Director of Compliance

Director of Compliance Kuwait | IPO Readiness | Targeting Boursa Kuwait Premier Market | Full-time | On-site A major Kuwait-headquartered regional group with substantial operations across the GCC is preparing for a planned IPO targeting Boursa Kuwait’s Premier Market. This is an established, large-scale operating group entering its next stage of institutional development — not an early-stage business preparing to grow after listing. We are looking for an experienced Director of Compliance to lead and strengthen the Group’s Governance and Compliance function through IPO readiness and into life as a listed company. This is a senior, hands-on role with direct exposure to senior management and the Board. You will be the Group’s senior internal Governance and Compliance leader, with the mandate to strengthen the framework, close readiness gaps and develop the function for a listed-company environment. What You Will Own • Lead the Governance and Compliance workstream for IPO readiness. • Assess existing arrangements, identify priority gaps and drive them through closure. • Lead implementation of applicable CMA Kuwait and Boursa Kuwait requirements. • Manage regulatory correspondence, submissions, inspections and remediation. • Strengthen policies, procedures, monitoring and reporting across Governance and Compliance. • Establish effective controls around disclosures, conflicts of interest, related-party transactions, insider matters, Code of Conduct and whistleblowing. • Provide clear Governance and Compliance reporting to senior management, the Board and Board Committees. • Work closely with Legal, Risk, Internal Control, Internal Audit, Finance and external IPO advisers. • Lead and develop the existing Compliance capability and build the team further as required. • Maintain a practical and proportionate approach to AML/KYC appropriate to the Group’s business. Who We Are Looking For You should have significant Governance and/or Compliance experience in Kuwait, with strong practical knowledge of CMA Kuwait, Boursa Kuwait and listed-company governance requirements. We are particularly interested in candidates who have personally owned meaningful responsibilities involving regulatory interaction, disclosures, Governance or Compliance frameworks, Board reporting, inspections or remediation. Direct experience within a Boursa Kuwait-listed company is strongly preferred but not mandatory. Candidates with substantial CMA/Boursa, IPO, governance-transformation or listed-company advisory experience will also be considered. Experience supporting an IPO, listing or post-listing transition is a strong advantage. Candidates from financial services are welcome where their experience extends beyond AML/CFT into broader corporate governance, disclosure and regulatory Compliance. Arabic and English fluency are required. Current residence in Kuwait is preferred. Why Join This is an opportunity to take a senior leadership role in an already established regional group before listing, rather than join after the public-company framework has already been built. You will help shape the Group’s Governance and Compliance architecture, work directly with senior management and the Board, develop the function and team, and continue leading it as part of the permanent listed-company structure.

Significant Governance and/or Compliance experience in Kuwait with strong practical knowledge of CMA Kuwait, Boursa Kuwait and listed-company governance requirements. Experience owning regulatory interaction, disclosures, governance or compliance frameworks, board reporting, inspections or remediation. Direct experience within a Boursa Kuwait-listed company is strongly preferred but not mandatory. Candidates with substantial CMA/Boursa, IPO, governance-transformation or listed-company advisory experience will also be considered. Experience supporting an IPO, listing or post-listing transition is a strong advantage. Arabic and English fluency required. Current residence in Kuwait preferred.

Lead the Governance and Compliance workstream for IPO readiness. Assess existing arrangements, identify priority gaps and drive them through closure. Lead implementation of applicable CMA Kuwait and Boursa Kuwait requirements. Manage regulatory correspondence, submissions, inspections and remediation. Strengthen policies, procedures, monitoring and reporting across Governance and Compliance. Establish effective controls around disclosures, conflicts of interest, related-party transactions, insider matters, Code of Conduct and whistleblowing. Provide clear Governance and Compliance reporting to senior management, the Board and Board Committees. Work closely with Legal, Risk, Internal Control, Internal Audit, Finance and external IPO advisers. Lead and develop the existing Compliance capability and build the team further as required. Maintain a practical and proportionate approach to AML/KYC appropriate to the Group’s business.