This position is employed by Hatch. We are assisting Hatch with the recruitment process and are not the hiring entity.
Hatch Advisory Services Ltd ("Hatch") is an Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) based advisory firm dedicated to supporting international financial services businesses seeking to establish, expand, and operate successfully within the United Arab Emirates.
We provide strategic advisory, market entry, regulatory navigation, and operational support services to overseas firms entering the UAE financial services ecosystem. Our clients include investment managers, fintech firms, financial institutions, family offices, and other financial services businesses seeking access to one of the world's most dynamic and rapidly growing financial markets.
At Hatch, we believe that successful market entry requires more than regulatory knowledge. It requires a deep understanding of local business practices, stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and practical execution. We work alongside our clients throughout their journey, helping them navigate complexity, identify opportunities, and build sustainable businesses in the region.
Responsibilities
- Support senior consultants in delivering outsourced compliance and AML/CTF services to UAE-based financial institutions.
- Prepare, review, and coordinate documentation for regulatory filings, license applications, and ongoing compliance submissions.
- Liaise with client teams to collect information, clarify requirements, and ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Conduct regulatory research and prepare summaries for senior consultants on relevant rules, guidance, and supervisory expectations in the UAE.
- Assist senior consultants during on-site work by preparing materials, tracking issues, and following up with stakeholders.
- Maintain client compliance calendars, risk registers, and AML/CTF documentation.
- Contribute to the preparation of internal playbooks, methodologies, and best practices for outsourced compliance and MLRO services.
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in either:
- Compliance or AML/CTF in either a financial institution or digital assets firm; or
- Supervision, authorisation or AML CFT in a financial regulator
- Direct experience with achieving compliance under common law / English-law-based regulatory frameworks (e.g., Singapore, UK, Hong Kong); exposure to UAE regulatory regimes is a plus.
- Working knowledge of compliance monitoring, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, and reporting obligations.
- Strong writing skills and the ability to produce clear and well-structured compliance documentation.
- Comfortable handling detailed, process-oriented work essential to regulatory compliance.
- Proactive, organized, and able to handle multiple deliverables with tight timelines.
- Willingness to learn the UAE’s regulatory environment and its nuances.
- Strong stakeholder-management skills, especially when coordinating across different time zones and cultures.
- Interest in developing a career in regulatory advisory, compliance, and AML/CTF in cross-border contexts.
- High degree of integrity and professional maturity, with sensitivity to confidential information.
