Vice President – AML Investigations & RRU (UAE National ONLY)

The VP AML Investigations & RRU will lead our Investigations and Regulatory Response Unit (RRU) within the Compliance function. This role is responsible for overseeing end-to-end AML investigations, transaction monitoring, and regulatory engagement across retail, corporate and financial institution segments.
Acting as a VP, you will play a critical role in managing financial crime risk, driving advanced analytics-led AML capabilities, and ensuring timely and high-quality Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR). You will also lead transformation initiatives to enhance efficiency, technology adoption and risk coverage across the AML operating model.

• Lead the end-to-end AML investigations lifecycle, including case management, complex investigations and STR submissions
• Act as MLRO delegate, making key decisions on suspicious activity and regulatory reporting
• Manage the Regulatory Response Unit, ensuring timely responses to FIU, regulators and law enforcement
• Drive transaction monitoring effectiveness, improving coverage, controls and outcomes
• Lead, coach and develop high-performing AML teams across geographies
• Enhance AML systems, models and analytics, including scenario optimisation and advanced monitoring
• Own regulatory inspections, audits and assurance reviews, acting as key contact for regulators
• Provide strategic AML advisory to business, compliance, and technology stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with regulators, FIU and correspondent banks
• Deliver AML transformation initiatives, leveraging technology, data and process innovation
• 15+ years’ experience in banking/financial services, including 10+ years in AML Compliance
• Proven leadership of large-scale AML investigation teams
• Strong expertise in AML investigations, STR filing and FIU engagement
• Deep knowledge of transaction monitoring systems, models and analytics
• Experience managing regulatory audits and law enforcement interactions
• Exposure to multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments
• Strong understanding of Retail, Corporate, Trade Finance and FI banking products
• Experience delivering AML transformation or RegTech initiatives
• Strong decision-making, stakeholder management and leadership skills
• Professional certifications such as CAMS (preferred)