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Director – Financial Markets & Payment Services
Wealth Tellers
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Director
1 weeks ago
Regulatory ComplianceFinancial MarketsPayment ServicesLiquidity ManagementAML/KYCRisk Management
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About the Role
Wealth Tellers is seeking a Director to lead the establishment and growth of a new regulated financial services vertical in Dubai. You will oversee licensing, operational infrastructure, team recruitment, and strategic partnerships.
Key Skills for This Role
Regulatory ComplianceFinancial MarketsPayment ServicesLiquidity ManagementAML/KYCRisk Management
Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end establishment of regulated financial services businesses, from licensing and regulatory engagement to operational launch
- Develop the overall business strategy, governance framework, operating model, and commercial roadmap
- Lead the licensing process and maintain relationships with regulators, banking partners, and strategic stakeholders
- Build and implement the complete operational infrastructure including front office, middle office, back office, compliance, risk management, finance, technology, and operations
- Establish relationships with banks, custodians, technology providers, payment partners, correspondent institutions, and other key market participants
- Identify, negotiate, and onboard liquidity providers and establish the required dealing and settlement framework
- Oversee the implementation of trading platforms, payment systems, compliance solutions, AML/KYC systems, CRM, treasury, reconciliation, and reporting infrastructure
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and internal controls in line with international regulatory standards
- Recruit, lead, and mentor senior management and functional teams across all business areas
- Drive business development, strategic partnerships, and regional expansion while ensuring governance and regulatory compliance
Requirements
- Minimum 15 years of senior leadership experience in regulated financial services
- Proven track record in establishing and operating regulated financial institutions from inception
- Extensive experience in Investment Dealer/Financial Brokerage businesses
- Strong experience in Money Services, including licensing, operations, payment infrastructure, and regulatory compliance
- Demonstrated experience in onboarding and managing liquidity providers and establishing banking and payment relationships
- Strong understanding of financial markets, payments, treasury operations, settlement, AML/CFT, sanctions compliance, risk management, and corporate governance
- Experience implementing financial technology infrastructure and integrating third party financial service providers
- Excellent leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder management, and execution capabilities
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Role Overview
- A leading corporate services provider in the UAE is expanding into the regulated financial services sector.
- Seeking a highly experienced Director – Financial Markets & Payment Services to lead the establishment and growth of its new business vertical.
- This is a greenfield leadership opportunity for a professional with proven experience in establishing regulated financial institutions from inception through to commercial operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end to end establishment of regulated financial services businesses, from licensing and regulatory engagement to operational launch.
- Develop the overall business strategy, governance framework, operating model, and commercial roadmap.
- Lead the licensing process and maintain relationships with regulators, banking partners, and strategic stakeholders.
- Build and implement the complete operational infrastructure, including front office, middle office, back office, compliance, risk management, finance, technology, and operations.
- Establish relationships with banks, custodians, technology providers, payment partners, correspondent institutions, and other key market participants.
- Identify, negotiate, and onboard liquidity providers and establish the required dealing and settlement framework.
- Oversee the implementation of trading platforms, payment systems, compliance solutions, AML/KYC systems, CRM, treasury, reconciliation, and reporting infrastructure.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and internal controls in line with international regulatory standards.
- Recruit, lead, and mentor senior management and functional teams across all business areas.
- Drive business development, strategic partnerships, and regional expansion while ensuring the highest standards of governance and regulatory compliance.
Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years of senior leadership experience in regulated financial services.
- Proven track record in establishing and operating regulated financial institutions from inception.
- Extensive experience in Investment Dealer/Financial Brokerage businesses.
- Strong experience in Money Services, including licensing, operations, payment infrastructure, and regulatory compliance.
- Demonstrated experience in onboarding and managing liquidity providers and establishing banking and payment relationships.
- Strong understanding of financial markets, payments, treasury operations, settlement, AML/CFT, sanctions compliance, risk management, and corporate governance.
- Experience implementing financial technology infrastructure and integrating third party financial service providers.
- Excellent leadership, strategic planning, stakeholder management, and execution capabilities.
- Experience within the GCC or other internationally regulated financial jurisdictions will be highly preferred.
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