Deputy MLRO & AML/CFT Leader - UAE

Lever, Inc.; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home arrangement

Competitive salary + benefits

Job summary

Binance, a global blockchain ecosystem, seeks a Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO) to support AML/CFT compliance in the UAE. The role involves enhancing monitoring, reporting, and regulatory alignment across UAE frameworks and FATF expectations.

You will coordinate with regulators, oversee monitoring systems, and lead staff training on compliance obligations in a fast-paced, high-security environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a strong analytical and investigative mindset.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex compliance matters clearly.
• High ethical standards and ability to handle confidential information.
• Proficiency with compliance tools and blockchain analytics platforms is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Law, Business Administration, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support the MLRO in implementing, maintaining, and enhancing the AML/CFT compliance framework in line with UAE AML laws and applicable regulatory guidance.
• Assist in ensuring ongoing compliance with FATF standards and virtual asset regulatory expectations.
• Coordinate with free zone and federal regulators regarding inspections, audits, and information requests.
• Oversee day‑to‑day transaction monitoring alerts and investigate unusual or potentially suspicious activity.
• Draft STRs and SARs for review and submission by the MLRO to UAE FIU via goAML.
• Support development and calibration of automated monitoring systems and controls.
• Assist in drafting and updating AML/CFT policies, procedures, controls, and risk assessments.
• Deliver AML/CFT training and provide ongoing regulatory guidance to staff.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Discretion & integrity

Compliance tools proficiency

Chainalysis / Elliptic knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Law, Business Administration

Tools

Chainalysis

Elliptic

Job description

Binance, a global blockchain ecosystem, seeks a Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer (DMLRO) to support AML/CFT compliance in the UAE. The role involves enhancing monitoring, reporting, and regulatory alignment across UAE frameworks and FATF expectations.

You will coordinate with regulators, oversee monitoring systems, and lead staff training on compliance obligations in a fast-paced, high-security environment.