Senior Anti-Money Laundering Consultant

Overview

• Confidential Opportunity - Financial Crime Lead (AML & Investigations)
• We are hiring an experienced Financial Crime Lead to support a regulated fintech / payments business in the UAE.
• This role sits within the AML / investigations function and requires deep experience working in a UAE Central Bank / UAE AML-CFT regulated environment.
• It is a hands-on leadership role responsible for AML transaction monitoring, complex investigations, escalation packs for STR/SAR consideration, and leadership of a small AML team.
• This opportunity is not suitable for junior candidates, generalist compliance profiles, or those without direct AML investigations experience.
• We are looking for someone with 7–12 years’ experience in AML, financial crime, or transaction monitoring, with strong exposure to AML investigations, SAR/STR processes, case management, and team supervision.
• Prior experience in fintech, payments, or banking is preferred, along with familiarity with UAE / GCC AML regulatory frameworks.
• You will be a strong match if you have:
• Led or supervised AML investigation work
• Worked closely with MLRO / Compliance stakeholders
• Built high-quality case files and defensible documentation
• Managed alert volumes, backlog, and investigation quality
• Operated in a regulated payments or fintech environment in the UAE
• If your background is primarily advisory, sanctions-only, or lacks hands-on AML investigations leadership, this role is unlikely to be the right fit.