20 Compliance Lead jobs in Qatar

The Audit, Risk, and Compliance portfolio provides leadership, consultation, and support within HBKU for internal audit, risk, compliance, business continuity, and crisis management. Position HBKU seeks applications for the position of Compliance Lead. The applicant will be responsible for supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective risk and compliance function, employing both operational and technical knowledge of risk and compliance management systems, in alignment with HBKU's overall strategic direction and vision.

Job Role Description Provide comprehensive, high-quality, and proactive advice and support on compliance frameworks and matters for the whole University. Monitoring changes to the University s regulatory compliance obligations and communicating these changes, and advising on impacts to the affected stakeholders and business areas. Establish and maintain productive and collaborative relationships with key stakeholders to promote awareness of the University s Compliance Management Framework to help embed a University-wide compliance culture. Collaborate with stakeholders to inform and monitor compliance and non-compliance. Identify and assess compliance obligations and related requirements, and assess risk in line with the University s Risk Management Framework.

A bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Compliance, Business Management, or relevant related field. Minimum 6 - 8 years of risk management, compliance, and/or crisis Management experience. Working knowledge of the regulatory standards of the State of Qatar. Hands-on experience and thorough understanding of policies and best practices of compliance, budget preparation, presentation, control, and monitoring. In-depth knowledge of risk and compliance software systems. Additional Requirements/Skills Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and presentation skills, training experience preferred. Excellent analytical, planning, and time management skills. Excellent Arabic and English writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports. Articulate ideas clearly and concisely. Proficiency in MS Office applications. How to Apply To apply, please follow this link Additional documents may be solicited from short-listed candidates. Deadline Applications will be reviewed immediately and will continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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Job Title : Legal and Compliance Advisor

Location : Messaieed, Qatar

Contract Type : Permanent

Overview :

A strategic opportunity for an experienced Legal and Compliance Advisor to support legal and regulatory matters for a major organisation. This role includes providing legal advice across departments, managing legal risks, overseeing compliance activities, and acting as a key liaison with external legal counsel. The role also involves playing a lead role in corporate governance and policy alignment with Qatari law and international best practices.

Key Responsibilities :

Legal Advisory Duties :

Provide legal guidance and consultation to the CEO and department heads on company-related matters.

Support corporate legal activities including joint ventures, partnerships, and restructuring.

Draft and review contracts, tenders, proposals, policies, resolutions, and other legal documents.

Ensure organisational compliance with local legal frameworks by reviewing company policies and procedures.

Provide legal support to HR on personnel issues such as grievances and investigations.

Manage legal disputes and coordinate with external lawyers, ensuring accurate and timely communication.

Maintain confidential legal records and assist with legal risk mitigation strategies.

Compliance Duties :

Oversee the Compliance Officer in executing audits and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

Review compliance registers, audit findings, and reports to ensure accuracy and alignment with legal standards.

Support legal interpretations of regulatory frameworks and facilitate discussions with external legal bodies.

Approve and validate compliance findings before reporting to executive management and the board.

Assist in identifying and resolving compliance issues and driving continual improvement of compliance processes.

Other Duties :

Serve as Board Secretary and maintain official documentation.

Establish frameworks to manage and monitor legal and compliance tasks.

Perform additional duties as assigned by the CEO.

Key Performance Indicators :

Timely review of legal and contractual documents.

Number of legal risks identified, resolved, or averted.

Effective implementation of legal policies and compliance frameworks.

Quality and timeliness of legal advice and reporting.

Internal and External Collaboration :

Work with all departments internally.

Liaise externally with legal firms, government authorities, and potential business partners.

Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in Law or a comparable discipline.

Professional certification from a recognised legal institution is preferred.

Experience :

5–8 years of relevant legal experience.

Proven experience in drafting legal contracts, managing compliance frameworks, and working with external counsel.

Skills :

Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills preferred.

Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.

High ethical standards and sound legal judgement.

Analytical thinker with excellent decision-making skills.

Why Apply?

This is a high-impact role that offers the opportunity to shape legal and compliance frameworks within a forward-thinking organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and contribute meaningfully to strategic initiatives and corporate governance.

