Money Laundering Reporting Officer

About the Company

Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region with a mission to help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth. Tamara is Saudi's first fintech unicorn and is backed by Sanabil Investments, SNB Capital, and Checkout.com.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and oversee the company's AML, CFT, CPF, and financial crime compliance framework
• Lead institutional money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing risk assessments
• Establish second line requirements for customer identification, due diligence, and risk classification
• Oversee the effectiveness of transaction monitoring arrangements and investigate complex cases
• Assess internal suspicious activity referrals and submit STRs/SARs to the UAE FIU
• Act as the key point of contact for the CBUAE, UAE FIU, and other relevant UAE authorities
• Prepare and submit semi-annual MLRO compliance reports to Senior Management and the CBUAE
• Lead and develop the UAE Financial Crime Compliance team
• Assess financial crime risks arising from new products, services, and technologies

Requirements

• 8 or more years of experience in AML, CFT, sanctions, or financial crime compliance
• Experience within a regulated financial institution, fintech, or payment service provider
• Demonstrated experience engaging with the CBUAE in a comparable role
• Strong understanding of UAE AML, CFT, CPF, and targeted financial sanctions requirements
• Proven expertise in suspicious transaction reporting and financial crime investigations
• Strong report-writing and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead a team and manage sensitive information with discretion