Job Overview
Principal Regulatory Compliance Specialist – Financial Technology
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Fintech | Digital Payments | Financial Services | Regulatory Governance
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
A leading fintech banking organization is seeking an experienced Principal Regulatory Compliance Specialist – Financial Technology to strengthen enterprise regulatory governance across digital banking, payment ecosystems, lending solutions, API banking, financial innovation, and customer lifecycle management.
This strategic role is responsible for ensuring that the organization’s products, operational processes, technology initiatives, and business practices remain fully aligned with evolving financial regulations and international compliance standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with product development teams, technology leaders, cybersecurity specialists, enterprise architects, legal advisors, operational risk managers, and executive leadership to proactively manage regulatory obligations while enabling responsible innovation.
Primary Responsibilities
- Interpret financial regulations and assess their impact on business operations and digital products.
- Lead compliance reviews for new banking technologies and fintech initiatives.
- Design and maintain enterprise compliance monitoring programmes.
- Conduct compliance risk assessments across operational and technology functions.
- Develop regulatory implementation roadmaps and corrective action plans.
- Prepare reports for executive leadership and governance committees.
- Coordinate responses to regulatory inspections and supervisory reviews.
- Support enterprise policy development and regulatory documentation.
- Partner with Risk, Legal, Cybersecurity, Fraud Prevention, and Internal Audit teams.
- Monitor global regulatory developments affecting fintech and digital banking.
- Deliver enterprise-wide compliance awareness programmes.
- Mentor compliance analysts and support organizational capability development.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Banking, Economics, Business Administration, or related discipline.
- Master’s qualification preferred.
- Minimum 7–10 years of regulatory compliance experience within fintech, banking, payment services, or financial institutions.
- Strong understanding of regulatory governance and operational compliance frameworks.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership capabilities.
Preferred Certifications
- CAMS
- CCEP
- CFCS
- CRCMP
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- ISO 37301 Compliance Management Certification
Technical Skills
- Governance, Risk & Compliance Platforms
- Regulatory Intelligence Systems
- Microsoft Power BI
- Tableau
- SQL
- Compliance Analytics
- Enterprise Reporting
- Digital Banking Platforms
- API Governance
- Document Management Systems
- Workflow Automation
- Internal Control Monitoring
Core Competencies
- Regulatory Governance
- Compliance Risk Assessment
- Strategic Planning
- Business Integrity
- Executive Reporting
- Process Improvement
- Stakeholder Management
- Decision-Making
- Leadership
- Organizational Development
Benefits
- Executive tax-free remuneration package
- Annual performance incentive
- Comprehensive family healthcare coverage
- Housing assistance
- Annual travel allowance
- Professional certification sponsorship
- Executive coaching
- Flexible working arrangements
- International compliance symposium participation
- Excellent leadership career progression opportunities
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