About Wahed: Wahed is a global financial technology company headquartered in New York dedicated to making ethical Shariah-compliant investing accessible to everyone. With over $2bn in assets under management and regulatory licences across nine countries including the United States United Kingdom United Arab Emirates Malaysia Indonesia India Nigeria Mauritius and South Africa Wahed serves a growing global client base through technology-led values-based wealth management
Job Brief: Wahed is seeking an Operations Associate to support the launch and establishment of its operations in Casablanca Morocco. This is an opportunity for a motivated early-to-mid career professional to work closely with Waheds global country launch team and help build the local foundation for a leading global Islamic fintech platform.
The successful candidate will coordinate company setup activities work with local advisors and service providers support regulatory and administrative processes and ensure the smooth execution of launch milestones. The role suits someone highly organised commercially minded detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders
Job Description:
Support the establishment of Waheds Morocco entity including incorporation processes documentation and local requirements.
Coordinate with lawyers accountants corporate service providers banks regulators and other external partners.
Assist with opening corporate bank accounts and managing administrative requirements during the setup phase.
Support regulatory licensing and compliance activities with the global legal and compliance teams.
Maintain project trackers timelines and action lists for the Morocco launch plan.
Help coordinate local hiring office setup vendors and operational infrastructure.
Conduct market research and gather local insights to support launch planning.
Prepare reports updates and documentation for the global launch team.
Job Specification:
Bachelors degree in Business Administration Law Finance Economics or a related field.
Approximately 25 years experience in operations consulting legal or corporate services banking or fintech.
Strong organisational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail.
Comfortable navigating company registration administrative processes and local business requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication in French and English; Arabic highly desirable.
Self-starter able to work independently while reporting into a global team.
Preferred Experience:
Experience with Moroccan government entities regulators banks or professional service firms.
Exposure to fintech financial services startups or other regulated industries.
Experience supporting market entry company launches or new business setup projects.
Reporting & Location:
Reports toWahed Global Country Launch Team working closely with regional and functional leaders across operations legal compliance product and finance.
Location: Casablanca Morocco (local hire).
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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About Wahed: Wahed is a global financial technology company headquartered in New York dedicated to making ethical Shariah-compliant investing accessible to everyone. With over $2bn in assets under management and regulatory licences across nine countries including the United States United Kingdom Un...
About Wahed: Wahed is a global financial technology company headquartered in New York dedicated to making ethical Shariah-compliant investing accessible to everyone. With over $2bn in assets under management and regulatory licences across nine countries including the United States United Kingdom United Arab Emirates Malaysia Indonesia India Nigeria Mauritius and South Africa Wahed serves a growing global client base through technology-led values-based wealth management
Job Brief: Wahed is seeking an Operations Associate to support the launch and establishment of its operations in Casablanca Morocco. This is an opportunity for a motivated early-to-mid career professional to work closely with Waheds global country launch team and help build the local foundation for a leading global Islamic fintech platform.
The successful candidate will coordinate company setup activities work with local advisors and service providers support regulatory and administrative processes and ensure the smooth execution of launch milestones. The role suits someone highly organised commercially minded detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple stakeholders
Job Description:
Support the establishment of Waheds Morocco entity including incorporation processes documentation and local requirements.
Coordinate with lawyers accountants corporate service providers banks regulators and other external partners.
Assist with opening corporate bank accounts and managing administrative requirements during the setup phase.
Support regulatory licensing and compliance activities with the global legal and compliance teams.
Maintain project trackers timelines and action lists for the Morocco launch plan.
Help coordinate local hiring office setup vendors and operational infrastructure.
Conduct market research and gather local insights to support launch planning.
Prepare reports updates and documentation for the global launch team.
Job Specification:
Bachelors degree in Business Administration Law Finance Economics or a related field.
Approximately 25 years experience in operations consulting legal or corporate services banking or fintech.
Strong organisational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail.
Comfortable navigating company registration administrative processes and local business requirements.
Strong written and verbal communication in French and English; Arabic highly desirable.
Self-starter able to work independently while reporting into a global team.
Preferred Experience:
Experience with Moroccan government entities regulators banks or professional service firms.
Exposure to fintech financial services startups or other regulated industries.
Experience supporting market entry company launches or new business setup projects.
Reporting & Location:
Reports toWahed Global Country Launch Team working closely with regional and functional leaders across operations legal compliance product and finance.
Location: Casablanca Morocco (local hire).
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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