Job Overview

Director of Fintech Risk Systems & Regulatory Engineering

GCC Alignment: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Remote | Regulatory-Intensive Environment)

Role Overview (Governance & Risk-Driven Format)

This position is designed for a fintech leader who specializes in engineering financial risk, compliance, and governance directly into digital platforms. The Director of Fintech Risk Systems does not operate as a compliance officer; instead, the role focuses on building automated, technology-driven regulatory and risk infrastructures that scale with fintech growth.

The role demands mastery of how financial regulations translate into system rules, transaction controls, monitoring engines, and audit-ready data structures.

Primary Mission

To design fintech platforms where risk management and regulatory compliance are intrinsic system features, not external processes.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Systems Architecture

• Design transaction monitoring and risk detection frameworks.

• Define system-level controls for fraud prevention and exposure management.

• Oversee integration of risk analytics into real-time financial workflows.

Regulatory Technology Design

• Translate regulatory obligations into automated system logic.

• Architect reporting pipelines for regulatory transparency and audit readiness.

• Establish data retention, traceability, and compliance verification mechanisms.

Governance & Oversight

• Define fintech governance frameworks aligned with regional regulations.

• Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to ensure compliance-by-design.

• Prepare platforms for regulatory reviews and long-term supervision.

Candidate Requirements

• 10+ years in fintech risk, regulatory technology, or financial control systems.

• Strong understanding of transaction monitoring, AML systems, and audit frameworks.

• Experience embedding compliance into large-scale financial platforms.

• Ability to operate independently at a senior strategic level.

Engagement Structure

• Fully remote role aligned to Saudi Arabia’s regulatory environment.

• Executive-level responsibility without company-specific affiliation.

• Compensation benchmarked to global fintech risk leadership roles.

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