Compliance Manager

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About the Role

We are looking for a Compliance Manager to work closely with our CO to support the company’s business objectives with a particular focus on global financial services regulatory policy matters.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Support in acquiring licenses for relevant product use cases to support the expansion of business across the EMEA region.
• Review and update AML & CTF framework, compliance policies, and procedures in line with the regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, laws, and international best practices.
• Establish systems and controls to obtain/make appropriate use of resolutions/sanctions that require compliance.
• Manage the function of transaction monitoring, sanction, PEP screening, and transactional AML & CTF risk management. Ensure proper reporting to the local regulatory bodies wherever required.
• Conduct enhanced due diligence (EDD) reviews on customers and AML investigations as appropriate.
• Ensure proper documentation of compliance related reports including suspicious activity reports (SAR) and regulatory reports.
• Ensure new products, and systems are in line with the local and global regulatory frameworks and the company's AML procedures.
• Ensure AML awareness and training are being delivered to all employees.

About You

• At least 5 years of experience effectively managing and implementing compliance processes and regulations.
• Understanding of the current state of regulatory affairs, virtual asset licenses, and payment licenses.
• Strong leadership qualities, including strategic thinking, innovation, mentoring, scaling, collaboration, etc.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills: Experience in dealing with cross-cultural team members and cross-functional teams
• Should have excellent interpersonal skills, a high level of personal initiative, and the ability to work well in a distributed, multicultural, dynamic environment
• You are currently based within the UAE, or are willing to relocate for this role
• Languages; arabic speaking advantageous but not prerequisite