Compliance Team Lead – AML​/CFT & Financial Crime; Real Estate

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We are seeking an accomplished Compliance Team Lead (AML/CFT) to lead, enhance, and continuously evolve our Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorist Financing compliance framework with a strong background in the UAE Real Estate sector
. This role is critical in safeguarding the organization against financial crime, ensuring full regulatory compliance, and serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of a comprehensive, risk‑based AML/CFT compliance program, including policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Ensure effective prevention, detection, and response to money laundering and terrorist financing risks across customers, products, and geographies.
• Conduct and oversee AML/CFT risk assessments and implement corrective action plans to address identified gaps and vulnerabilities.
• Oversee customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high‑risk clients, including PEPs, high‑net‑worth individuals, and complex corporate structures.
• Manage compliance monitoring, testing, and audit remediation, ensuring timely resolution of findings.
• Act as MLRO or key MLRO support, preparing compliance performance reports and providing regular updates to senior management and the Board.
• Ensure accurate and timely suspicious activity reporting and regulatory submissions, and liaise with regulators and law enforcement as required.
• Lead AML/CFT investigations, advise senior leadership on regulatory developments, and leverage technology to enhance transaction monitoring and reporting.
• Train, mentor, and manage the compliance team while delivering AML/CFT training across the organization.

• +4 years of experience in AML/CFT or financial crime compliance within a regulated financial institution, fintech, real estate organization, or similar environment.
• Demonstrated prior experience in the real estate sector
  , including exposure to property transactions, developers, brokers, or real estate investment structures, with a strong understanding of sector‑specific AML/CFT risks.
• Strong knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, risk assessments, EDD, SAR/STR reporting, audits, and regulatory examinations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA, ACAMS
  , or equivalent are highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder‑management skills, with familiarity in AML/CFT systems and transaction monitoring technologies.

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