Senior Manager – Regulatory Compliance, MLRO

Nium

. Act as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer .

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeDubai • 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Act as the primary point of contact for the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), DFSA, and law enforcement agencies
Develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls to meet UAE regulatory standards
Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance and financial crime risks
Provide expert guidance to senior management and staff on regulatory matters
Oversee KYC, EDD, transaction monitoring, and sanction screening
Provide regular reports to Senior Management/Board on AML risks and the efficacy of controls

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 8 years’ experience in compliance roles within regulated environments
Strong understanding of UAE Regulatory frameworks (CBUAE, SCA, DFSA, etc.) and international AML standards
Strong expertise across Compliance and AML/CFT domains, including KYC/KYB, sanctions, and financial crime
Solid understanding of the Payments and Fintech industry in UAE
Prior experience in payments or fintech strongly preferred
Prior experience in stablecoins is highly preferred
ACAMS and/or ICA certification preferred
Strong analytical skills with experience in problem solving
Ability to identify risks, control gaps, inefficiencies
Ability to lead end-to-end process and control improvements cross-functionally
Able to prioritize quickly and meet deadlines even under pressure
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Team player with strong collaborative qualities
Proficiency in English is essential and fluency in Arabic is strongly preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program
Generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down
Flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office)
Role-specific training and internal workshops
Learning stipend
Company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

compliance policiesKYCEDDtransaction monitoringsanction screeningAMLCFTfinancial crime risk assessmentregulatory complianceproblem solving

Soft Skills

analytical skillsstakeholder managementcommunication skillscollaborative qualitiesleadershipability to prioritizeability to meet deadlinesguidance to senior managementcross-functional process improvementteam player

Certifications

ACAMSICA