Jobs at Wahed Invest

Prepares group consolidations, entity books, financial statements, budgets, forecasts, regulatory filings, and management reporting under US GAAP. Supports month-end and year-end close, technical accounting research, internal controls, audits, tax reporting, intercompany accounting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and accounting policy development. The role also improves accounting and MIS systems and presents financial insights to executives, stakeholders, and board members.

The US Lawyer will establish Wahed's US private client legal offering, focusing on Wills, probate, trusts, and Islamic legacy planning. Responsibilities include developing legal frameworks, drafting documents, advising on regulations, and collaborating with teams to ensure compliant and client-friendly services.

Own and maintain the end-to-end Australia launch plan. Track milestones, risks, dependencies and decisions. Coordinate cross-functional teams, run project meetings, maintain documentation and executive materials, support licensing/vendor onboarding and operational readiness, identify bottlenecks, and support research, analysis and internal communications to drive launch execution.

The job involves managing a caseload of private client matters including wills, estate planning, powers of attorney, and probate administration.

Lead global direct and indirect tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Manage external tax advisors, review filings, oversee VAT/GST and corporate tax reporting, support UAE tax implementation, maintain tax controls, advise on cross-border transactions, transfer pricing and tax-efficient structuring, and ensure audit readiness.

The Paralegal will support legal professionals in private client work including Wills, Probate, Tax Planning, and Trusts, while ensuring efficient legal operations.

Support operations by managing investor queries, assisting with compliance and risk tasks, producing weekly and ad-hoc reports, designing and documenting a folder management framework, building business processes, participating in team meetings, and preparing analytical documentation.

Lead end-to-end localization and launch of Wahed's robo-advisory in new countries. Define roadmap, integrate local KYC, payments, custodians and broker-dealers, ensure regulatory and Shariah alignment, optimize localized investor journeys, and coordinate Engineering, Operations, Legal, and BD to drive AUM growth.

Lead Waheds market entry for new countries: define and execute international product roadmaps, localize the B2C investor journey, integrate local infrastructure (KYC, payments, custody), ensure regulatory and Shariah alignment, and coordinate Engineering, Operations, and BizDev to drive AUM growth and post-launch optimization.

The South Africa Country Head will develop a strategic plan, launch operations, engage stakeholders, and lead a team to drive Wahed's market expansion in ethical finance.

Support community and partnership growth by identifying and contacting campus groups, leading online engagement, organizing virtual events, writing community content, tracking outreach, and managing grassroots initiatives under marketing guidance.

The Operations Analyst manages trade and cash reconciliation, resolves discrepancies, prepares reports, and coordinates with various teams to ensure efficient operations.

Support SEBI-regulated investment adviser by ensuring regulatory adherence for a fintech robo-advice platform: monitor SEBI compliance, embed controls in onboarding and algorithms, draft policies (AML/KYC, data privacy), manage filings and audits, review client communications, run risk assessments, and train cross-functional teams for inspections and governance.

Build, maintain, and design backend microservices and data systems using Python/Golang. Improve architecture, integrations (APIs), fix defects, reduce tech debt, and increase automated test coverage for robust, secure, high-performance systems.

Build, maintain, and design backend microservices and data systems using Python/Golang. Fix defects, reduce tech debt, improve architecture for robustness, security, and performance. Integrate via APIs, work with SQL/NoSQL stores (Elasticsearch, Cassandra), contribute to automated testing and increase test coverage while collaborating closely with product managers and engineers.

Lead end-to-end operational delivery for Wahed's UAE wealth management platform: manage payments/banking integrations, design scalable processes, controls and reconciliations, coordinate launches with Product and Engineering, manage vendor and partner relationships, and improve workflows using data and AI tools.

Support execution of growth marketing across social, email, and web channels; research and write finance-related content; create short-form video concepts and scripts; manage content calendars, brief creatives, and lead select community engagement projects.

Support Group Risk Manager as a second-line risk analyst performing business and technology risk reviews, ITGC/ITAC testing, BCP/DR preparation, audit testing and follow-up, risk reporting, and developing risk controls, policies and data processes.

Design, build, and maintain centralized data systems, pipelines, warehouses, and lakes. Implement ETL processes, optimize data flow, produce analytics and reports, support stakeholders, ensure cross-region data security, and create tooling for product and business insights.

The Country Head will lead the market entry and growth of Wahed's operations in Nigeria, develop strategic plans, manage stakeholder relationships, oversee product launches, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.