Head of Compliance & AML

As Head of Compliance & AML at Thndr Securities Brokerage, you will lead the firm’s compliance AML and risk management function, ensuring the highest standards of integrity and regulatory adherence under the supervision of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA).

You will oversee a team of compliance and risk officers, serve as the primary point of contact with regulators, and ensure that Thndr’s brokerage operations run safely, ethically, and in full compliance with local and group standards.

This role reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and works closely with the Policy, Legal and Compliance, Risk & Fraud (CRF) teams across Thndr Group to ensure seamless alignment and oversight across all regulatory fronts.

• 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.
  

• 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.
  

Thndr was founded on a bold dream to democratize access to investing through smart tech and human-centric design. This is simply our way of saying we give anyone with a smartphone the simple and easy access they need to preserve and grow their wealth. At the same time, we’re shaping the future of investing while actively driving the economies we serve by promoting local investment products.

History has shown that investing is the single greatest way to build long-term wealth, but before Thndr, only a very small percentage of people had access to it due to:

• High barriers to entry — In the form of excessive minimum account balances, complex, outdated onboarding, and low financial literacy.

• Irrelevant experience — Catered toward expert traders and financial specialists, therefore alienating the majority of the population.

• Fragmented offering — Investment products were not gathered in a single, intuitive outlet.

We don't just talk about change, we deliver it. Here's a glimpse into our impact so far:

• 5.5 million app downloads

• EGP 1B+ average daily traded value across 2025

• #1 digital investing platform in Egypt for the third consecutive year

• 76% of users are first-time investors

• 40% of our users come from outside of capital cities and have previously had limited access to financial institutions

   

Building on the success of our core platform, we are continuing to change culture and break down barriers by launching Rumble, the subscription-based investment recommendations platform.

Rumble was born with the vision to empower everyday individuals to build wealth confidently and intelligently through access to timely and in-depth advice from the industry’s top experts.

Going beyond traditional investment advice, it offers long and short-term investment recommendations and financial content through engaging articles and videos that guide users on their financial journey and maximize their returns.

At Thndr, we're looking for people driven by our mission to help us democratize investing across the MENA region.