We are seeking an experienced professional to lead the design, delivery, and operation of technology systems supporting our organization's financial crime prevention capabilities — including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), fraud detection, transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening. This role sits at the intersection of technology, Compliance, and Risk, ensuring our systems detect and prevent financial crime while meeting regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Crime & Antifraud Systems
- Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of AML transaction monitoring systems (e.g., NICE Actimize, SAS AML, FICO Falcon, or equivalent)
- Own the roadmap and delivery of KYC/onboarding systems, ensuring efficient and compliant customer due diligence
- Manage and optimize fraud detection platforms, covering transaction fraud, identity fraud, and account takeover prevention
- Oversee sanctions screening infrastructure, ensuring real-time checks against OFAC, EU, UN, and local sanctions lists
- Drive continuous improvement in detection accuracy, reducing false positives while maintaining regulatory coverage
Regulatory Compliance
- Ensure all financial crime systems comply with applicable regulatory frameworks (e.g., AMLD5/6, BSA, FATF, SAMA AML/CFT requirements, or other local equivalents)
- Translate regulatory and compliance requirements into clear technical specifications and delivery plans
- Support internal and external audits and regulatory examinations, providing system documentation and evidence
- Coordinate Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) / Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) system workflows
Stakeholder & Vendor Management
- Act as the key liaison between Technology, Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Operations
- Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and SLAs for third-party compliance technology providers
- Present system performance, risk indicators, and project status to senior management and regulators
Delivery & Execution
- Manage the full lifecycle of financial crime system implementations and upgrades — requirements gathering, design, testing, deployment
- Oversee data migration, integration, and reconciliation activities related to compliance systems
- Manage budgets, timelines, and resource allocation for financial crime technology initiatives
- Drive automation and process efficiency across compliance and fraud operations
Required Qualifications
- 3–5+ years of relevant experience with a meaningful focus on financial crime systems (AML, KYC, fraud, or sanctions)
- Proven track record of owning or driving — not just peripherally supporting — a financial-crime-specific system or project
- Experience within banking, fintech, payments, insurance, or another regulated financial services environment
- Experience supporting regulatory audits or examinations is a strong plus
Technical Skills
- killsHands-on experience with AML/fraud platforms (e.g., NICE Actimize, SAS AML, FICO Falcon, or sim
- ilar)Familiarity with transaction monitoring, case management, and alert investigation sy
- stemsUnderstanding of sanctions screening tools and watchlist manag
- ementKnowledge of data integration, APIs, and system architecture supporting compliance platforms
Regulatory Knowedge
- Solid understanding of AML/CFT regulations relevant to the operating region (e.g., FATF standards, and local central bank requirements)
- Experience with the Saudi Central Bank / Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) regulatory framework is a strong plus — particularly SAMA AML/CFT requirements (cybersecurity-only SAMA CSF exposure without AML/fraud involvement does not fully meet this requirement)
- Familiarity with SAR/STR reporting obligations and audit requirements
