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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Maintain and update compliance policies, procedures and the risk-control matrix
- Run second-line monitoring and testing
- Review new products and changes for compliance impact
- Apply KYC and EDD standards
- Review high-risk customers
- Investigate transaction-monitoring alerts
- Prepare suspicious transaction reports in goAML for the MLRO
- Run and oversee screening against UAE targeted financial sanctions, UN, OFAC, EU and UK lists
- Handle potential sanctions matches and advise the business on sanctions questions
- Support VARA and CBUAE licensing and ongoing obligations
- Prepare regulatory returns, including FATCA/CRS
- Respond to regulator requests
- Track examination findings and remediation to closure
- Apply FATF Travel Rule requirements
- Use blockchain analytics tools to assess wallet and transaction risk
- Deliver AML and sanctions training to staff
- Provide practical compliance advice to Product, Operations and Technology
- Report to the Chief Compliance Officer & MLRO
Requirements
What you’ll need- 7+ years in financial services compliance, AML/CFT and sanctions
- At least 3 years at a UAE-licensed bank, fintech or virtual asset service provider
- Based in the UAE
- Hands-on experience working with CBUAE and/or VARA
- Working knowledge of VARA rulebooks, UAE AML/CFT law, goAML, targeted financial sanctions, PDPL and FATCA/CRS
- Experience taking AML, fraud and sanctions cases to a clear, well-documented conclusion
- Exposure to digital banking, payments or fintech business models in the UAE
- Understanding of conventional banking and virtual assets
- Degree in Law, Finance, Criminology or a related field
- CAMS certification or working towards it
- Active use of AI tools such as Claude
- Fluent English required
- Open communication, transparency, mutual team respect and ownership mindset
Benefits
Comp & perks- 24 days of annual leave
- Dedicated paid sick leave
- Observance of Public Holidays
- Two consecutive 4-day work weeks annually after the first year
- Top-of-the-line hardware
- Home office stipend
- Dedicated learning budget
- Clear, accelerated path toward executive-level leadership
- Openness to remote for the right fit