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Lead – AML & Compliance Advisory

Weekday (YC W21)

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: India

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Salary

💰 ₹960,000 - ₹1,210,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead the drafting, review, and finalization of AML & CFT policies, sanctions frameworks, CDD/KYC manuals, compliance programs, and governance charters.
  • Develop detailed SOPs covering customer onboarding, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, escalation, sanctions screening, and STR reporting.
  • Ensure full alignment of documentation with UAE and broader GCC regulatory requirements.
  • Customize and localize AML and compliance documentation for UAE, KSA, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain.
  • Conduct AML risk assessments, gap analyses, and compliance audits, including detailed reporting and remediation recommendations.
  • Prepare compliance advisories, regulatory submissions, legal notes, and formal response letters to regulators.
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 5+ compliance analysts, ensuring high-quality and timely deliverables.
  • Review team outputs to ensure audit-ready, regulator-facing standards comparable to top-tier consulting firms.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for clients, managing expectations, timelines, and delivery quality.
  • Coordinate multiple engagements simultaneously while maintaining consistency and regulatory accuracy.

Requirements

  • Strong, hands-on experience in AML policy drafting and SOP development (mandatory).
  • 4–5+ years of experience in compliance documentation, regulatory advisory, or legal drafting roles.
  • Professional qualification: CA, CS, or LLB.
  • Excellent written English with strong structuring, articulation, and attention to detail.
  • Proven experience leading and reviewing work of teams (minimum 2+ members).
  • Comfortable working in UAE time zone and handling GCC-focused regulatory work.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AML policy draftingSOP developmentcompliance documentationregulatory advisorylegal draftingrisk assessmenttransaction monitoringsanctions screeningSTR reportingcompliance audits
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringteam managementcommunicationattention to detailorganizational skillsclient managementexpectation managementtimelinessquality assurance
Certifications
CACSLLB