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Job Title: Legal and Compliance Advisor
Location: Messaieed, Qatar
Contract Type: Permanent

Overview:
A strategic opportunity for an experienced Legal and Compliance Advisor to support legal and regulatory matters for a major organisation. This role includes providing legal advice across departments, managing legal risks, overseeing compliance activities, and acting as a key liaison with external legal counsel. The role also involves playing a lead role in corporate governance and policy alignment with Qatari law and international best practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal Advisory Duties:

• Provide legal guidance and consultation to the CEO and department heads on company-related matters.

• Support corporate legal activities including joint ventures, partnerships, and restructuring.

• Draft and review contracts, tenders, proposals, policies, resolutions, and other legal documents.

• Ensure organisational compliance with local legal frameworks by reviewing company policies and procedures.

• Provide legal support to HR on personnel issues such as grievances and investigations.

• Manage legal disputes and coordinate with external lawyers, ensuring accurate and timely communication.

• Maintain confidential legal records and assist with legal risk mitigation strategies.

Compliance Duties:

• Oversee the Compliance Officer in executing audits and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

• Review compliance registers, audit findings, and reports to ensure accuracy and alignment with legal standards.

• Support legal interpretations of regulatory frameworks and facilitate discussions with external legal bodies.

• Approve and validate compliance findings before reporting to executive management and the board.

• Assist in identifying and resolving compliance issues and driving continual improvement of compliance processes.

Other Duties:

• Serve as Board Secretary and maintain official documentation.

• Establish frameworks to manage and monitor legal and compliance tasks.

• Perform additional duties as assigned by the CEO.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Timely review of legal and contractual documents.

• Number of legal risks identified, resolved, or averted.

• Effective implementation of legal policies and compliance frameworks.

• Quality and timeliness of legal advice and reporting.

Internal and External Collaboration:

• Work with all departments internally.

• Liaise externally with legal firms, government authorities, and potential business partners.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or a comparable discipline.

• Professional certification from a recognised legal institution is preferred.

Experience:

• 5–8 years of relevant legal experience.

• Proven experience in drafting legal contracts, managing compliance frameworks, and working with external counsel.

Skills:

• Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills preferred.

• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.

• High ethical standards and sound legal judgement.

• Analytical thinker with excellent decision-making skills.

Why Apply?
This is a high-impact role that offers the opportunity to shape legal and compliance frameworks within a forward-thinking organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and contribute meaningfully to strategic initiatives and corporate governance.

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Position Title : Legal and Compliance Advisor

Job Objective

1. To provide accurate and timely legal advice on all legal matters and law that impacts or may impact theCompany, its subsidiaries and affiliates including identification and management of legal risks, providing legal assistance to all departments on company affairs. The position will be responsible for identifyingand addressing legal issues associated with the company, and also will assist and liaise with externalLawyers engaged by the company on all legal matters of the company handled by them.

2. To Spearhead Compliance Management function of the Company by establishing the requisiteframework including owning, reviewing and updating the Compliance Monitoring manual (Non-aviationaspects).

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Legal Responsibilities

Support all departments in matters related to legal aspects of the company. Provide consultation,legal advice (as appropriate) to CEO and department head on general legal issues of the company.

Provide legal insight and support to CEO on corporate developments, such as corporate

restructuring, business ventures, partnerships or Joint ventures and due diligence conducted in thisregard.

Provide guidance for ensuring adherence to legal aspects in drafting policies, rules and regulationsfor the company and its subsidiaries.

Review and provide recommendations as deemed necessary on all policies and procedures of thecompany for ensuring that, they comply with local laws and regulations.

Promptly attend to, diagnose and participate in problem solving of various legal issues pertaining toGHC activities and seek external Legal support wherever necessary for ensuring that their legalstatus is compliant with local laws and regulations.

Draft new contracts, deeds, tenders, proposals, resolutions, rules, regulation and other legal

documents. Review existing legal documents.

Provide legal advice and support to HR on personnel matters, including but not limited to

investigations, employee grievance and claims.

Manage legal disputes of the company by liaising with external lawyers.

Monitor and supervise legal issues handled by external lawyers and provide them accurate

particulars.

Coordinate within the company and with external lawyers for determining appropriate legal course ofaction on all legal issues faced by the company.

Be a custodian for maintaining all confidential documents assigned by CEO.

