Regulatory Affairs Manager
The Regulatory Affairs Manager supports the Head of Regulatory Affairs & Compliance in managing ZainTECH's regulatory footprint across the GCC and wider Middle East. The role monitors, interprets, and operationalizes the regulatory frameworks applicable to ZainTECH's ICT businesses — including cloud services, cybersecurity and managed security services, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, digital solutions, and technology resale and licensing — and ensures that regulatory obligations are identified, tracked, and embedded into business operations across all markets in which ZainTECH and its subsidiaries operate.
The role acts as a first point of contact for regulatory queries from the business, manages licensing and authorization matters, supports engagement with sector regulators, and maintains the function's regulatory obligation registers and horizon-scanning processes.
Responsibilities:
Regulatory Monitoring & Horizon Scanning
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments relevant to ICT, cloud, cybersecurity, AI, data protection, and digital services across ZainTECH's operating markets (including UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt) and assess their impact on the business.
- Maintain and update the regulatory obligations register / compliance universe, mapping applicable mandates to business lines, legal entities, and owners, and supporting periodic prioritization reviews.
- Prepare regul
