Lead - AML & Compliance Advisory

Strong, hands-on experience in AML policy drafting and SOP development. 4–5+ years of experience in compliance documentation, regulatory advisory, or legal drafting roles. Professional qualification: CA, CS, or LLB. Excellent written English with strong structuring, articulation, and attention to detail. Proven experience leading and reviewing work of teams (minimum 2+ members). Comfortable working in UAE time zone and handling GCC-focused regulatory work.

Lead drafting, review, and finalization of AML & CFT policies, sanctions frameworks, CDD/KYC manuals, compliance programs, and governance charters. Develop detailed SOPs for customer onboarding, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, escalation, sanctions screening, and STR reporting. Ensure alignment of documentation with UAE and GCC regulatory requirements. Customize and localize AML and compliance documentation for UAE, KSA, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain. Conduct AML risk assessments, gap analyses, and compliance audits with reporting and remediation recommendations. Prepare compliance advisories, regulatory submissions, legal notes, and formal response letters to regulators. Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 5+ compliance analysts. Review team outputs to ensure audit-ready, regulator-facing standards. Act as primary client contact, managing expectations, timelines, and delivery quality. Coordinate multiple engagements simultaneously.