Senior Specialist, Compliance

EDGE Group
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 8-12 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Risk assessment","Stakeholder management","Governance","Compliance monitoring","Audit coordination"]

Develop, implement, and maintain the Compliance Management System (CMS) to ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, contractual, and industry requirements. Build compliance frameworks, registers, controls, monitoring tools, KPIs, and reporting dashboards. Assess compliance risks, manage corrective actions, coordinate audits/inspections, and serve as the primary compliance focal point for regulators, certification bodies, auditors, and clients across local and international operations.

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EDGE Group
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Senior Specialist, Compliance

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Job Summary

Develop, implement, and maintain the Compliance Management System (CMS) to ensure adherence to regulatory, legal, contractual, and industry requirements. Build compliance frameworks, registers, controls, monitoring tools, KPIs, and reporting dashboards. Assess compliance risks, manage corrective actions, coordinate audits/inspections, and serve as the primary compliance focal point for regulators, certification bodies, auditors, and clients across local and international operations.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, establish, and continuously improve the organization’s Compliance Management System (CMS) and associated policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
  • •Develop and maintain compliance frameworks including a centralized compliance register, monitoring tools/dashboards, and reporting mechanisms.
  • •Identify and assess regulatory, legal, contractual, and industry requirements; monitor developments and integrate compliance obligations into policies, processes, and controls.
  • •Conduct compliance risk assessments, define mitigation plans and corrective actions, and ensure remediation and closure of findings and non-conformances.
  • •Prepare for and coordinate regulatory inspections, client audits, and certification assessments; track findings through closure and maintain regulatory documentation and evidence repositories.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Family VisasAnnual FlightHealth InsuranceEducation Allowances

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Risk Management, Governance, Engineering, Public Policy, or related field.
  • •8-12 years of experience in Compliance, Governance, Risk Management, Regulatory Affairs, Legal Compliance, or related fields.
  • •Minimum 5 years in a senior or lead compliance role.
  • •Demonstrated experience building and maintaining Compliance Management Systems (CMS) and governance frameworks.
  • •Experience interpreting and implementing regulatory, contractual, and industry requirements, including compliance assessments, audits, inspections, and corrective actions.
Experience:8-12 years
Education:Bachelor's in Law, Business Administration, Risk Management, Governance, Engineering, Public Policy, or related field
Skills:Risk assessmentStakeholder managementGovernanceCompliance monitoringAudit coordination
Certifications:CCEPISO Lead Auditor CertificationCRMPCertified Internal Auditor (CIA)CRCM
Languages:English

Company Brief

EDGE Group
EDGE Group PJSC is an Abu Dhabi–based advanced technology and defence conglomerate (launched Nov 2019) developing autonomous systems, electronic warfare, precision weapons, cyber and naval/aerospace solutions for military and dual-use markets.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Government & Public Sector
Funding: Government Funded
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2019
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