
ISO 27001SOC 2PCI DSSCST Cybersecurity Regulatory Framework (CRF)