Head of Compliance – Forex/CFD High‑Risk Trading

3S Money; Dubai; On-site; AED 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

3S Money is seeking a dedicated Compliance / FCC lead in Dubai to own end-to-end compliance for the forex/CFD broker client book. You will design segment onboarding, monitoring, and risk-rating methodologies to ensure a regulator-ready posture across entities.

The role requires hands-on MLRO/ FCC experience within brokers or EMI/PSP servicing brokers, with strong AML/CFT knowledge and experience navigating multiple regulators.

Qualifications

• Held an MLRO or Head of FCC at a forex/CFD broker or trading platform.
• Experience in EMI/PSP Financial Crime for this client segment.
• Strong knowledge of AML/CFT frameworks for leveraged trading and FX flows.
• Experience navigating multiple regulators (e.g. FCA, DFSA, CySEC, ASIC, SCA, CSSF).
• Comfort with licensing/scope analysis to map permissions to business models.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end compliance and financial crime risk management for the forex/CFD broker and trading-platform client book.
• Design onboarding, EDD, and risk-rating methodologies reflecting leveraged trading models.
• Own transaction monitoring scenario design and tuning for broker/FX flow patterns.
• Act as a credible regulatory voice with authorities relevant to this client segment (e.g. FCA, CSSF, DFSA).
• Partner with Group Compliance to align segment practice with AML/KYC policy and reporting.
• Support commercial and onboarding teams with risk-based guidance.
• Escalate licensing mismatches and sanctions exposure to Group CRCO and Board as appropriate.
• Be the escalation point for AML concerns and advise first-line teams.

Skills

MLRO experience

EMI/PSP exposure

AML/CFT frameworks

Multi-regulator experience

Regulatory licensing analysis

Stakeholder management

Industry certifications (ICA/CAMS)

Job description

3S Money is seeking a dedicated Compliance / FCC lead in Dubai to own end-to-end compliance for the forex/CFD broker client book. You will design segment onboarding, monitoring, and risk-rating methodologies to ensure a regulator-ready posture across entities.

The role requires hands-on MLRO/ FCC experience within brokers or EMI/PSP servicing brokers, with strong AML/CFT knowledge and experience navigating multiple regulators.