Senior Compliance & MLRO – Digital Assets (UAE)

ETRA Talent; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ETRA Talent seeks a senior Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer to lead the compliance and financial crime framework for regulated digital-asset activities in the UAE. The role covers AML/CFT oversight, licensing, governance and regulatory engagement across FSRA, DFSA and VARA exposure.

The successful candidate will combine strong UAE regulatory knowledge with practical experience in crypto-exchanges, digital assets or institutional markets, reporting to senior executives

Qualifications

• University degree in law, finance, compliance, risk management or related discipline.
• Significant compliance and regulatory experience within institutional financial markets.
• Strong working knowledge of UAE regulatory regimes (FSRA, DFSA, VARA desirable).
• Hands-on experience developing AML/KYC and financial crime frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end licensing, authorisation and variation-of-permission applications with FSRA/DFSA and VARA.
• Manage regulatory filings, governance documentation and Approved Person applications.
• Oversee AML/CFT, sanctions and counter-proliferation financing frameworks.
• Provide regulatory engagement with regulators and senior management; report to Board committees.

Education

Law/Finance/Compliance degree

Regulatory experience in financial markets

UAE regulatory knowledge

AML/CFT and financial crime awareness

Tools

AML/KYC frameworks

Sanctions screening

Regulatory reporting systems

Job description

ETRA Talent seeks a senior Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer to lead the compliance and financial crime framework for regulated digital-asset activities in the UAE. The role covers AML/CFT oversight, licensing, governance and regulatory engagement across FSRA, DFSA and VARA exposure.

The successful candidate will combine strong UAE regulatory knowledge with practical experience in crypto-exchanges, digital assets or institutional markets, reporting to senior executives