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International AML & Compliance Officer – Payment Gateway & Banking
YGT Gaming
Dubai, UAE
Full Time
Senior
2 weeks ago
AML/CFT ComplianceKYC/CDD/EDDSanctions ScreeningTransaction MonitoringRegulatory ReportingRisk Assessment
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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced AML & Compliance Officer to design and oversee AML/CTF, KYC, sanctions, and regulatory compliance programs across multiple jurisdictions. The role requires deep knowledge of financial regulations for payment gateways, banks, and MSBs.
Key Skills for This Role
AML/CFT ComplianceKYC/CDD/EDDSanctions ScreeningTransaction MonitoringRegulatory ReportingRisk Assessment
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a group wide AML/CFT compliance framework
- Conduct enterprise wide AML risk assessments and develop customer risk rating methodologies
- Review and approve high risk customer onboarding and oversee enhanced due diligence
- Monitor suspicious transaction activities, investigate unusual patterns, and file STRs/SARs
- Develop AML controls for payment gateway operations and review merchant onboarding processes
- Manage banking relationships, respond to compliance questionnaires, and complete AML/KYC onboarding for banking partners
- Develop and maintain AML, KYC, sanctions, and other compliance policies and procedures
- Prepare and submit regulatory reports, including STRs/SARs, annual AML reports, and compliance dashboards
- Coordinate regulatory inspections, support audits, and implement corrective action plans
- Deliver AML/KYC training across the organization and conduct annual compliance awareness programs
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; Master's or LLM preferred
- 8–12+ years of AML, compliance, or financial crime experience
- At least 5 years in banking, fintech, payment gateway, PSP, EMI, or MSB sector
- Experience with multinational compliance programs
- Experience dealing directly with regulators and banking institutions
- CAMS or equivalent certification preferred
- English mandatory; Spanish highly preferred; Dutch advantageous
- Willingness to travel internationally to Hong Kong, Dubai, Guyana, Suriname, Mexico, and other Latin American countries
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Position Summary
- The International AML & Compliance Officer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing AML/CTF, KYC, sanctions compliance, and regulatory compliance programs across multiple jurisdictions.
- The role requires deep knowledge of financial regulations governing payment gateways, banks, MSBs, EMIs, and PSPs.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a group wide AML/CFT compliance framework.
- Ensure compliance with AML regulations across all operating jurisdictions.
- Conduct enterprise wide AML risk assessments.
- Develop customer risk rating methodologies.
- Review and approve high risk customer onboarding.
- Monitor suspicious transaction activities.
- Investigate unusual transaction patterns.
- Prepare and file Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs/SARs) where required.
- Review sanctions and PEP screening results.
- Oversee enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high risk customers.
- Develop AML controls for payment gateway operations.
- Review merchant onboarding processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field.
- Master's degree or LLM is preferred.
- 8–12+ years of AML, compliance, or financial crime experience.
- At least 5 years in the banking, fintech, payment gateway, PSP, EMI, or MSB sector.
- Experience with multinational compliance programs.
- Experience dealing directly with regulators and banking institutions.
- CAMS, ICA Advanced Certificate in AML, ICA Diploma in Governance, Risk & Compliance, CFCS, ACAMS AML Certification, CFE (preferred).
- Practical knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, FATF Recommendations, Wolfsberg Principles, Basel Committee guidance, OFAC sanctions, UN sanctions, EU sanctions, UK sanctions, PEP screening, sanctions screening, KYC/CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring systems, merchant risk management, payment gateway opera
- Strong analytical and investigative abilities.
- Excellent regulatory interpretation and policy drafting skills.
- Experience managing regulator and banking relationships.
- Ability to work across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Zero significant regulatory breaches.
- Timely completion of AML/KYC reviews.
- Successful regulatory and bank audits.
- STR/SAR submissions within required timeframes.
- 100% completion of mandatory compliance training.
- Continuous enhancement of the group's AML and financial crime control framework.
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