Compliance Analyst

DVA; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

DVA is building regulated rails for institutional digital asset markets in Dubai. We seek a Compliance Analyst to join the AML/CFT operation, working with the CO/MLRO to spot anomalies, trace on-chain activity, and build defensible cases for VARA and UAE FIU.

You will review onboarding files, investigate alerts, draft STRs/SARs, and ensure compliance with sanctions and Travel Rule requirements. UAE residency is expected.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in AML/CFT or financial crime compliance
• Experience in UAE with goAML, VARA AML/CFT and Travel Rule requirements
• Fluency in English
• UAE residency or ability to relocate to Dubai

Responsibilities

• Review onboarding and KYC/KYB files, including enhanced due diligence on high-risk customers
• Investigate transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics alerts; trace funds on-chain
• Draft STRs/SARs for MLRO to file with UAE FIU via goAML
• Screen customers and transactions against UAE/UN sanctions lists
• Run VARA Travel Rule checks and monitor for transfers to avoid thresholds
• Carry out testing under the compliance monitoring plan and close findings
• Keep AML/CFT policies and registers audit-ready for VARA inspections
• Support regulatory reporting and requests from VARA and UAE authorities

Skills

CAMS certification

AML/CFT experience

Investigative mindset

Concise writing

English fluency

Dubai/UAE AML knowledge

Tools

Chainalysis

Elliptic

TRM Labs

Job description

Digital assets are changing how value moves around the world, and the people using them deserve platforms they can trust. DVA is building regulated rails to drive the evolution of institutional digital asset markets, across crypto trading, tokenisation, and digital asset infrastructure. Our clients range from large institutions through to retail investors. Our vision is to build products that are truly innovative in design, utility, accessibility and safety.

As we scale, 2 things are essential to our success: trust and talent. We hold ourselves to the standards of the best-regulated institutions in finance, and we hire people who do the same. People who know crypto inside out, who have built control frameworks that regulators respect, and who make doing the right thing the fastest route to market.

About the role

Our Compliance team is where regulatory expertise meets deep crypto knowledge. They keep DVA safe, compliant and trusted, while giving the business the clarity it needs to move quickly. We're looking for a Compliance Analyst to sit at the heart of our AML/CFT operation in Dubai. Working directly with our CO/MLRO, you'll be the person who spots the transaction that doesn't add up, follows it on-chain, and builds a case that stands up to VARA and the UAE FIU. You'll get broad exposure across a VARA-licensed business and a fast track to growth.

What you'll be doing

• Reviewing onboarding and KYC/KYB files, including enhanced due diligence on high-risk customers, PEPs and complex corporate structures
• Investigating transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics alerts, tracing funds on-chain and escalating suspicious activity to the MLRO
• Drafting STRs/SARs for the MLRO to file with the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit via goAML
• Screening customers and transactions against UAE and UN sanctions lists, including the UAE Local Terrorist List, and supporting targeted financial sanctions obligations
• Running VARA Travel Rule checks, including due diligence on counterparty VASPs and monitoring for transfers structured to avoid thresholds
• Carrying out testing under the compliance monitoring plan and tracking findings through to closure
• Keeping our AML/CFT policies, procedures and registers up to date and audit-ready for VARA inspections
• Supporting regulatory reporting and requests from VARA and other UAE authorities

What you'll need

• CAMS certification (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, awarded by ACAMS)
• 2–4 years in AML/CFT or financial crime compliance, ideally at a VASP, exchange, payments firm or bank
• Experience working in the UAE, with a working knowledge of UAE federal AML/CFT law, goAML and VARA's AML/CFT and Travel Rule requirements
• Hands‑on use of blockchain analytics tools (e.g. Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs)
• A sharp investigative mindset: you ask why something looks off and keep pulling the thread
• Clear, concise writing that turns a messy investigation into a defensible case
• UAE residency, or the ability to relocate to Dubai
• Fluency in English

Nice to have

• Experience preparing for or supporting a VARA inspection or licence application
• Knowledge of other regimes (e.g. ADGM FSRA, MiCA, FATF guidance for virtual assets)

Our commitment

Building the most trusted platform in digital assets isn't enough on its own. Our team is a priority, and we know that diverse and talented teams build better, safer products for our customers. That's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

By submitting this application, I confirm that the information I have provided is true to the best of my knowledge and that I have not wilfully withheld any material fact. I accept that if any information is found to be false or misleading, my application may be rejected, any offer withdrawn, or my employment terminated.