Sr. Manager - Regulatory Compliance & MLRO (UAE)

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer, reviewing, investigating, and filing Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) or Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the UAE FIU.

• Act as the primary point of contact for the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), DFSA, and law enforcement agencies. 

• Develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls to meet UAE regulatory standards (e.g., CBUAE, DFSA, SCA).

• Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance and financial crime risks. Perform regular compliance assessments and audits to ensure compliance integrity.

• Provide expert guidance to senior management and staff on regulatory matters. Act as the primary point of contact for regulatory inspections and audits.

• Oversee KYC, EDD, transaction monitoring, and sanction screening.

• Provide regular reports to Senior Management/Board on AML risks and the efficacy of controls. Requirement to be part of the management or board of a subsidiary entity, where applicable.

• Ensure Nium’s global compliance teams are aligned with applicable UAE regulatory requirements and frameworks.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in compliance roles within regulated environments.

• Strong understanding of UAE Regulatory frameworks (CBUAE, SCA, DFSA, etc.) and international AML standards.

• Strong expertise across Compliance and AML/CFT domains, including KYC/KYB, sanctions, and financial crime. 

• Solid understanding of the Payments and Fintech industry in UAE. 

• Prior experience in payments or fintech strongly preferred. 

• Prior experience in stablecoins is highly preferred

• ACAMS and/or ICA certification preferred

• Strong analytical skills with experience in problem solving and being able to implement and deliver solutions. 

• Demonstrate clear sense of accountability in performing the role and a positive demeanour. 

• Ability to identify risks, control gaps, inefficiencies, see the bigger picture, challenge the current status quo and define scalable and sustainable processes and methodology. 

• Ability to lead end-to-end process and control improvements cross-functionally and across various regions. 

• Able to prioritize quickly and meet deadlines even under pressure. 

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. 

• Team player with strong collaborative qualities, including some previous experience (or willingness) to build, lead and motivate a team. 

• Proficiency in English is essential and fluency in Arabic is strongly preferred