Compliance Manager - Deputy MLRO

Capital

Dubai, AE

On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level compliance professionals with AML/CFT expertise working in a fast-scaling virtual assets environment.

Best fit for

AML specialists ready to step into a named MLRO role as the firm grows.
— “ideal opportunity for professionals seeking to step into a named MLRO role”
Compliance professionals with hands-on experience in transaction monitoring and SAR/STR filing.
— “leading the transaction monitoring function end-to-end, including rule design, alert triage”
Operational experts capable of translating AML frameworks into day-to-day controls.
— “translating the firm’s AML framework into operational rigour”

Things to consider

This role requires acting as deputy for the Head of Compliance and MLRO.
— “acting as the principal cover for the Head of Compliance and MLRO”
The position involves maintaining compliance with CMA obligations at all times.
— “ensuring the firm remains audit-ready and aligned with CMA obligations”

How to stand out

Demonstrate your ability to maintain a firm's compliance framework under regulatory scrutiny.
— “maintaining the firm’s compliance framework, monitoring regulatory updates”
Showcase cross-functional exposure across product, technology, and operations.
— “broad cross-functional exposure across product, technology, and operations”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

optimized compliance framework
successful AML/CFT controls
aligned with regulatory obligations

Typical background

compliancefinancial services

Skills & requirements

Required

Aml/cft ControlsCompliance PoliciesRegulatory ObligationsTransaction MonitoringSuspicious Activity Reporting

Preferred

Financial Crime PreventionRegulatory Updates

Stack & domain

Aml/cft ControlsCompliance PoliciesRegulatory ObligationsLeadershipStrategic ThinkingCommunicationFinancial CrimeComplianceRegulatory

About the role

Original posting from Capital via Lever

We are a leading trading platform that is ambitiously expanding to the four corners of the globe. Our top-rated products have won prestigious industry awards for their cutting-edge technology and seamless client experience. We deliver only the best, so we are always in search of the best people to join our ever-growing talented team.
As the Compliance Manager - Deputy MLRO, you will serve as the operational backbone of Capital Vault UAE’s financial crime and compliance program, owning the day-to-day delivery of AML/CFT controls, compliance policies, and regulatory obligations and acting as the principal cover for the Head of Compliance and MLRO.
You will be responsible for translating the firm’s AML framework into operational rigour, from alert management through to suspicious activity reporting, while also maintaining the firm’s compliance framework, monitoring regulatory updates, and ensuring the firm remains audit-ready and aligned with CMA obligations at all times, which are core pillars of a regulated, client-centric financial business.
You will be responsible for leading the transaction monitoring function end-to-end, including rule design, alert triage, blockchain analytics, and SAR/STR filing, while acting as deputy for the Head Compliance and MLRO across all regulatory, governance and compliance matters.
The position offers broad cross-functional exposure across product, technology, and operations in a fast-scaling virtual assets environment, making it an ideal opportunity for professionals seeking to step into a named MLRO role as the firm grows.

Source: Capital careers (Lever)