Overview
Financial Crime Operations Lead Jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Line Two
Title: Financial Crime Operations Lead
Company: Line Two
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Client: Confidential Regulated Fintech / Financial Services Firm
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 3–7 years
Recruitment Partner: Line Two
About the Role
Line Two is supporting a confidential regulated fintech / financial services firm in Dubai to hire a Financial Crime Operations Lead. This role will oversee day-to-day financial crime operations across KYC/CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring support, case quality, escalations, and operational reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead financial crime operations across KYC/CDD, EDD, screening, transaction monitoring, and escalation workflows.
- Review and guide casework related to customer onboarding, periodic reviews, sanctions/PEP screening, adverse media, and transaction activity.
- Act as an escalation point for complex cases, documentation gaps, higher-risk customers, and red flag reviews.
- Support QA/QC over AML/KYC files, case narratives, evidence, and closure decisions to ensure audit-ready documentation.
- Monitor SLAs, case volumes, quality scores, escalation trends, and recurring process issues.
- Coordinate with Compliance, Risk, Operations, Product, and Customer teams to improve workflows and control effectiveness.
- Support updates to SOPs, checklists, escalation criteria, and financial crime operations playbooks.
- Prepare MI and management reporting covering volumes, open cases, trends, quality issues, and remediation actions.
- Coach junior team members and support knowledge-sharing across AML/KYC operations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Law, Risk, or a related field.
- 3–7 years experience in financial crime operations, AML, KYC/CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, compliance operations, or fintech/banking operations.
- Strong understanding of AML/KYC fundamentals, risk-based approach, red flags, screening, escalation workflows, and documentation standards.
- Prior experience reviewing or guiding casework, supporting QA/QC, or acting as an escalation point.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with trackers, case metrics, and operational reporting.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; Arabic is a plus.
Preferred / Nice to Have
- Experience in fintech, banking, payments, crypto, or regulated financial services.
- Exposure to tools such as World-Check/Refinitiv, Dow Jones, ComplyAdvantage, Actimize, Oracle FCCM, SAS AML, or similar.
- Certifications or progress toward: CAMS / ICA / CFE or similar.
- Experience leading small teams, reviewing case quality, or improving AML/KYC workflows.
How to Apply
Apply via LinkedIn with your updated CV. Please include your notice period, current location, and UAE work authorization/visa status if applicable.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Hiring decisions are based on skills, experience, and role requirements.
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