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.…