Kroll is looking for a Vice President to join our Financial Services Compliance and Regulation practice in the UAE, where you will assist asset management, investment, fintech and other regulated financial institutions by delivering on a wide range of engagements including financial crime, governance, enterprise and operational risk, compliance risk, regulatory readiness, compliance monitoring and regulatory reporting. You will mainly support clients by acting as an outsourced Compliance Officer (CO) and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for ADGM and DIFC regulated entities, managing licensing projects, and performing targeted compliance audits and reviews.
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Responsibilities
As a Vice President within an expanding team, you will gain exposure to exciting projects. In addition, your career and development opportunities are unparalleled with exposure to clients from day one. Being part of a specialist group, but within a truly global firm, means your personal impact will be instant and supported to carve out a growth path with an attractive compensation package.
As a Vice President you will work mainly in Asset management industry to:
- Undertake reviews following a risk‑based approach, identifying control failings and operational weaknesses across a range of firms.
- Provide on‑the‑job and ad hoc advice and support to clients.
- Draft reports for firms and international regulators.
- Collate and manipulate data, visualising trends and patterns in performance.
- Prepare pitch documents and proposals for potential work and engage in business development activities.
- Act as outsourced CO/MLRO/Deputy MLRO for ADGM and DIFC regulated asset management clients, including managing AML/CFT frameworks, compliance monitoring, regulatory filings, and ongoing advisory.
- Oversee and update compliance policies, procedures, risk assessments, and monitoring plans for regulated clients.
- Lead or support licensing and authorisation projects for ADGM and DIFC entities, including regulatory business plans, governance frameworks, and regulator engagement.
- Conduct compliance audits, AML reviews, and gap assessments, providing clear findings and remediation recommendations.
- Liaise with regulators (FSRA/DFSA) on behalf of clients, ensuring timely and accurate submissions and notifications.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who is passionate, focused, collaborative and entrepreneurial. This role would suit a team player with the ability to use their own initiative and provide prompt, practical services to clients.
- Compliance consulting and Financial Services experience.
- Minimum 8+ years of proven compliance experience within a regulator, financial institution or consulting firm.
- Experience acting as, or supporting, a Compliance Officer or MLRO for a DFSA or FSRA regulated firm is highly advantageous.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
- Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure.
- Clear and logical reasoning ability to make assessments and articulate them clearly.
- Prior experience in Anti‑Money Laundering, Operational Risk or Risk Management regulatory projects.
- Prior experience in internal audit roles with exposure to testing controls and systems is a plus.
- Proven regulatory experience and knowledge.
- Qualifications such as International Compliance Association (ICA), Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI), and ACAMS are beneficial.
Kroll is committed to equal opportunity and diversity, and recruits people based on merit.
In order to be considered for a position, you must formally apply via careers.kroll.com
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Skills Required
- Minimum 8+ years of proven compliance experience within a regulator, financial institution or consulting firm
- Compliance consulting and financial services experience
- Experience acting as, or supporting, a Compliance Officer or MLRO for DFSA or FSRA regulated firms
- Prior experience in Anti-Money Laundering, Operational Risk or Risk Management regulatory projects
- Prior internal audit experience with exposure to testing controls and systems
- Proven regulatory experience and knowledge (ADGM/DIFC/FSRA/DFSA frameworks)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- Excellent time management and ability to work under pressure
- Clear and logical reasoning ability to make and articulate assessments
- Professional qualifications such as ICA, CISI, or ACAMS
Kroll Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kroll and has not been reviewed or approved by Kroll.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options are part of the U.S. package, alongside life and AD&D. Breadth across core health benefits is positioned as competitive for a large advisory firm.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match is a core element of the package. Retirement support is consistently highlighted as competitive within total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, sick leave, and PTO are included, with generous time off and parental/family leave for U.S. roles. Some roles also offer hybrid/WFH flexibility that complements time-off usability.
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