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Mission:
The Compliance Officer will ensure the financial transactions, business activities and general operations adhere to the principles of Shariah law, including compliance oversight, policy development, auditing and risk management, stakeholder communication and ethical advocacy.

Key Performance Indicators:
• The % of the organization's assets that comply with Sharia principles, including investments, financing activities, and other financial instruments that align with Islamic finance guidelines.
• The amount of time taken to obtain approval from authorities for new financial products, contracts, or business activities.
• Drafting, implementing and training of business operations procedures for new staff within 60 days of onboarding.
• The # of findings from compliance audits or assessments and the % time taken to remediate any issues identified.
• The accuracy and timeliness of regulatory reports submitted by the organization.

Responsibilities:
• Ensures that the organization complies with all relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards applicable to its operations including AML, KYC requirements
• Acts as primary liaison between the organization and regulatory authorities, industry associations, and other external stakeholders.
• Scrutinizes contracts, agreements, and business practices to ensure they are free from interest (riba), uncertainty (gharar), speculation (maisir), and unethical investments.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures that align with Shariah principles and regulatory requirements. This will involve creating guidelines for permissible investments, ethical business practices, and customer interactions that adhere to Islamic finance principles.
• Monitors the organization's activities to detect any violations of laws, regulations, or internal policies. Investigates potential breaches, documenting findings, and reporting them to senior management and regulatory authorities as required.
• Provides training and educational sessions to employees to ensure they understand Shariah compliance requirements and their implications for business operations.
• Audits and monitoring activities to assess the organization's compliance with Sharia principles. This involves reviewing financial records, conducting on-site inspections, and investigating any potential breaches of Sharia compliance.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Professional Certificate in Islamic Finance (PCIF) Certification
• Proven experience in a similar leadership role, with a track record of successfully implementing technology strategies.
• Strong technical compliance and lending knowledge and understanding of legal requirements, regulations and Sharia Lending practices
• Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire a team.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to align technology initiatives with organizational goals.
• Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong strategic thinking and planning skills, with the ability to anticipate and mitigate potential risks and challenges.

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The Compliance Officer may be required to perform other related duties as requested by the management team.

Line of Service

Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

IFS – Finance

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

The Firm Tax team is a part of the PwC Middle East Group’s OneFinance function. The team supports on all levels of the firm’s tax activity and is organized into three (3) subfunctions: Compliance & Audit; Governance & Risk; and Legal & Tax Advisory. This role is intended to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction.

The ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit Senior Associate’s role is for a tax accountant who is responsible for handling tax activities for the PwC ME Group entities under the supervision of the ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (Subfunction) Lead and working together with the wider Firm Tax team as well as finance tax specialists across the ME region.

The main focus of the tax accountant is to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction in all tax compliance and audit related matters for the region. This includes optimising PwC’s tax position, minimising tax leakage, managing tax risks, and understanding the tax implications of cross border transactions and the business operating model.

Specifically, this will require data collection, validation and preparation of various tax compliance and reporting requirements across the region. Activities and responsibility will include: preparation of corporate income tax, withholding tax (WHT) and value added tax (VAT) returns; preparation of responses to tax authority audits and inquiries; responding to tax related questions posed by other internal firm services (IFS) functions as well as, at times, client facing (Line of Service (LoS)) teams on tax issues encountered in their day to day operations.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Compliance

• Prepare corporate income tax returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.

• Prepare WHT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.

• Prepare VAT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.

• Reconcile tax to statutory accounts.

• Reconcile and validate accounts and accounting entries as required (including payroll taxes, customs and excise duties, stamp duty, etc).

• Deliver internal analysis/reports to Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, flagging key risks, exposures etc., as well as tax opportunities.

• Works with the wider Firm Tax team and local Tax LoS Specialists to understand tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions within the Middle East.

• Responsible for guiding transactions within the wider OneFinance team to optimise the management of tax liabilities.

Audit

• Provide inputs for all tax audits conducted by Firm Tax/Global Team/External Auditors.

Other

• Organize and conduct special analysis as required.

• Assist with effective tax training and appropriate support for the business.

• Consolidate, analyse and challenge tax report inputs from LoS/local teams/other finance teams as appropriate.

• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and solve complex tax challenges.

• Refine tax policy and procedure documentation and ensure proper implementation and adherence across the ME Group.

• Develop strong working relationships and interface with all stakeholders across the ME Group.

• Be actively involved in and a positive influence on team recruiting, development, training and retention.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law or a related field required.

• Certified Tax Accountant, Certified Practicing Accountant or similar.

Language

• Bi-lingual English/Arabic. Fluency in written and spoken English & Arabic.

Overall Experience

• 2- 4 years of tax experience.

• Previous experience with corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT and payroll is required.

• An understanding of other taxes would be an advantage.

Specific Experience

• Must have tax corporate income tax accounting and compliance experience.

• Experience in the Professional Services industry in a top tier (Big 4) firm would be an advantage.

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of general/international accounting standards and practices.

• High level of analytical and quantitative ability required to perform complex financial and transactional tax and accounting functions and ad hoc reporting functions, including proficiency with computer based modelling and analytic techniques.

• Ability to adhere to procedures, controls and policies for functional areas of responsibility.

• Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity required.

• Excellent people management skills required.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills required to effectively work with professional resources in accounting areas.

• Ethical conduct.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Audits Compliance, Income Taxation, Income Tax Return, Tax Withholding, VAT Returns

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Drafting Tax Documents, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Audit, Financial Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Monitoring and Analyzing Financial Trends, Optimism, Preparing Tax Documents, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance Consulting, Regulatory Submissions Filing, Tax Accounting, Tax Auditing, Tax Compliance, Tax Credit, Tax Preparation {+ 4 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

Tagged as: Internal Firm Services

Description

Job Description & Summary

The Firm Tax team is a part of the PwC Middle East Group’s OneFinance function. The team supports on all levels of the firm’s tax activity and is organized into three (3) subfunctions: Compliance & Audit; Governance & Risk; and Legal & Tax Advisory. This role is intended to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction.

The ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit Senior Associate’s role is for a tax accountant who is responsible for handling tax activities for the PwC ME Group entities under the supervision of the ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (Subfunction) Lead and working together with the wider Firm Tax team as well as finance tax specialists across the ME region.

The main focus of the tax accountant is to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction in all tax compliance and audit related matters for the region. This includes optimising PwC’s tax position, minimising tax leakage, managing tax risks, and understanding the tax implications of cross border transactions and the business operating model.

Specifically, this will require data collection, validation and preparation of various tax compliance and reporting requirements across the region. Activities and responsibility will include: preparation of corporate income tax, withholding tax (WHT) and value added tax (VAT) returns; preparation of responses to tax authority audits and inquiries; responding to tax related questions posed by other internal firm services (IFS) functions as well as, at times, client facing (Line of Service (LoS)) teams on tax issues encountered in their day to day operations.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Compliance

• Prepare corporate income tax returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.
• Prepare WHT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.
• Prepare VAT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.
• Reconcile tax to statutory accounts.
• Reconcile and validate accounts and accounting entries as required (including payroll taxes, customs and excise duties, stamp duty, etc).
• Deliver internal analysis/reports to Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, flagging key risks, exposures etc., as well as tax opportunities.
• Works with the wider Firm Tax team and local Tax LoS Specialists to understand tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions within the Middle East.
• Responsible for guiding transactions within the wider OneFinance team to optimise the management of tax liabilities.

Audit

• Provide inputs for all tax audits conducted by Firm Tax/Global Team/External Auditors.

Other

• Organize and conduct special analysis as required.
• Assist with effective tax training and appropriate support for the business.
• Consolidate, analyse and challenge tax report inputs from LoS/local teams/other finance teams as appropriate.
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and solve complex tax challenges.
• Refine tax policy and procedure documentation and ensure proper implementation and adherence across the ME Group.
• Develop strong working relationships and interface with all stakeholders across the ME Group.
• Be actively involved in and a positive influence on team recruiting, development, training and retention.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law or a related field required.
• Certified Tax Accountant, Certified Practicing Accountant or similar.

Language

• Bi-lingual English/Arabic. Fluency in written and spoken English & Arabic.

