Job Overview
Lead Financial Intelligence & Fraud Analytics Manager
Location: United Arab Emirates
Industry Focus: AI-Driven Banking Security, Transaction Intelligence, Digital Risk Management
Position Summary
An advanced fintech operation within the Gulf financial sector is expanding its financial intelligence division and is actively seeking a Lead Financial Intelligence & Fraud Analytics Manager to strengthen enterprise-wide digital risk detection capabilities. This role is central to the development of intelligent fraud prevention systems capable of identifying anomalous financial behavior across high-volume transaction environments.
The position requires a unique blend of analytical sophistication, financial crime expertise, AI-assisted decision frameworks, and operational leadership. Candidates should possess strong experience within transaction surveillance, fintech security governance, behavioral analytics, and digital fraud mitigation.
The selected professional will support mission-critical initiatives designed to secure next-generation financial ecosystems operating across digital banking, mobile payments, virtual transactions, and enterprise financial platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Crime Analytics
- Lead large-scale transaction monitoring operations across digital financial channels.
- Design intelligent fraud-detection methodologies leveraging behavioral analytics and risk segmentation.
- Analyze transaction anomalies associated with payment fraud, synthetic identity abuse, account takeover, and transaction laundering.
- Support development of predictive fraud intelligence models for enterprise-scale fintech operations.
- Build data-driven reporting frameworks for financial crime escalation and regulatory disclosure.
AI & Risk Intelligence
- Collaborate with machine learning teams to improve fraud detection accuracy and false-positive reduction.
- Support integration of AI-driven risk scoring engines into transaction authorization workflows.
- Monitor evolving cyber-financial threats targeting digital banking ecosystems.
- Assist in behavioral pattern analysis for transaction authentication optimization.
- Participate in strategic cybersecurity and financial resilience initiatives.
Regulatory & Governance Oversight
- Ensure operational alignment with GCC anti-money laundering standards and financial monitoring regulations.
- Support regulatory audit preparation involving digital financial controls and transaction intelligence.
- Assist compliance teams in preparing suspicious transaction reporting workflows.
- Develop internal governance procedures for transaction risk escalation.
Strategic Operations
- Prepare executive-level fraud intelligence reports for leadership stakeholders.
- Support development of enterprise risk dashboards and fintech resilience frameworks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on digital banking security initiatives.
- Contribute to long-term fintech trust and security architecture planning.
Required Experience
- Minimum 6 years of experience within fintech risk, digital banking security, AML operations, or fraud analytics.
- Strong exposure to transaction monitoring systems and financial intelligence operations.
- Understanding of AI-assisted fraud prevention technologies and behavioral analytics.
- Experience handling high-volume financial transaction datasets.
- Strong knowledge of fintech regulatory frameworks across GCC jurisdictions.
- Ability to communicate complex financial risk insights to executive stakeholders.
Technical Competencies
- Fraud analytics platforms
- SQL and financial data analysis
- Machine learning collaboration environments
- Transaction monitoring engines
- Risk intelligence dashboards
- Cyber-financial threat detection
- Digital identity verification systems
- Behavioral analytics tools
- Enterprise compliance reporting systems
Benefits Package
- Attractive tax-free compensation structure
- Executive fintech innovation bonuses
- Relocation and housing assistance
- International conference sponsorships
- Premium healthcare and wellness coverage
- Hybrid work flexibility
- Financial technology leadership development programs
- Long-term strategic career progression opportunities
Candidate Profile
This role is intended for professionals capable of understanding the evolving relationship between digital banking expansion and financial risk intelligence. The ideal candidate is commercially aware, technologically fluent, analytically rigorous, and capable of protecting sophisticated fintech ecosystems from emerging digital threats while supporting aggressive financial innovation strategies.
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