Policy & Change Management Analyst - (12-Month Contract)

Overview

Manage the compliance policy lifecycle, change management, governance reporting and risk oversight across the Compliance function, keeping frameworks accurate, consistent and audit-ready across multiple jurisdictions.

What you'll do

• Manage the global and local compliance policy lifecycle, including document governance, version control, periodic reviews, approvals and central repository maintenance.
• Drive end-to-end policy and process change management, including impact assessments, stakeholder communications, implementation tracking and adherence to agreed timelines.
• Coordinate governance processes covering attestations, exceptions, deviations and remediation actions, ensuring timely approvals, follow-ups and accurate record keeping.
• Monitor the Compliance Roadmap, country risk ratings and regulatory developments, supporting risk assessments, annual recalibrations and implementation updates.
• Deliver governance reporting, year-end policy assessments and audit or regulatory support, ensuring accurate documentation, evidence management and timely issue resolution.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal, Product, Internal Controls and senior stakeholders to address policy and process queries and strengthen governance frameworks.
• Drive AI-enabled automation and workflow enhancements to improve governance efficiency, reporting accuracy and risk oversight.

What you'll need

• 3–5+ years of experience in compliance policy governance, change management or regulatory program management within financial services.
• Working knowledge of AML/BSA, sanctions compliance and country risk requirements.
• Proven experience managing policy/document governance, change management workflows, approvals, attestations and audit-ready records.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, audits or internal control reviews, including evidence coordination and remediation tracking.
• Strong capabilities in governance reporting, stakeholder coordination, documentation and managing multiple priorities across jurisdictions.
• Proficiency in Confluence, document management systems, structured trackers and dashboards.
• Familiarity with AI tools for research, drafting, analysis and workflow automation, with sound judgment in handling confidential information.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.

Nice to have

• Experience in the cryptocurrency, digital assets or fintech industry.
• Exposure to regulatory change monitoring, country risk assessments and multi-jurisdictional compliance frameworks.
• Experience implementing AI-driven workflow automation or governance process improvements.

Details

• Contract length: 12 months.
• Location: Bahrain; India; United Arab Emirates.
• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team).