Head of Compliance & AML

About the Role

As Head of Compliance & AML at Thndr Securities Brokerage, you will lead the firm’s compliance AML and risk management function, ensuring the highest standards of integrity and regulatory adherence under the supervision of the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA).

You will oversee a team of compliance and risk officers, serve as the primary point of contact with regulators, and ensure that Thndr’s brokerage operations run safely, ethically, and in full compliance with local and group standards.

This role reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer and works closely with the Policy, Legal and Compliance, Risk & Fraud (CRF) teams across Thndr Group to ensure seamless alignment and oversight across all regulatory fronts.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of compliance and risk professionals (minimum four direct reports) responsible for daily compliance operations and monitoring.

• Act as the primary liaison with the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), maintaining strong and transparent relationships with regulators.

• Ensure regulatory compliance across all brokerage activities, including onboarding, trading, client communications, reporting, and recordkeeping.

• Oversee regulatory reporting and ensure timely, accurate submissions of all required filings, renewals, and notifications.

• Prepare and brief internal teams ahead of any regulatory inspections or reviews, ensuring full readiness and documentation accuracy.

• Monitor and interpret regulatory changes and lead internal alignment to maintain compliance with evolving laws, FRA circulars, and industry standards.

• Collaborate with Policy and CRF teams to identify, close, and prevent compliance gaps while ensuring consistency with group-wide frameworks.

• Implement robust monitoring and surveillance programs to detect, escalate, and address potential breaches or suspicious activity.

• Supervise AML/CFT obligations and ensure that policies, procedures, and systems effectively prevent and detect financial crime.

• Oversee product and process approvals, reviewing new initiatives for compliance implications and regulatory fit.

• Drive compliance culture by promoting awareness, training, and accountability across the organization.

• Support risk management efforts, ensuring operational, reputational, and regulatory risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated.
  

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Economics, or related field

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in compliance or risk management within a financial services or brokerage firm regulated by the FRA (or equivalent authority).

• Strong understanding of Egyptian capital markets regulations, AML/CFT frameworks, and brokerage operations.

• Demonstrated success managing regulator relationships, regulatory inspections, and cross-functional compliance programs.

• Proven leadership ability to manage and develop teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in English and Arabic (written and spoken).

• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong analytical and ethical judgment.
  

Who We Are

Thndr was founded with a powerful vision: to democratize investing in the Middle East and North Africa by putting financial power in the pockets of everyday people. Through smart technology and human-centered design, we're giving anyone with a smartphone easy access to preserve and grow their wealth while promoting local investment opportunities that propel our regional economies.

Before Thndr, only a very small percentage of people had access to investing due to:

• High barriers to entry – minimum account balances, brick-and-mortar onboarding, and low financial literacy

• Irrelevant experiences – platforms designed for traders and financial experts, alienating the majority

• Fragmented offerings – investment products scattered across multiple platforms

• Limited information accessibili...