Job Overview
Principal – Financial Crime Intelligence
📍 Location: Manama, Bahrain
💼 Employment Type: Permanent | Full-Time
🌐 Division: Enterprise Risk & Financial Intelligence
🏦 Industry: Fintech | RegTech | AI Analytics | Digital Banking
Protect the Integrity of Digital Finance Through Advanced Intelligence
The future of financial services depends on trust.
A globally connected fintech organization is seeking an accomplished Principal to lead the evolution of financial crime intelligence by combining advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, behavioural modelling, and enterprise risk management.
In this highly influential role, you will oversee the design of intelligent monitoring frameworks that proactively identify suspicious financial activity, strengthen operational resilience, and enhance institutional confidence across digital financial ecosystems.
Your Mission
Transform complex financial data into actionable intelligence that safeguards digital financial platforms while enabling secure, seamless customer experiences.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead enterprise financial crime intelligence programmes.
- Design advanced transaction monitoring frameworks.
- Develop AI-driven anomaly detection models.
- Strengthen fraud prevention and investigative capabilities.
- Collaborate with compliance, cybersecurity, and engineering teams.
- Produce executive intelligence reports for senior leadership.
- Improve risk assessment methodologies.
- Enhance operational resilience across financial platforms.
- Monitor emerging financial crime trends and technologies.
- Support regulatory readiness through robust governance frameworks.
Professional Requirements
- Degree in Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, or related field.
- Extensive experience within fintech, financial intelligence, fraud analytics, or enterprise risk.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
- Experience working with large financial datasets.
- Excellent executive communication and leadership skills.
Core Competencies
- Financial Crime Intelligence
- AI & Machine Learning
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Fraud Analytics
- Behavioural Intelligence
- Digital Banking
- Data Governance
- Strategic Leadership
- Business Intelligence
- Decision Analytics
Compensation & Benefits
- Highly competitive salary package
- Performance-linked annual bonus
- Executive healthcare
- Housing and transportation allowance
- Paid professional certifications
- Annual leave and travel benefits
- Wellness programme
- Retirement savings plan
- Leadership succession opportunities
Play a pivotal role in protecting the future of digital finance by leading intelligence-driven initiatives that strengthen security, inspire confidence, and enable sustainable fintech innovation across the Gulf region.
Don’t miss the chance to make a difference in the fintech and FX industry!
Apply now by clicking on the “Apply Now” button below.
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