Head of Compliance

Foodics
Riyadh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Risk assessment","Advising management","Cross-functional communication","Attention to confidentiality","Ability to work in a fast-paced environment"]

Lead the company’s compliance and governance program, ensuring policies and procedures align with KSA and SAMA regulations. You’ll oversee compliance risk identification and assessment, manage key areas including KYC and client complaint processes, act as the MLRO for AML/CFT controls, and coordinate documentation and responses related to SAMA inspections. Serve as a key liaison between specialist departments and management while advising on compliance risks and mitigation plans.

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Foodics
Foodics
22 hours ago

Head of Compliance

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Job Summary

Lead the company’s compliance and governance program, ensuring policies and procedures align with KSA and SAMA regulations. You’ll oversee compliance risk identification and assessment, manage key areas including KYC and client complaint processes, act as the MLRO for AML/CFT controls, and coordinate documentation and responses related to SAMA inspections. Serve as a key liaison between specialist departments and management while advising on compliance risks and mitigation plans.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Oversee implementation of the company’s compliance program and roll out compliance policies and procedures.
  • •Identify and assess compliance risks, ensuring evaluation of potential impacts.
  • •Ensure ongoing regulatory compliance with robust policies and procedures aligned with KSA and SAMA requirements.
  • •Manage compliance scope across KYC, client relations, client complaints, code of conduct/ethics, and incident/complaint reporting.
  • •Act as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), oversee AML/CFT framework, monitor suspicious activities, and ensure proper escalation and reporting.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Annual BonusEquityLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in a relevant role
  • •Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, Law, or related field (Master’s is a plus)
  • •Up-to-date knowledge of the SAMA regulatory framework and KSA compliance in financial/payment services
  • •Experience in fintech/SaaS is a plus
  • •CCO Certified compliance officer is a big plus
Experience:5+ yearsFintechSaaSPayment services
Education:Bachelor's in business, finance, economics, Law, or other related field
Skills:Risk assessmentAdvising managementCross-functional communicationAttention to confidentialityAbility to work in a fast-paced environment
Certifications:CCO Certified compliance officer
Languages:EnglishArabic
Tech Stack:MS Office

Company Brief

Foodics
Provides a cloud-based POS and restaurant management platform for F&B businesses, offering order management, inventory, analytics, payments, and integrations to help restaurants, cafes, and chains run operations and grow revenue across the Middle East and beyond.
Industry: Restaurants & Food Service
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2014
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