Assistant Manager/ Manager - Risk Consulting - Regulatory Compliance - Dubai

Location: Dubai

Other locations: Primary Location Only

Salary: Competitive

Date: 25 Jun 2026

Job description

Requisition ID: 1720245

We are looking to hire two Assistant Managers/Managers – Regulatory Compliance within our Financial Services Risk Consulting team in UAE. Please find the job description below for your reference and request you to kindly share the suitable profiles. Please let me know if we can have a few CVs shared by mid of next week. Happy to connect for a quick discussion if any clarification is needed on the role or candidate profile.

Role Summary

Manager-level Regulatory Compliance professional with strong experience in regulatory frameworks and banking compliance. The role will focus on delivering regulatory gap assessments, conduct risk reviews, market conduct and consumer protection reviews, product governance assessments, and broader compliance advisory engagements for financial institutions.

Key Responsibilities

Lead execution of regulatory gap assessments against regulations issued by regulatory authorities including CBUAE, SCA, DFSA, FSRA, VARA.

Perform Market Conduct Compliance reviews, including assessments against Consumer Protection Regulations and Standards issued by CBUAE

Conduct Product Governance assessments, including review of product design, approval, suitability, disclosures, and post-sale monitoring frameworks

Deliver Conduct Risk Assessments, including identification of conduct risk drivers, indicators, and mitigation measures

Perform Compliance Risk Assessments and support development of remediation and action plans

Review and enhance compliance frameworks, policies, procedures, RCMs, and governance structures

Deliver compliance reviews aligned to regulatory expectations and applicable standards

Provide regulatory interpretation and advisory support to clients on new and existing regulations

Assist clients in supervisory examination reviews remediation programs

Lead workshops, training sessions, and awareness programs for client compliance and business teams

Manage engagement workstreams, review deliverables, and coach junior team members

Develop client-ready, regulator-grade deliverables

Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, and business development activities

Candidate Profile

~10 years of experience in regulatory compliance, internal audit, or compliance advisory

Experience across one or more of the following:

Regulatory Compliance function in a bank / financial institution

Internal Audit (with focus on regulatory / compliance audits)

Big 4 / consulting experience in financial services

Strong hands-on experience in:

Regulatory gap assessments and compliance reviews

Market Conduct Compliance and Consumer Protection Regulations

Product Governance and product lifecycle compliance

Conduct risk and compliance risk frameworks

Solid knowledge of UAE regulators: CBUAE, SCA, DFSA, FSRA, VARA

Exposure to digital assets / virtual asset regulation preferred

Strong regulatory interpretation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills

Additional Expectations

Ability to manage multiple workstreams and lead junior team members

Experience working with global banks or large financial institutions

Strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for client and regulator interactions

Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, client-facing environment

What working at EY offers

At EY, we’re dedicated to helping our clients, from startups to Fortune 500 companies — and the work we do with them is as varied as they are.

You get to work with inspiring and meaningful projects. Our focus is education and coaching alongside practical experience to ensure your personal development. We value our employees, and you will be able to control your own development with