Overall Experience

• 2- 4 years of tax experience.
• Previous experience with corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT and payroll is required.
• An understanding of other taxes would be an advantage.

Specific Experience

• Must have tax corporate income tax accounting and compliance experience.
• Experience in the Professional Services industry in a top tier (Big 4) firm would be an advantage.

Knowledge and Skills

• Understanding of general/international accounting standards and practices.
• High level of analytical and quantitative ability required to perform complex financial and transactional tax and accounting functions and ad hoc reporting functions, including proficiency with computer based modelling and analytic techniques.
• Ability to adhere to procedures, controls and policies for functional areas of responsibility.
• Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity required.
• Excellent people management skills required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required to effectively work with professional resources in accounting areas.
• Ethical conduct.

Required Skills

• Audits Compliance, Income Taxation, Income Tax Return, Tax Withholding, VAT Returns

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Accounting Practices, Active Listening, Communication, Corporate Tax Planning, Drafting Tax Documents, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Financial Audit, Financial Review, Financial Statement Analysis, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Monitoring and Analyzing Financial Trends, Optimism, Preparing Tax Documents, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance Consulting, Regulatory Submissions Filing, Tax Accounting, Tax Auditing, Tax Compliance, Tax Credit, Tax Preparation {+ 4 more}

Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.

Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 12,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 370,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.

Line of Service: Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Specialism: IFS - Finance

Management Level: Associate

Job Description & Summary:

The Firm Tax team is a part of the PwC Middle East Group’s OneFinance function. The team supports on all levels of the firm’s tax activity and is organized into three (3) subfunctions: Compliance & Audit; Governance & Risk; and Legal & Tax Advisory. This role is intended to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction.

The ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit Senior Associate’s role is for a tax accountant who is responsible for handling tax activities for the PwC ME Group entities under the supervision of the ME Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (Subfunction) Lead and working together with the wider Firm Tax team as well as finance tax specialists across the ME region.

The main focus of the tax accountant is to support the Compliance & Audit subfunction in all tax compliance and audit related matters for the region. This includes optimising PwC’s tax position, minimising tax leakage, managing tax risks, and understanding the tax implications of cross border transactions and the business operating model.

Specifically, this will require data collection, validation and preparation of various tax compliance and reporting requirements across the region. Activities and responsibility will include: preparation of corporate income tax, withholding tax (WHT) and value added tax (VAT) returns; preparation of responses to tax authority audits and inquiries; responding to tax related questions posed by other internal firm services (IFS) functions as well as, at times, client facing (Line of Service (LoS)) teams on tax issues encountered in their day to day operations.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Compliance:

• Prepare corporate income tax returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.
• Prepare WHT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.
• Prepare VAT returns for the PwC ME Group entities for review by the Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, ensuring submission deadlines are adhered to.
• Reconcile tax to statutory accounts.
• Reconcile and validate accounts and accounting entries as required (including payroll taxes, customs and excise duties, stamp duty, etc).
• Deliver internal analysis/reports to Firm Tax Compliance & Audit (subfunction) Lead, flagging key risks, exposures etc., as well as tax opportunities.
• Work with the wider Firm Tax team and local Tax LoS Specialists to understand tax laws and regulations in various jurisdictions within the Middle East.
• Responsible for guiding transactions within the wider OneFinance team to optimise the management of tax liabilities.

Audit:

• Provide inputs for all tax audits conducted by Firm Tax/Global Team/External Auditors.

Other:

• Organize and conduct special analysis as required.
• Assist with effective tax training and appropriate support for the business.
• Consolidate, analyse and challenge tax report inputs from LoS/local teams/other finance teams as appropriate.
• Be actively involved in business development activities to help identify and solve complex tax challenges.
• Refine tax policy and procedure documentation and ensure proper implementation and adherence across the ME Group.
• Develop strong working relationships and interface with all stakeholders across the ME Group.
• Be actively involved in and a positive influence on team recruiting, development, training and retention.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Law or a related field required.
• Certified Tax Accountant, Certified Practicing Accountant or similar.

Language:

• Bi-lingual English/Arabic. Fluency in written and spoken English & Arabic.

Overall Experience:

• 2-4 years of tax experience.
• Previous experience with corporate tax, withholding tax, VAT and payroll is required.
• An understanding of other taxes would be an advantage.

