MLRO Financial Crime Manager

About the role

The MLRO / Financial Crime Manager is the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Compliance Officer for Edenred UAE, responsible for the end‑to‑end AML/CFT program. The role ensures effective detection, investigation and reporting of suspicious activity and serves as the primary liaison with regulators and law‑enforcement agencies.

Key responsibilities

• Design, own and continuously enhance the organization’s AML/CFT governance, policies, procedures and controls in line with UAE law, CBUAE regulations and international standards.
• Detect, investigate and decide on filing SAR/STR reports, manage post‑filing actions, and maintain internal watchlists and risk ratings.
• Lead organization‑wide AML/CFT risk assessments and oversee sanctions, watchlist and PEP screening programs.
• Act as the main point of contact for the CBUAE, FIU and law‑enforcement agencies, handling requests, production orders and regulatory reporting.
• Manage the FinCrime and Fraud team, design and optimise transaction monitoring and fraud prevention rules, and review payments requiring MLRO sign‑off.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in AML/CFT compliance, preferably within the UAE financial sector.
• Strong knowledge of UAE AML/CFT Decision, CBUAE Guidelines and international best practices.
• Proven ability to lead investigations, make independent decisions on SAR/STR filing and interact with regulators.
• Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder‑management skills.

Required skills

• AML/CFT program design and governance
• Transaction monitoring and fraud detection
• Sanctions, watchlist and PEP screening
• Risk assessment and mitigation