Lead Auditor, UAE

Job Description:

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we've tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it's supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we're not just here to move money— we're here to move our global customers forward.

We're looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that's you and you're ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

Remitly is seeking a UAE Lead Auditor to join our Global Audit & Assurance (GAA) team. Based in Abu Dhabi, this role leads Remitly’s internal audit function across its UAE legal entity, with responsibility for both regional and globally scoped audit coverage. You will lead the planning, delivery, and reporting of risk-based audit engagements across Remitly’s UAE-regulated and regional entities, working closely with colleagues globally and with co-source partners.

The role presents a meaningful opportunity to help shape the methodology, operations, and continuous monitoring capabilities of the GAA function as it scales across the MEA region. This is an individual contributor role with high visibility, direct regulator and board interaction, and strategic influence on Remitly’s internal audit approach.

• Support the implementation and ongoing operation of the internal audit assurance framework for Remitly’s UAE entity, including development of continuous monitoring routines and data-driven audit techniques.
• Develop the annual audit plan for UAE legal entity, including updating the audit universe, completing the risk assessment, and managing the budgeting and scheduling process.
• Lead audit engagements end-to-end – from scoping and planning through fieldwork, findings development, and reporting – ensuring timely delivery of high-quality, risk-aligned outcomes.
• Monitor implementation of internal audit recommendations, measure the effectiveness of management remediation actions, and report status to relevant oversight committees.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations, Product, and Engineering, as well as externally with the local regulator and the Board.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the UAE business, helping to embed a strong control culture and promote meaningful assurance practices.
• Oversee co-source partner engagements for the region, ensuring alignment with GAA methodology, scope, and quality expectations.
• Contribute to strategic projects aligned with the global GAA assurance model, including methodology development, tooling improvements, and AI-assisted audit techniques.
• Interact directly with UAE entity Board of Directors and local regulators, providing clear and credible communication of audit outcomes and matters of significance.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Business, Finance, Accounting, Risk, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in internal audit, compliance assurance, risk testing, or regulatory consulting within financial services, fintech, or payments.
• Proven experience working in or alongside UAE regulatory frameworks, including demonstrated familiarity with CBUAE, DFSA, or FSRA requirements and expectations for regulated financial services firms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage the full audit lifecycle independently – scoping, risk assessment, fieldwork, workpaper documentation, findings development, and reporting – while overseeing multiple engagements simultaneously.
• Experience developing and maintaining an audit universe and annual audit plan, including risk-based prioritization, resource budgeting, and plan monitoring.
• Strong…