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Senior Manager – Risk Consulting – FCC

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full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Dubai • United Arab Emirates

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Senior

About the role

  • Lead FCC advisory and transformation engagements across banking, fintech, insurance, and capital markets.
  • Advise clients on AML/CTF regulatory expectations (CBUAE, SAMA, QCB, DFSA, ADGM, FATF standards).
  • Develop and enhance AML/CFT programs including policies, procedures, KRIs, and governance frameworks.
  • Deliver assessments such as: Enterprise-wide risk assessments, sanctions risk assessments, KYC/CDD/EDD framework reviews, transaction monitoring model tuning and optimisation, fraud risk and ABAC assessments.
  • Oversee large-scale remediation projects—KYC refresh, TM backlog clearance, sanctions remediation, and quality assurance.
  • Support clients in regulatory inspections, supervisory reviews, and enforcement remediation plans.
  • Produce regulatory-quality documentation including gap assessments, RMPs/CAPs, and governance reports.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with key regional regulators and monitor emerging FCC regulatory changes.
  • Lead digital transformation within FCC, including the evaluation or implementation of TM systems, screening platforms, case management and workflow systems, financial crime analytics/AI use cases.
  • Collaborate with technology teams on data strategy, data quality assessments, and model validation.
  • Drive proposal development, RFP responses, and go-to-market strategies for the FCC practice.
  • Lead client meetings, thought leadership sessions, and executive-level presentations.
  • Identify new revenue streams and cross-firm opportunities in the areas of AML, sanctions, fraud, and compliance transformation.
  • Contribute to thought leadership on regional FinCrime trends.
  • Manage engagement teams, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery.
  • Mentor, coach, and develop junior staff; contribute to performance assessments.
  • Support recruitment and training initiatives to strengthen regional FCC capabilities.
  • Actively contribute to practice management initiatives such as methodology development and training frameworks.

Requirements

  • 8–12+ years in Financial Crime/AML/CTF/Sanctions with at least 3–4 years in consulting or regulatory roles.
  • Deep knowledge of MENA regulatory frameworks (CBUAE, SAMA, DFSA, ADGM, QFCRA, FATF).
  • Strong understanding of KYC/CDD programs, AML investigations, transaction monitoring models, sanctions screening, ABAC frameworks, fraud risk management.
  • Experience with FCC systems (e.g., Actimize, Mantas, FICO, SAS, ComplyAdvantage, Firco, Fortent).
  • Bachelor's or Master’s in Finance, Business, Economics, Law, or related fields.
  • Certification preferred: CAMS (highly preferred), CGSS, CFCS, ICA Diplomas, CFE, or equivalent.
  • Arabic language is advantageous but not mandatory.
Benefits
  • Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
  • Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
  • Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
  • Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
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