Senior Manager Total Rewards Dubai

Our client is a Nasdaq-listed global digital operator that serves more than 150 million customers with connectivity in some of the world’s most exciting frontier markets operating across 5 countries.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager Total Rewards will play a key role in shaping and managing the organization’s global compensation and benefits programs. This role is responsible for developing and executing rewards strategies that attract, retain, and engage top talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and manage executive compensation programs, including base salary structures, short-term incentives, and long-term equity-based incentives (stock options, LTIPs, RSUs, and deferred compensation plans).
• Develop, implement, and manage global compensation and benefits strategies, ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Oversee salary benchmarking, job evaluations, and the design of base and variable pay structures, ensuring alignment with market trends and business goals.
• Lead the annual compensation review cycle, including salary adjustments, bonus calculations, and incentive programs.
• Develop communication strategies to enhance executive understanding of compensation structures and equity- based incentives.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, or related
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in HR and/or Finance, with at least 6–7 years specializing in Rewards (compensation & benefits).
• Strong experience in compensation benchmarking, job evaluation methodologies, and benefits
• Established experience with startup compensation structures, including the design and implementation of phantom equity and value growth plans.
• Highly analytical with advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, and financial modeling).
• Experience in leading compensation projects and collaborating with cross-functional
• Previous experience working in a global listed organization, with a strong understanding of international compensation structures.
• Excellent English writing and communication

For a copy of the full JD and to discuss please contact rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Senior Manager – Design & Development SQL (Sup Tech)

Please contact Robin Rowe rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Manager – Strategic Foresight & Futures : Banking Strategy

JD to follow shortly meanwhile please contact

Robin Rowe rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Assistant Director – Offsite Examination AML/CFT Supervision

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a workforce that will design and synthesize AML/CFT quantitative inherent risk data received through supervisory systems and qualitative control assessments and analysis from examiners into a supervisory intelligence system.
• Oversee the development of intelligent tools for gathering, processing and presenting focused analysis of AML/CFT risks at licensed financial institutions (LFIs), and for directing and enabling decision-making on a risk-based approach.
• Create and maintain data scoring risk models to assess AML/CFT inherent threats and vulnerabilities of LFIs and internal risk management, with a view to compliance, safety, soundness and integrity.
• Utilize inputs from completed onsite examinations to conduct further offsite analysis and provide recommendations for corrective action/special examinations as appropriate.
• Drive and manage the scheduling of supervisory activities, including examination cycles, industry workshops, offsite analysis, thematic reviews and other supervisory interventions based on risk analysis produced. This is at minimum an annual planning exercise of the department’s calendar objectives, but requires quarterly updates.
• Initiate novel thinking and processes with regard to data analytics, information processing and decision support.
• Ensure examiners and other staff are trained and skilled at using and understanding the data analytics platforms and processes.
• To manage a team of staff all dedicated to AML/CFT risk analysis and oversight and work closely with compliance and examination team in agreeing and prioritizing supervisory interventions.

Full JD is available please contact

Robin Rowe rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Director – Strategic Foresight and Futures : Banking

The Director – Foresight is responsible for leading the foresight function, ensuring the integration of future foresight methodologies into the organization’s long-term strategic direction. The role involves identifying and analyzing mega trends (social, technological, environmental, economic, and political), conducting advanced scenario planning, and driving foresight-driven insights to enhance economic resilience and regulatory preparedness. The position requires close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to embed foresight thinking into The Bank’s Future Foresight Strategy and strategic planning initiatives.

Threshold Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D in Economics, Strategic Foresight, Public Policy, Finance, or a related field.

Years & Nature of Experience

• 10 – 12 years of experience with at least 8+ years in foresight, strategy, central banking or economic roles.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Extensive experience in leading foresight programs, conducting scenario analysis, and integrating foresight into policy frameworks.

