Job Overview

VP – Financial Crime Compliance & AML Technology

📍 Manama, Bahrain
💰 BHD 5,500 – BHD 7,200 Monthly
🛡 Regulated Fintech & Digital Banking Environment
🌍 International Applications Accepted

Opportunity Overview

A regulated fintech institution in Bahrain is expanding its compliance technology and financial crime operations following increased regional transaction growth across digital banking and payment channels.

The organization is now recruiting a VP – Financial Crime Compliance & AML Technology to strengthen enterprise AML operations, transaction monitoring systems, and fintech compliance infrastructure.

The role sits directly between:

• Fintech operations

• Financial crime intelligence

• AML technology

• Compliance governance

• Digital transaction monitoring

• Regulatory reporting

This is a high-pressure leadership role requiring strong fintech operational knowledge and practical financial crime experience.

Main Responsibilities

AML & Financial Crime Oversight

• Lead transaction monitoring operations

• Improve AML alert investigation procedures

• Coordinate suspicious activity reviews

• Strengthen digital banking compliance controls

• Support enterprise regulatory reporting obligations

Compliance Technology

• Improve fintech compliance systems and monitoring tools

• Support automation of transaction surveillance processes

• Coordinate implementation of new AML technologies

• Work closely with fintech engineering teams

• Improve operational efficiency across compliance functions

Regulatory & Governance Functions

• Ensure compliance with Bahrain financial regulations

• Coordinate audit preparation activities

• Maintain enterprise compliance documentation

• Assist during regulatory inspections

• Strengthen internal governance procedures

Leadership Responsibilities

• Manage AML analysts and compliance operations staff

• Deliver enterprise compliance reports to senior leadership

• Coordinate with legal and risk departments

• Improve operational response times for investigations

• Build scalable financial crime frameworks

Candidate Requirements

✔ 8–12 years experience within:

• AML compliance

• Financial crime

• Fintech compliance

• Banking compliance

• Transaction monitoring

• Digital banking operations

✔ Strong knowledge of:

• AML systems

• KYC environments

• Regulatory reporting

• Transaction surveillance

• Financial crime controls

• Digital banking compliance

✔ Professional certifications highly preferred:

• CAMS

• ICA

• CRCM

• Financial crime certifications

Compensation Package

• Executive-level tax-free salary

• Annual strategic bonus

• Family healthcare coverage

• Housing allowance

• International travel opportunities

• Leadership development programs

• Exposure to large-scale fintech compliance operations

Final Note

This role requires professionals capable of operating inside fast-moving regulated fintech environments where transaction speed, compliance pressure, and operational accuracy all matter simultaneously.

Only experienced fintech compliance professionals will be shortlisted.

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