Vice President, Ethics & Compliance, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA)

Visa
Dubai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Stakeholder management","Analytical skills","Strategic thinking"]

Serve as the senior Ethics & Compliance leader for the CEMEA region, overseeing Visa’s Ethics & Compliance Program and ensuring strong governance, risk management, and alignment to global standards. Partner with business units to provide pragmatic guidance, act as primary contact for AML, sanctions, and other regulatory matters, oversee regulatory reporting, and lead compliance program implementation and continuous improvement. Provide leadership and oversight for a regional team and drive compliance training and engagement.

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Vice President, Ethics & Compliance, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA)

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Job Summary

Serve as the senior Ethics & Compliance leader for the CEMEA region, overseeing Visa’s Ethics & Compliance Program and ensuring strong governance, risk management, and alignment to global standards. Partner with business units to provide pragmatic guidance, act as primary contact for AML, sanctions, and other regulatory matters, oversee regulatory reporting, and lead compliance program implementation and continuous improvement. Provide leadership and oversight for a regional team and drive compliance training and engagement.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead Ethics & Compliance Program activities across the CEMEA region as the primary compliance partner to business and control functions.
  • •Provide strategic, pragmatic advice to support responsible business growth while managing regulatory and compliance risks.
  • •Serve as primary point of contact for AML, sanctions, and other regulatory compliance matters with regional regulators and key stakeholders.
  • •Oversee regional compliance risk assessments and ensure controls, governance, and decision-making frameworks meet regulatory and policy obligations.
  • •Lead implementation and continuous improvement of compliance programs (including Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption, AML/CTF, Sanctions, Antitrust, Business Conduct, Conflicts of Interest, and Insider Trading).
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
  • •Professional AML/CTF certification required.
  • •15+ years of progressive leadership experience managing ethics, compliance, financial crime, or regulatory compliance programs in financial services.
  • •Demonstrated experience engaging with financial regulators and supervisory authorities.
  • •Proven executive leadership and people management experience, including influencing decisions at the highest organizational levels.
Experience:15+ yearsFinancial servicesPaymentsFintechBanking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationStakeholder managementAnalytical skillsStrategic thinking
Certifications:AML/CTF

Company Brief

Visa
Global payments technology company that operates the VisaNet electronic payments network, facilitating credit, debit and digital transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and governments worldwide.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 1958
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