Assistant Manager, AML Investigations (UAE National)
Core
Conduct end-to-end AML investigations, review complex transaction monitoring alerts, assess suspicious activity, and support regulatory reporting for financial crime risk management.
Role type
Senior IC AML investigations manager
Builds
Investigation reports, regulatory filings (STR/SAR), and enhanced due diligence assessments
Domain
Banking / Financial Crime Compliance
Required skills
AML/CFT regulations, transaction monitoring, KYC/EDD, sanctions compliance, adverse media screening, open-source intelligence, risk-based assessment, stakeholder engagement, quality oversight, coaching analysts
Preferred skills
CAMS/ICa/CFCS certification, experience coaching analysts, experience with quality assurance (via careerplan.io/jobs/14-007-31-F69-assistant-manager-aml-investigations-uae-national-at-cbd)
Technologies
Transaction monitoring systems, open-source intelligence tools, adverse media databases
Responsibilities
Conduct end-to-end investigations of escalated alerts; Analyze unusual transaction patterns and customer behavior; Assess customer risk ratings and onboarding information; Prepare comprehensive investigation reports; Determine whether activity warrants escalation for Suspicious Transaction Report (STR/SAR) consideration; Review investigator assessments and provide challenge and guidance; Liaise with Relationship Managers, KYC teams, and other stakeholders; Identify emerging financial crime typologies and control gaps
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with coaching responsibilities