Manager, AML TM Quality Checks (Emiratised Role)

Role Overview

AML Quality and Risk Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a robust framework to review the quality of AML transaction-monitoring investigations.
• Conduct thematic reviews based on money-laundering detection scenarios and identify risks and remediation plans.
• Review work performed by the Group Operations AML Monitoring team.
• Assist stakeholders with business-risk identification and analysis.
• Maintain relationships with related divisions to support issue escalation and risk management.

Regulatory and Intelligence Responsibilities

• Review Central Bank UAE circulars and determine required changes to investigation approaches for money-laundering and terrorist-financing risks.
• Gather market intelligence on emerging typologies and conduct risk reviews and remediation planning.
• Maintain records, management information, and evidence related to AML quality checks.
• Monitor relevant rules, regulations, and best practices and assess their impact on the bank.

Operational Improvement

• Develop methods for team effectiveness and assess the reliability and integrity of data, conclusions, and assumptions.
• Provide operational expertise to internal working groups, teams, and committees focused on improving procedures and efficiency.
• Report progress, risks, issues, and challenges to AML and compliance stakeholders.
• Report suspicious activity to the MLRO team as required.

Requirements and Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in management, banking, or finance is required.
• At least 8 years of banking experience is required, preferably including 5 years in bank compliance and/or audit.
• Excellent understanding of regional laws and applicable international regulations is required.
• Excellent knowledge of AML/CTF applications across different banking functions is required.
• Strong interpersonal, people-management, and facilitation skills are required.
• The ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy is required.
• Integrity and absolute confidentiality when handling sensitive information are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in compliance, AML, risk management, or internal audit is preferred.
• Fluency in Arabic in addition to English is preferred.