Thndr

Head of Compliance

Thndr

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cairo • Egypt

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • 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
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