Job Overview
Senior Financial Crime Intelligence Manager (FinTech)
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Hybrid/Remote within GCC)
Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Experience Level: Senior Management
Industry: FinTech | Digital Payments | Banking Technology | AI Risk Analytics | Regulatory Technology
About the Opportunity
An expanding financial technology organization is seeking an accomplished Senior Financial Crime Intelligence Manager to lead the development of enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering (AML), fraud prevention, sanctions screening, and financial crime intelligence programs. This leadership role combines regulatory expertise, advanced analytics, and emerging financial technologies to protect digital financial ecosystems while driving operational excellence across multiple jurisdictions.
This position offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, strengthen regulatory compliance frameworks, and implement innovative risk management solutions within one of the Gulf region’s rapidly evolving fintech environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and oversee enterprise Financial Crime Risk Management strategies.
- Lead AML, KYC, sanctions, fraud detection, and transaction monitoring initiatives.
- Develop AI-powered financial crime detection models.
- Collaborate with executive leadership on regulatory governance.
- Strengthen customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence frameworks.
- Build intelligence reporting dashboards for senior stakeholders.
- Coordinate internal investigations involving suspicious financial activities.
- Manage regulatory audits and compliance assessments.
- Optimize financial crime operational processes using automation.
- Mentor multidisciplinary compliance and risk professionals.
- Drive continuous improvement across financial security operations.
- Monitor emerging financial crime typologies and global regulatory trends.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Computer Science, Law, or related discipline.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA, CFE, or equivalent are highly desirable.
- 8+ years of experience within fintech, banking, digital payments, or financial services.
- Extensive knowledge of AML regulations, sanctions, fraud management, and financial investigations.
- Experience implementing transaction monitoring technologies.
- Strong understanding of digital banking ecosystems.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
Preferred Technical Skills
- SQL
- Python
- Tableau
- Power BI
- SAS
- Actimize
- Oracle Financial Crime Suite
- AI & Machine Learning Analytics
- Cloud Risk Platforms
Benefits
- Highly competitive tax-efficient salary
- Annual performance incentives
- Executive healthcare coverage
- Housing and transportation allowance
- International learning sponsorship
- Leadership development programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- Paid annual leave
- Family benefits
- Long-term career progression within regional fintech markets
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