** The successful candidate must live in and be eligible to work in Dubai**
The opportunity:
This role provides expertise and consultation for Compliance initiatives relating to Manulife’s Global High-Net-Worth (“GHNW”) business units.
The compliance analyst is responsible for any number of the following items:
- Investments Pre-trading
- Code of Ethics, Email Surveillance and Information Barrier Programs
- Retirement Plan Administration - Regulatory Compliance
The role works to ensure the team is compliant with all legal and regulatory requirements and takes on projects as assigned.
Decision Authorities:
- Managing internal and external resources to achieve targets
- Providing timely and high-impact support
- Keeping numerous stakeholders involved in decision points and informed of status updates
- Staying abreast of constantly changing regulatory environment
- Authority to clear pre-trade, post-trade, and batch compliance alerts
- Prioritizing and reprioritizing work deliverables and projects for internal clients based on changing business needs
- Managing internal and external resources to achieve targets
- Managing projects within the given/approved budgets
Responsibilities:
Individual Responsibilities:
- Acting as an Individual Contributor, sets direction, establishing goals and manages the tasks of the Compliance function
- Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with the BU teams, such as Underwriting, Titles, and Distribution, internal and external investigators, as well as other Compliance teams; may also assist with interacting with DIFC and United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) regulators
- Coordinates and performs analysis on complex concepts that may require in-depth research and interpretation, such as New Business case reviews
- Assists senior level team members with tasks and assignments as needed
- Leads and supports special projects
- May represent Compliance on division-wide or global projects
Collaborates with all areas of the organization to ensure Compliance needs and BU goals are met
Shared Responsibilities:
- Shares best practices with other team members, thus ensuring consistency in the way business/process/products are developed and maintained to comply with Regulatory and Company requirements.
- Aids the other members of the GHNW Compliance team including the Senior Compliance Consultants, Compliance Director and/or Chief Compliance Officer.
- Shares responsibility for ensuring the BUs understand what is needed to comply.
Job Requirements:
- UAE residency
- College/university degree and/or equivalent experience
- Minimum 7 years of related experience in financial services compliance or management. International financial services experience preferred.
- Experience with the local and regional legal and regulatory environment of the UAE and Middle East. Familiarity with Southeast Asia and Africa a plus.
- Experience as former law enforcement or regulator a plus.
- Arabic language skills
- Distribution knowledge strongly preferred
- Relevant certifications, such as CAMS, or willingness to obtain certification(s)
- Some early morning / late night calls required, particularly towards month-end
Other Skills and Experience:
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong technology skills including knowledge of applicable Compliance or business systems
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Negotiating, influencing, and relationship building skills
- Ability to represent business internally within the company and externally outside of the company (e.g., regulators, industry peers)
When you join our team:
- We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
- We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
- As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see
This job posting does not represent a comprehensive listing of job duties that are required of the employee performing this role. We reserve the right to change duties or assign additional duties at any time with or without notice.
About Manulife and John Hancock
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.
Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.
It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact recruitment@manulife.com.
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