Design end-to-end risk control frameworks for new products, markets, and client segments — onboarding, inbound and outbound transaction monitoring, limits, and review triggers.
Translate local regulatory requirements and market practice into proportionate controls
Produce clear, audit-ready documentation — control frameworks, risk assessments, verification frameworks, and policy.
Partner with commercial, compliance, operations, and HQ to land solutions and clear blockers.
Localise HQ frameworks to ME market reality and own solutioning across live and new markets.
Core requirement
7+ years in risk, compliance, or financial crime at a payments, fintech, or banking institution; cross-border experience strongly preferred
Deep working knowledge of local market practice, documentation norms, and financial crime typologies in the region
Strong risk solutioning — able to design proportionate controls, not only flag risk
Excellent written documentation in clear English — frameworks, policy, and risk assessments
Comfortable operating across commercial and compliance functions; pragmatic and business-enabling