Compliance Responsibilities

To delegate and supervise compliance officer (or a person designated as such) in executing

compliance tasks enumerated in the compliance monitoring manual including planning and executingcompliance audit.

To perform advisory role as per compliance monitoring manual so as to support compliance with lawsand regulations to which the organization is exposed. Further, provide legal support to Complianceofficer in preparation and review of compliance register and checklist, liaise with external lawyers / authorities for obtaining clarification / confirmation on applicability / inapplicability of various lawsaffecting the company

Review, validate and approve compliance audit reports / other reports prepared by the complianceofficer, and ensure submission of final reports to the management and support further submission toboard.

Perform any other tasks as described to be performed by the legal consultant in the compliancemonitoring manual.

Other responsibilities :

Establish a system for managing and monitoring all the tasks handled.

Perform activities of Board Secretary

Perform any other duties / tasks as assigned by CEO.

Performance Indicators

Reviewing legal / contractual documents within specified time limits.

Number of legal advice / recommendations provided and accepted.

Number of existing legal gaps / issues identified and rectified.

Number of legal issues averted due to development of sound legal policies and procedures.

Amount of penalties / liquidated damages averted.

No of new compliance requirements identified and implemented.

No of Compliance issues identified and resolved.

Qualifications, Experience & Skill s

Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in law or other comparable discipline

Professional certification from relevant institutions preferred.

Experience

Five to Eight years relevant experience

Experience in drafting contracts, agreement and other documents

Experience in liaising with external lawyers and legal firms

Job specific skills

Fluent in English

Fluent in Arabic

Advanced interpersonal skills

Decision Making Authority

Approve contracts and related legal documents

Recommend improvements for legal procedures

Recommend suitability of other documents to CEO and department head.

Recommend outside lawyers to the company.

Behavioural Competencies

Team player

Commitment to ethical standards and principles to maintain high level of integrity.

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Decision making.

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Job Title: Legal and Compliance Advisor

Location:

Messaieed, Qatar

Contract Type:

Permanent Overview:

A strategic opportunity for an experienced Legal and Compliance Advisor to support legal and regulatory matters for a major organisation. This role includes providing legal advice across departments, managing legal risks, overseeing compliance activities, and acting as a key liaison with external legal counsel. The role also involves playing a lead role in corporate governance and policy alignment with Qatari law and international best practices. Key Responsibilities: Legal Advisory Duties: Provide legal guidance and consultation to the CEO and department heads on company-related matters.

Support corporate legal activities including joint ventures, partnerships, and restructuring.

Draft and review contracts, tenders, proposals, policies, resolutions, and other legal documents.

Ensure organisational compliance with local legal frameworks by reviewing company policies and procedures.

Provide legal support to HR on personnel issues such as grievances and investigations.

Manage legal disputes and coordinate with external lawyers, ensuring accurate and timely communication.

Maintain confidential legal records and assist with legal risk mitigation strategies.

Compliance Duties: Oversee the Compliance Officer in executing audits and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations.

Review compliance registers, audit findings, and reports to ensure accuracy and alignment with legal standards.

Support legal interpretations of regulatory frameworks and facilitate discussions with external legal bodies.

Approve and validate compliance findings before reporting to executive management and the board.

Assist in identifying and resolving compliance issues and driving continual improvement of compliance processes.

Other Duties: Serve as Board Secretary and maintain official documentation.

Establish frameworks to manage and monitor legal and compliance tasks.

Perform additional duties as assigned by the CEO.

Key Performance Indicators: Timely review of legal and contractual documents.

Number of legal risks identified, resolved, or averted.

Effective implementation of legal policies and compliance frameworks.

Quality and timeliness of legal advice and reporting.

Internal and External Collaboration: Work with all departments internally.

Liaise externally with legal firms, government authorities, and potential business partners.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Law or a comparable discipline.

Professional certification from a recognised legal institution is preferred.

Experience: 5–8 years of relevant legal experience.

Proven experience in drafting legal contracts, managing compliance frameworks, and working with external counsel.

Skills: Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills preferred.

Strong interpersonal and communication abilities.

High ethical standards and sound legal judgement.

Analytical thinker with excellent decision-making skills.

Why Apply?

This is a high-impact role that offers the opportunity to shape legal and compliance frameworks within a forward-thinking organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and contribute meaningfully to strategic initiatives and corporate governance.

