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Program Manager – International Expansion

Job in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
Listing for: La Fosse
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-09
Job specializations:
  • Management
    Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Risk Manager/Analyst
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 600000 - 1000000 AED Yearly AED 600000.00 1000000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Program Manager – International Expansion

We’re looking for a senior Program Manager MUST HAVE proven experience delivering international expansion / global market-entry / branch establishments of banking operations across multiple countries and regulatory jurisdictions!

This role requires someone who has genuinely led the establishment and scaling of banking operations across new countries — including Representative Offices, Branches and Subsidiaries — and understands the regulatory, operational and governance complexity involved.

What we’re looking for
  • MUST come form banking industry
  • Proven international expansion / market-entry experience
  • Experience establishing branches, subsidiaries and/or representative offices across multiple jurisdictions/ countries
  • Strong exposure to multi-jurisdiction regulatory environments
  • Experience managing regulatory licensing, approvals and supervisory requirements
  • Strong understanding of international regulatory compliance, risk and control frameworks
  • Experience working across the Three Lines of Defence
  • Track record of successfully engaging regulators and navigating audits
  • Experience leading complex multi-country transformation programmes
  • Strong stakeholder management across Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations & Technology
  • Ability to operate and influence at ExCo / senior executive level
  • 15+ years’ experience delivering large-scale banking transformation

This is a senior, hands-on role with responsibility for delivering international expansion while balancing growth, regulatory requirements, risk, governance and capital considerations.

If you’ve successfully taken a bank into new countries/jurisdictions and managed the regulatory journey from strategy through to establishment, we’d love to hear from you.

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