Compliance Associate - Builders Program - (Emirati National)

Why Tamara?

We’re proud to be Saudi’s first FinTech unicorn.

Our mission is to help people own their dreams by building the most customer-centric financial super app in the world. There is no playbook for that, our Tamarians are writing it every day.

Our teams are made up of innovators, problem-solvers, and learners who thrive on curiosity, ownership, and collaboration.

If this sounds like you: curious, driven, and ready to build, we’d love to meet you.

Apply now and join the next generation of Builders.

About the Program

At Tamara, we believe exceptional talent deserves an exceptional launchpad.

Our Flagship Builders Program is designed for ambitious graduates ready to step into real responsibility from day one. This isn’t a rotational observer program, it’s a career accelerator built for those who want to build, own, and raise the bar early.

Designed for recent graduates and early-career talent with up to two years of experience, the program places you directly into high-impact roles across Product, Engineering, Design, Commercial, Risk, Compliance, and beyond. You’ll contribute immediately and grow at an accelerated pace.

From Product to Engineering, Design to Commercial, you’ll tackle meaningful challenges that shape how millions experience fintech across the region. You’ll be trusted with ownership, surrounded by high-caliber peers, and mentored by leaders who expect excellence.

Our January and June cohorts are your opportunity to move fast, think big, and start building what’s next, not someday, but now.

About the Role

As a Compliance Associate at Tamara, you will play a key role in ensuring that Tamara’s operations, products, and communications align with applicable regulatory requirements in the United Arab Emirates and Tamara’s internal governance standards.

You will support compliance activities across frameworks governed by UAE regulators including the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), DFSA (where relevant), ADGM FSRA (where relevant), and other applicable consumer protection, AML, privacy, and payments regulations.

You will help maintain a strong compliance framework that promotes accountability, transparency, and readiness for regulatory oversight.

You will support the department in reviewing policies, contracts, products, and advertisements; conducting internal compliance reviews; preparing regulatory submissions; and ensuring all compliance activities are properly documented and traceable. Through your work, you will help safeguard Tamara’s regulatory standing while enabling responsible business growth and innovation.

You are detail-oriented, curious, and collaborative, someone who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment where compliance acts as a trusted business partner.

Your Responsibilities

• Support as a point of contact with UAE regulators by helping the team prepare responses, track requests, and organize regulatory communications and inspections.
• Help prepare and submit regulatory reports, both periodic and ad hoc, by coordinating with internal teams to collect and verify required information.
• Assist in conducting compliance reviews and monitoring activities to ensure internal practices meet UAE regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Review policies, contracts, products, customer journeys, and marketing materials with guidance from senior team members to ensure alignment with regulatory and consumer protection requirements.
• Work closely with business teams to help them understand regulatory expectations and ensure new initiatives are compliant before launch.
• Help develop and update compliance guides, trackers, and awareness materials to support different departments.
• Support in maintaining and updating the Annual Compliance Plan, tracking deadlines, progress, and follow-up actions.
• Ensure all compliance activities, reports, and communications with regulators are clearly documented and easy to trace for future reference.
• Track and follow up on open compliance observations to ensure they are resolved within agreed timelines.
• Support AML/CFT, sanctions screening, and customer protection initiatives where required.

Your Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience in Regulatory Compliance, ideally within FinTech, Consumer Finance, Banking, or Payments.
• Good understanding of the UAE regulatory landscape, particularly frameworks relevant to payments, lending, consumer finance, and fintech businesses.
• Familiarity with CBUAE regulations, AML/CFT obligations, and consumer protection expectations is an advantage.

Skills

• Basic understanding of UAE financial services regulations, with eagerness to learn through hands-on experience.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills to review information, identify gaps, and support regulatory reporting.
• Good documentation and reporting skills, ensuring accuracy and traceability in all compliance activities.
• Clear and professional communication skills in both Arabic and English for working with internal teams and regulators.
• Strong collaboration and coordination abilities to support cross-functional teams in meeting compliance requirements.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining complete records of compliance reviews, submissions, and communications.

Attributes

• Organized, detail-oriented, and proactive, with a strong sense of responsibility.
• Curious and eager to learn, especially about regulatory compliance and the UAE financial services landscape.
• Adaptable and solution-oriented, able to handle changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player who values collaboration, accountability, and clear communication.
• Motivated by Tamara’s mission to uphold trust, transparency, and excellence in compliance and governance.