Senior Manager, Compliance

Tabby
Kuwait City
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic guidance","Stakeholder management","Risk assessment","Process design"]

Build and lead Tabby’s compliance function in Kuwait as the principal contact with the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK). Own CBK licensing and registration workstreams, develop Kuwait compliance frameworks, and run the AML/CFT program including STR filing, CDD, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring. Establish consumer protection and dispute-handling controls, track regulatory changes, drive corrective actions, and support internal teams with compliance guidance.

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Tabby
Tabby
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Senior Manager, Compliance

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Job Summary

Build and lead Tabby’s compliance function in Kuwait as the principal contact with the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK). Own CBK licensing and registration workstreams, develop Kuwait compliance frameworks, and run the AML/CFT program including STR filing, CDD, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring. Establish consumer protection and dispute-handling controls, track regulatory changes, drive corrective actions, and support internal teams with compliance guidance.
Location: Kuwait City
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the CBK relationship, including correspondence, inspections, information requests, and supervisory dialogue.
  • •Lead the compliance workstream for CBK registration and licensing, and build Kuwait compliance policies, controls, monitoring plans, and risk assessments.
  • •Act as MLRO and own the AML/CFT program, including STR filing, CDD, sanctions screening, and transaction monitoring.
  • •Maintain the BNPL consumer protection framework covering dispute resolution, fee transparency, and complaint handling.
  • •Track regulatory change, conduct compliance assessments and audits, prepare CBK reporting and audit materials, and recommend corrective actions to ensure adherence.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in compliance, AML/CFT, or regulatory advisory within a CBK-regulated business (e.g., Kuwaiti bank, finance company, exchange house, e-payment or e-money provider).
  • •Direct experience dealing with the Central Bank of Kuwait, including inspections and regulatory submissions.
  • •Working knowledge of the CBK e-payment of funds regime and Kuwait’s AML/CFT framework.
  • •Proven ability to build compliance frameworks from scratch (not only administer them).
  • •Professional Arabic and English, including drafting regulatory correspondence in Arabic.
Experience:5+ yearsFintechBNPLPayments
Skills:Strategic guidanceStakeholder managementRisk assessmentProcess design
Languages:ArabicEnglish

Company Brief

Tabby
Tabby is a MENA buy‑now‑pay‑later and fintech platform that enables customers to split purchases into installments, offers in‑store and online payment products, a consumer app, and merchant services across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and the wider region.
Industry: Lending
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2019
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