For the full JD and to discuss please contact rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Lead Specialist – Enforcement : Banking

Years & Nature of Experience

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field such as Law, Finance, Management, an MBA or relevant subject
•  5-8 years’ work experience preferably in a Ministry, Banking or Financial entity
• Knowledge & Experience of a variety of Financial and Banking systems & Applications

For the full JD and to discuss please contact Robin Rowe rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Senior Specialist – Design & Development (SQLPower)- Banking

The Senior Specialist – Design & Development (SQLPower) will play a critical role in supporting, maintaining, and enhancing the SupTech modules within the SQLPower platform. The role encompasses providing advanced-level support, analyzing business processes, delivering system solutions, and ensuring the platform’s continuous improvement to meet the Bank’s objectives.

Threshold Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in or in Computer Sciences / IT / Engineering / Systems or a related field or relevant subject.

Experience:

• Minimum of 6 years of hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring Boot, and SQL.
• Proven track record in providing support for enterprise-level platforms or modules.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in SQLPower Platform, Java, Spring Boot, and SQL.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience conducting root cause analysis (RCA) and troubleshooting complex issues.
• Knowledge of data investigation and incident resolution processes.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with SupTech platforms or similar regulatory systems.
• Familiarity with financial and regulatory business processes.

For the full JD and to discuss please contact Robin Rowe rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Assistant Legal Counsel – Legislation, Regulation and Policy : Banking

Provide support required for the review and documentation of rules, regulation and legislation and recommend improvements, as appropriate, whilst considering development both regionally and internationally.

Responsibilities
▪ Provide legal guidance and advice on: 1. legislations, regulations, and policies in very specific Banking core business areas, financial services regulatory experience is recommended with deep understanding of at least one of these areas: prudential/supervision, AMLCTF, market conduct, money and capital markets, or payment systems; or 2. Corporate and International Matters; or 3. Litigation

Threshold Qualifications
▪ Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
Job Title
Assistant Legal Counsel – Legislation, Regulation and Policy Department

JOB PURPOSE
Provide support required for the review and documentation of rules, regulation and legislation and recommend improvements, as appropriate, whilst considering development both regionally and internationally. Responsibilities
▪ Provide legal guidance and advice on: 1. legislations, regulations, and policies in very specific Banking core business areas, financial services regulatory experience is recommended with deep understanding of at least one of these areas: prudential/supervision, AML/CTF, market conduct, money and capital markets, or payment systems; or 2. Corporate and International Matters; or 3. Litigation.

Years & Nature of Experience
▪ A minimum of 4  – 6 years of relevant experience. Experience as in-house legal counsel and/or at a large law firm. Preferably 7+ years of experience.
▪ Financial services regulatory experience recommended and one of the following areas of expertise is also required: prudential/supervision, AML/CTF, market conduct, money and capital markets, or payment systems.

For the full JD and to discuss please contact Robin Rowe rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Chief Learning Officer

Banking Academy

We are looking for an experienced L&D expert who will be able to create a centre of excellence for the Financial Sector

Responsibilities

• Creating brand positioning of thought leader
• Connecting with industry partners
• Setting of strategy for L&D
• Strategic projects
• Culture of learning organization

Commercial

• Financial discussion
• Develop competencies for financial sectors
• Work with Innovation for learning Tech Innovation

You will probably have no less than 15 years experienced gained in training/education sector preferably in banking or financial industry and at least 5 years has been in a senior management role.

Should possess an innovative and thoughtful perspective on the education needs of banking and financial sector.

Please contact me to discuss – rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk

Re Executive Compensation Consultant – Top of the market package

We are retained to by one of our long standing consulting clients to search for an outstanding  Executive Compensation consultant.

They have an established and growing practice, the team has extensive experience of all aspects of executive remuneration and provides a full service offering from benchmarking, through policy design, shareholder consultation and legal implementation

Salary will be at the top of the market and an early track to partnership (which will offer significant rewards) for the right person in circa 5 years.

Please contact me in confidence to discuss Robin Rowe rrowe@chatworthrowe.co.uk