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Position Title :

Legal and Compliance Advisor Job Objective 1. To provide accurate and timely legal advice on all legal matters and law that impacts or may impact theCompany, its subsidiaries and affiliates including identification and management of legal risks, providing legal assistance to all departments on company affairs. The position will be responsible for identifyingand addressing legal issues associated with the company, and also will assist and liaise with externalLawyers engaged by the company on all legal matters of the company handled by them. 2. To Spearhead Compliance Management function of the Company by establishing the requisiteframework including owning, reviewing and updating the Compliance Monitoring manual (Non-aviationaspects). Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities Legal Responsibilities Support all departments in matters related to legal aspects of the company. Provide consultation,legal advice (as appropriate) to CEO and department head on general legal issues of the company. Provide legal insight and support to CEO on corporate developments, such as corporate restructuring, business ventures, partnerships or Joint ventures and due diligence conducted in thisregard. Provide guidance for ensuring adherence to legal aspects in drafting policies, rules and regulationsfor the company and its subsidiaries. Review and provide recommendations as deemed necessary on all policies and procedures of thecompany for ensuring that, they comply with local laws and regulations. Promptly attend to, diagnose and participate in problem solving of various legal issues pertaining toGHC activities and seek external Legal support wherever necessary for ensuring that their legalstatus is compliant with local laws and regulations. Draft new contracts, deeds, tenders, proposals, resolutions, rules, regulation and other legal documents. Review existing legal documents. Provide legal advice and support to HR on personnel matters, including but not limited to investigations, employee grievance and claims. Manage legal disputes of the company by liaising with external lawyers. Monitor and supervise legal issues handled by external lawyers and provide them accurate particulars. Coordinate within the company and with external lawyers for determining appropriate legal course ofaction on all legal issues faced by the company. Be a custodian for maintaining all confidential documents assigned by CEO. Compliance Responsibilities To delegate and supervise compliance officer (or a person designated as such) in executing compliance tasks enumerated in the compliance monitoring manual including planning and executingcompliance audit. To perform advisory role as per compliance monitoring manual so as to support compliance with lawsand regulations to which the organization is exposed. Further, provide legal support to Complianceofficer in preparation and review of compliance register and checklist, liaise with external lawyers / authorities for obtaining clarification / confirmation on applicability / inapplicability of various lawsaffecting the company Review, validate and approve compliance audit reports / other reports prepared by the complianceofficer, and ensure submission of final reports to the management and support further submission toboard. Perform any other tasks as described to be performed by the legal consultant in the compliancemonitoring manual. Other responsibilities : Establish a system for managing and monitoring all the tasks handled. Perform activities of Board Secretary Perform any other duties / tasks as assigned by CEO. Performance Indicators Reviewing legal / contractual documents within specified time limits. Number of legal advice / recommendations provided and accepted. Number of existing legal gaps / issues identified and rectified. Number of legal issues averted due to development of sound legal policies and procedures. Amount of penalties / liquidated damages averted. No of new compliance requirements identified and implemented. No of Compliance issues identified and resolved. Qualifications, Experience & Skill s Qualification Bachelor’s Degree in law or other comparable discipline Professional certification from relevant institutions preferred. Experience Five to Eight years relevant experience Experience in drafting contracts, agreement and other documents Experience in liaising with external lawyers and legal firms Job specific skills Fluent in English Fluent in Arabic Advanced interpersonal skills Decision Making Authority Approve contracts and related legal documents Recommend improvements for legal procedures Recommend suitability of other documents to CEO and department head. Recommend outside lawyers to the company. Behavioural Competencies Team player Commitment to ethical standards and principles to maintain high level of integrity. Analytical skills Communication skills Decision making.

