Sanctions Screening Specialist
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Client: Confidential Regulated Fintech / Payments Firm Employment Type: Full-time Experience: 1–5 years Recruitment Partner: Line Two About the Role Line Two is supporting a confidential regulated fintech / payments firm in Dubai to hire a Sanctions Screening Specialist.
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Experience
1–5 years
About The Role
Line Two is supporting a
confidential regulated fintech / payments firm in Dubai
to hire a
Sanctions Screening Specialist
.
This role will support name screening, transaction screening, PEP/adverse media reviews, alert resolution, escalations, and sanctions-related case documentation in a fast-paced regulated environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and resolve
- sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening alerts
- for customers, merchants, counterparties, and related parties.
- Conduct name screening and transaction screening reviews in line with internal policies and escalation procedures.
- Assess potential matches, document rationale, and determine whether alerts are false positives or require escalation.
- Support enhanced due diligence reviews for higher-risk customers or complex screening cases.
- Maintain clear case notes, evidence files, screening results, and audit-ready documentation.
- Escalate confirmed or complex sanctions-related concerns to senior compliance / financial crime stakeholders.
- Support QA/QC activities over screening cases and contribute to improving screening accuracy and documentation quality.
- Track alert volumes, outcomes, recurring issues, and SLA performance for reporting purposes.
- Work with Compliance, AML, Operations, Product, and Customer teams to resolve screening-related issues and process gaps.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Law, Risk, or a related field.
- **1–5 years**
- experience in sanctions screening, AML, KYC/CDD, financial crime operations, transaction monitoring, compliance operations, or payments operations.
- Strong understanding of sanctions, PEP screening, adverse media, false-positive resolution, and escalation standards.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to write clear case narratives.
- Strong Excel skills and comfort working with trackers, alerts, and case management systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in
English
; Arabic is a plus.
Preferred And Nice To Have
- Experience in fintech, payments, banking, crypto, or regulated financial services.
- Exposure to screening tools such as World-Check/Refinitiv, Dow Jones, Firco, ComplyAdvantage, LexisNexis, or similar.
- Certifications or progress toward:
Cams And Ica And Cfe
- or similar.
- Prior experience with transaction screening, payment screening, or sanctions alert QA is a strong plus.
How To Apply
Apply via LinkedIn with your updated CV.
Please include your
notice period
,
current location
, and
UAE work authorization/visa status
if applicable.
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