Manager of Financial Crime Prevention

Job Description

Strategic & Regulatory Oversight

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of GCGRA’s financial crime prevention strategy, ensuring alignment with national AML/CFT priorities, FATF standards, and the Authority’s risk-based supervisory approach.
• Support the development, interpretation, and maintenance of policies, regulatory notices, guidance, and by-laws relating to AML, CTF, fraud, sanctions, and related financial crime risks applicable to the gaming sector.
• Monitor regulatory developments at the federal and international level and assess their implications for the gaming regulatory framework.

Risk-Based Supervision & Controls

• Oversee sectoral, thematic, and entity-level financial crime risk assessments, identifying key vulnerabilities, emerging risks, and supervisory priorities.
• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of gaming operators’ AML/CFT frameworks, including customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), transaction monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting (STR/SAR), and record-keeping.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of financial crime controls implemented by operators and recommend corrective actions or enhancements where deficiencies are identified.

Supervisory Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare and review high-quality analytical reports, supervisory findings, and recommendations for senior management, committees, and the Board, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and sound regulatory judgement.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and records relating to risk assessments, supervisory reviews, thematic work, and financial crime prevention activities.
• Contribute to national-level reporting obligations, including inputs to relevant committees, working groups, and government entities.

Industry Guidance & Engagement

• Provide clear, consistent, and technically sound guidance to licensed gaming operators on their AML/CFT obligations, supervisory expectations, and industry best practices.
• Engage with operators on emerging risks, typologies, and control weaknesses, promoting a strong culture of compliance and ethical conduct across the sector.
• Represent the Financial Crime Prevention function in cross-functional initiatives and internal working groups, providing specialist input where required.

Capability Building & Knowledge Leadership

• Develop and deliver targeted training and awareness programs for GCGRA staff and, where appropriate, gaming operators, to strengthen understanding of financial crime risks and supervisory expectations.
• Stay informed of emerging financial crime typologies, methodologies, and technological developments relevant to the gaming sector and supervisory authorities.
• Act as a subject-matter expert within GCGRA, supporting internal capacity-building and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in financial crime prevention, AML/CFT supervision, regulatory compliance, or related roles, preferably within a regulatory authority, financial institution, or regulated gaming environment.
• Strong working knowledge of UAE AML/CFT legislation, FATF Recommendations, and international best practices, with the ability to apply them using a risk-based supervisory approach.
• Bachelor’s degree (required); Master’s degree in finance, law, criminology, economics, or a related field (preferred).
• Experience with risk assessment methodologies, supervisory frameworks, and financial crime control environments.
• Strong analytical and judgement skills, with the ability to assess complex risk scenarios and develop proportionate regulatory responses.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively with senior stakeholders, regulated entities, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional certifications such as CAMS, CFCS, or equivalent are desirable.

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