Manager FCC Governance

About the role

The Manager FCC Governance supports the governance of the Bank's Financial Crime Compliance function, ensuring AML/CFT, sanctions and anti‑bribery frameworks align with CBUAE requirements and that senior management receives accurate, timely reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance the FCC governance framework, including committee terms, escalation protocols and the three‑lines‑of‑defense model.
• Coordinate FCC committees and working groups, preparing agendas, papers, minutes and tracking actions.
• Own the Financial Crime Risk Assessment methodology and lead the annual enterprise‑wide risk assessment.
• Prepare periodic FCC reports for senior management, the Board and regulatory bodies, including the annual MLRO report.
• Lead regulatory gap assessments, document findings and manage remediation plans.
• Manage the FCC policy and procedure suite, ensuring version control, impact assessment and implementation.
• Design and deliver the annual FCC training programme and track its effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain FCC management information, KPIs and KRIs, and support internal audit reviews.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in finance, law, business or related field; AML/compliance qualification preferred.
• 7–10 years of financial crime compliance experience in banking or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of UAE AML/CFT legislation, CBUAE standards, UAE sanctions and FATF recommendations.
• Experience preparing Board papers, MLRO reports and regulatory submissions.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise‑wide risk assessments and policy review programmes.

Required skills

• Documentation discipline
• CBUAE standards and guidance
• Regulatory reporting
• Policy and procedure review
• Enterprise‑wide risk assessment
• UAE sanctions obligations
• Governance
• UAE AML CFT legislation
• FATF recommendations