UAE Compliance Officer and MLRO
Core
Building and scaling the UAE compliance infrastructure for a virtual asset and cross-border payments company, serving as the primary liaison with regulators.
Role type
Senior IC Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
Builds
UAE-regulated entity compliance programs, policies, and controls for virtual assets and payments
Domain
Fintech, Virtual Assets, Cross-border Payments, UAE Financial Regulation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
UAE AML/CFT legislation expertise, virtual asset compliance, payments compliance, regulatory licensing, transaction monitoring, KYC/KYB, CDD, suspicious activity reporting, RegTech tools, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Cross-border payments/FX compliance, startup experience, compliance technology platforms (Actimize, SAS, Chainalysis, Elliptic), UAE free zone regulations, law degree, ICA/ACAMS/CAMS certification
Technologies
Actimize, SAS, ComplyAdvantage, Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs
Responsibilities
Lead licensing initiatives and serve as primary contact with UAE regulators; own and enhance AML/CFT programs to prevent and report financial crimes; oversee client onboarding, KYC/KYB, and CDD; monitor transaction surveillance systems and challenge suspicious activity analysis; report to the Board on AML/CFT and sanctions programs; partner with Product, Engineering, and Legal on market expansion and new product development.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC