Overview
Assistant Compliance Manager – CDD (UAEN Only) Jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Emirates Islamic
Title: Assistant Compliance Manager – CDD (UAEN Only)
Company: Emirates Islamic
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Organizational Unit Purpose
The Compliance function is responsible for ensuring the Bank’s adherence to all applicable regulatory requirements, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), Sanctions, and Client Due Diligence (CDD) obligations. The unit provides independent oversight, advisory support, and monitoring to safeguard the Bank against regulatory, financial crime, and reputational risks while promoting a strong compliance culture across the organization.
Main Responsibilities
- Review and approve High-Risk and Politically Exposed Person (PEP) customer relationships, ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct Client Due Diligence (CDD), AML, and Sanctions assessments for client onboarding, account reviews, Financial Institutions (FI), and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI) relationships.
- Support regulatory reporting, compliance reviews, management information (MI) reporting, and responses to requests from regulators and internal stakeholders.
- Monitor compliance-related activities, investigate exceptions, and provide guidance to business units on AML, Sanctions, and CDD requirements.
- Participate in compliance projects, policy implementation, system testing (UAT), and continuous enhancement of compliance controls and processes.
Main Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Banking, Law, Risk Management, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Compliance, AML, Sanctions, Client Due Diligence (CDD), Financial Crime Compliance, or a related banking function.
- Strong understanding of UAE Central Bank regulations, AML/CTF frameworks, Sanctions requirements, and client onboarding processes.
- Strong analytical, investigative, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work independently.
- Professional certifications such as ACAMS, ICA, or other Compliance/Risk certifications are preferred.Organizational Unit Purpose