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Job Title :

Legal and Compliance Advisor Location :

Messaieed, Qatar Contract Type :

Permanent Overview : A strategic opportunity for an experienced Legal and Compliance Advisor to support legal and regulatory matters for a major organisation. This role includes providing legal advice across departments, managing legal risks, overseeing compliance activities, and acting as a key liaison with external legal counsel. The role also involves playing a lead role in corporate governance and policy alignment with Qatari law and international best practices. Key Responsibilities : Legal Advisory Duties : Provide legal guidance and consultation to the CEO and department heads on company-related matters. Support corporate legal activities including joint ventures, partnerships, and restructuring. Draft and review contracts, tenders, proposals, policies, resolutions, and other legal documents. Ensure organisational compliance with local legal frameworks by reviewing company policies and procedures. Provide legal support to HR on personnel issues such as grievances and investigations. Manage legal disputes and coordinate with external lawyers, ensuring accurate and timely communication. Maintain confidential legal records and assist with legal risk mitigation strategies. Compliance Duties : Oversee the Compliance Officer in executing audits and ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations. Review compliance registers, audit findings, and reports to ensure accuracy and alignment with legal standards. Support legal interpretations of regulatory frameworks and facilitate discussions with external legal bodies. Approve and validate compliance findings before reporting to executive management and the board. Assist in identifying and resolving compliance issues and driving continual improvement of compliance processes. Other Duties : Serve as Board Secretary and maintain official documentation. Establish frameworks to manage and monitor legal and compliance tasks. Perform additional duties as assigned by the CEO. Key Performance Indicators : Timely review of legal and contractual documents. Number of legal risks identified, resolved, or averted. Effective implementation of legal policies and compliance frameworks. Quality and timeliness of legal advice and reporting. Internal and External Collaboration : Work with all departments internally. Liaise externally with legal firms, government authorities, and potential business partners. Qualifications : Bachelor’s degree in Law or a comparable discipline. Professional certification from a recognised legal institution is preferred. Experience : 5–8 years of relevant legal experience. Proven experience in drafting legal contracts, managing compliance frameworks, and working with external counsel. Skills : Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills preferred. Strong interpersonal and communication abilities. High ethical standards and sound legal judgement. Analytical thinker with excellent decision-making skills. Why Apply? This is a high-impact role that offers the opportunity to shape legal and compliance frameworks within a forward-thinking organisation. You’ll work closely with senior leadership and contribute meaningfully to strategic initiatives and corporate governance.

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We are looking for:
**Risk Management Engineering**

Qualifications:

- 20 Years of experience in infrastructure projects.
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university in Engineering or equivalent
- Evidence of suitable professional qualification, PMI-RMP or equivalent
- Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken
- Driver's License
- Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred
- Certificate in Primavera or equivalent software
- **Arabic language skills**:

- Experience of working in Qatar or the Gulf region
- MMUP certified

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Evidence of suitable professional qualification, PMI-RMP: 10 years (preferred)
- Risk Management Engineering: 10 years (preferred)
- infrastructure projects.: 10 years (preferred)
- working in Qatar or the Gulf region: 10 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- Excellent skills in English, written and spoken (preferred)
- Arabic language skills (preferred)

License/Certification:

- Driver's License (preferred)
- Master’s degree in a relevant field is preferred (preferred)
- MMUP CERTIFIED (preferred)
- Certificate in Primavera or equivalent software (preferred)

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Title: Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Financial Crime Compliance

36916

Regular Employee

Office - Full Time

14 Aug 2025

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing all regulatory, conduct, financial crime, and compliance risks in SCB QATAR.
• Responsibility as SCB QATAR Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
• Responsible for the implementation of Compliance, Financial Crime & Conduct Risk policies and procedures for SCB QATAR
• Responsible for providing details of developments giving rise to a material risk that serious regulatory breaches or breaches of risk tolerances may occur and raising any such breaches.
• Support the Country to meet its commitment of being "Here for Good" by building and maintaining a sustainable framework that places Compliance, Conduct and Financial Crime Compliance best practice standards, at the forefront of the Group's /Country’s agenda.
• Evaluate and assess the effectiveness of SCB QATAR’s Compliance, Financial Crime & Conduct Risk Frameworks.
• Support and challenge the businesses and supporting functions to exhibit appropriate conduct, comply with regulatory, conduct, financial crime and compliance requirements and strive to achieve fair outcome for clients.
• Maintain constructive and effective stakeholder relationships with the relevant business and supporting functions
• Support the management of regulatory relationships with all the Country financial regulators, whose rules SCB QATAR is subject to.

Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of compliance policies and standards
• Compliance advisory skills
• Compliance Review, FCC Assurance, and surveillance skills.
• FCSO Advisory & Assurance experience.
• Compliance Risk Assessment.
• Project management skills
• Good communication skills
• English & Arabic proficiency.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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