Chief Compliance Officer (UAE)

Responsibilities

Regulatory leadership and governance

Own the compliance agenda end-to-end: readiness for VARA expectations, ongoing supervision, and scalable controls as volumes grow.

Operate as VARA’s day-to-day interface, with the CEO still expected to demonstrate clear judgement and credibility during regulator engagement.

Stakeholder management

Establish credibility with VARA early; preference for leaders with prior UAE regulatory engagement—an existing relationship materially de-risks the set-up.

Act as connective tissue between Dubai market realities and Coins.ph leadership, keeping the build aligned to international expansion priorities.

Leadership expectations

Builder mentality: hands-on, comfortable with ambiguity, able to create momentum fast from a standing start.

Commercial + compliance maturity: move fast, but never at the expense of regulatory credibility and control integrity.

Qualifications

Senior compliance leader (UAE resident) with 5+ years relevant experience and hands-on exposure to regulated financial services environments aligned to VASP / fintech/ payments.

Comfortable operating as the primary regulator interface, with the confidence and judgement to build credibility early and maintain it as volumes scale.

Strong senior compliance leader from a comparable regulated environment in the UAE provided they clearly satisfy the experience threshold and can be accepted as a Responsible Individual.