Specific Experience:

• Must have tax corporate income tax accounting and compliance experience.
• Experience in the Professional Services industry in a top tier (Big 4) firm would be an advantage.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Understanding of general/international accounting standards and practices.
• High level of analytical and quantitative ability required to perform complex financial and transactional tax and accounting functions and ad hoc reporting functions, including proficiency with computer based modelling and analytic techniques.
• Ability to adhere to procedures, controls and policies for functional areas of responsibility.
• Organization, thoroughness, eye for detail, time management skills and proactivity required.
• Excellent people management skills required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required to effectively work with professional resources in accounting areas.
• Ethical conduct.

Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Government Clearance Required? No

Maintain Cybersecurity Governance: To refresh and align cybersecurity governance with regulatory requirements and best practices.

Ensure Cybersecurity Risk Management: To identify and assess cybersecurity risks to improve security posture and reduce impact.

Uphold Cybersecurity Compliance: To assure cybersecurity compliance requirements are audited and remediated accordingly.

Improve Cybersecurity GRC Operations: To enhance various GRC assessments and activities and be more agile in a fast-paced enterprise

Cybersecurity Compliance Tasks

• Perform assessments based on NCA regulations (such as ECC and OSMACC) and the client standards.
• Track findings, communicate with internal stakeholders, and validate evidences.
• Support in internal audit activities.
• Support in external audit activities (ISO27001).
• Prepare weekly and monthly status report for compliance status.

Cybersecurity Risk Management Tasks

• Perform risk assessments for new solutions and third parties, as well as major technology changes.
• Maintain risk register, follow up on mitigation plane with stakeholders and validate evidences.
• Represent cybersecurity in IT demand management and IT change management.
• Participate and develop Root Cause Analysis corrective actions resulting from Cybersecurity incidents.
• Prepare weekly and monthly status report.

Cybersecurity Governance Tasks

• Review and update cybersecurity documentation such as standards and policies, as well as other documents part of cybersecurity governance framework.
• Develop new standards, processes, and procedures.
• Monitor cyber practices and operational KPIs.
• Create a governance review plan.

5 Years of Experience s a GRC

The candidate should be aware of the following frameworks

• NCA – ECC National Cybersecurity Authority - Essential Cybersecurity Controls – ECC–1:2018
• NCA – CCC National Cybersecurity Authority - Cloud Cybersecurity Controls –CCC–1:2020
• NCA – TCC TCC–1:2021
• NCA – OSMACC National Cybersecurity Authority – Organization’s Social Media Accounts Cybersecurity Controls –OSMACC–1:2021
• NCA – DCC National Cybersecurity Authority - Data Cybersecurity Controls – DCC–1:2022
• NDMO National Data Management Office Regulations and Standards
• ISO27001: 2022 ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 27001 SO/IEC 27001:2022 standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS)

Job Title : Compliance Officer – Capital Markets

Location : Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry : Financial Services / Investment Banking

Overview :

A leading international financial institution is seeking a Compliance Officer to join its Riyadh office. The successful candidate will play a critical role in overseeing compliance matters across capital markets operations, ensuring full adherence to local and international regulatory frameworks, including CMA regulations.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead the implementation, review, and enhancement of compliance frameworks and internal controls in alignment with CMA and global regulatory standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact with the Capital Market Authority (CMA) for compliance matters.
• Monitor regulatory changes and assess their impact on business operations.
• Provide advisory support to front-office and operational teams on compliance-related topics including trading, licensing, and reporting.
• Manage regulatory filings, license applications, and ongoing reporting requirements.
• Conduct compliance training and promote a culture of compliance awareness across the organization.
• Perform internal reviews and investigations where required.
• Coordinate with global compliance teams to ensure consistency with global policies and procedures.

Requirements :

What’s on Offer :

Application Instructions :

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and a brief cover note highlighting relevant experience and regulatory exposure. You can email me at

Maintain Cybersecurity Governance: To refresh and align cybersecurity governance with regulatory requirements and best practices.

Ensure Cybersecurity Risk Management: To identify and assess cybersecurity risks to improve security posture and reduce impact.

Uphold Cybersecurity Compliance: To assure cybersecurity compliance requirements are audited and remediated accordingly.

Improve Cybersecurity GRC Operations: To enhance various GRC assessments and activities and be more agile in a fast-paced enterprise

Cybersecurity Compliance Tasks

• Perform assessments based on NCA regulations (such as ECC and OSMACC) and the client standards.
• Track findings, communicate with internal stakeholders, and validate evidences.
• Support in internal audit activities.
• Support in external audit activities (ISO27001).
• Prepare weekly and monthly status report for compliance status.

Cybersecurity Risk Management Tasks

• Perform risk assessments for new solutions and third parties, as well as major technology changes.
• Maintain risk register, follow up on mitigation plane with stakeholders and validate evidences.
• Represent cybersecurity in IT demand management and IT change management.
• Participate and develop Root Cause Analysis corrective actions resulting from Cybersecurity incidents.
• Prepare weekly and monthly status report.

Cybersecurity Governance Tasks

• Review and update cybersecurity documentation such as standards and policies, as well as other documents part of cybersecurity governance framework.
• Develop new standards, processes, and procedures.
• Monitor cyber practices and operational KPIs.
• Create a governance review plan.

5 Years of Experience s a GRC

The candidate should be aware of the following frameworks

• NCA - ECC National Cybersecurity Authority - Essential Cybersecurity Controls - ECC-1:2018
• NCA - CCC National Cybersecurity Authority - Cloud Cybersecurity Controls -CCC-1:2020
• NCA - TCC TCC-1:2021
• NCA - OSMACC National Cybersecurity Authority - Organization's Social Media Accounts Cybersecurity Controls -OSMACC-1:2021
• NCA - DCC National Cybersecurity Authority - Data Cybersecurity Controls - DCC-1:2022
• NDMO National Data Management Office Regulations and Standards
• ISO27001: 2022 ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 27001 SO/IEC 27001:2022 standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS)

Work Week: Sunday - Thursday

Work Timings: 9 AM - 6 PM (Saudi Arabian Time Zone)

About Us:
Soum is on a mission to revolutionize e-commerce in the MENA region and beyond by building the most convenient and trustworthy re-commerce marketplace in the region. We're reshaping how C2C marketplaces operate, making buying and selling second-hand products seamless and reliable. Since our launch in July 2021, Soum has become one of the fastest-growing startups in the region, achieving rapid expansion in both our team and product offerings. In recognition of our impact and growth, we were proudly named one of the Top 10 LinkedIn Startups in Saudi Arabia for 2024.

Job Summary:
We are looking for a virtual cybersecurity or compliance expert to guide our security posture, particularly as we move into regulated spaces like auto-financing. The role is ideal for someone with extensive regulatory familiarity and previous experience operating in a strategic advisory capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead compliance audits aligned with KSA regulations, especially SAMA frameworks
• Review and implement data security strategies across departments
• Support regulatory submissions and responses for fintech operations
• Oversee documentation and data protection practices
• Coordinate with product and legal teams to maintain standards
  
  
  
  
  

• Saudi national 6+ years experience
• Deep understanding of SAMA regulatory requirements and KSA cybersecurity law
• Prior role as vCISO or senior security/compliance consultant
• Experience operating through or with an agency setup (ideal)
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2 compliance standards
• Ability to lead cross-functional audit and compliance efforts across departments
  
  
  
  

• Seniority level Not Applicable

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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We are looking for a virtual cybersecurity or compliance expert to guide our security posture, particularly as we move into regulated spaces like auto-financing. The role is ideal for someone with extensive regulatory familiarity and previous experience operating in a strategic advisory capacity.

• Lead compliance audits aligned with KSA regulations , especially SAMA frameworks
• Review and implement data security strategies across departments
• Support regulatory submissions and responses for fintech operations
• Oversee documentation and data protection practices
• Coordinate with product and legal teams to maintain standards

• Saudi national6+ years experience
• Deep understanding of SAMA regulatory requirements and KSA cybersecurity law
• Prior role as vCISO or senior security/compliance consultant
• Experience operating through or with an agency setup (ideal)
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2 compliance standards
• Ability to lead cross-functional audit and compliance efforts across departments