Deputy Head of Compliance & MLRO

About the role

Capitalcom is seeking a Deputy Head of Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) to support the compliance function across the UAE. You will act as the deputy to the MLRO, oversee AML/CFT monitoring, and ensure regulatory compliance for a fast‑growing trading platform.

Key responsibilities

• Receive and assess internal suspicious activity reports, determine SAR/STR obligations, and maintain related records.
• Support AML transaction monitoring, sanctions/PEP screening, and investigation of alerts and adverse media.
• Assist the MLRO with regulator and law‑enforcement requests, inspections, audits, and financial‑crime reviews.
• Maintain and improve AML/CFT policies, procedures, training materials, and client‑risk due‑diligence (CDD/EDD) processes.
• Monitor compliance with UAE SCA/CMA regulations, track regulatory developments, and prepare compliance reports for senior management and the Board.

Required profile

• Proven experience in compliance and AML/CFT within a regulated financial‑services environment.
• Strong knowledge of UAE financial‑services regulations, including SCA and CMA requirements.
• Ability to analyse suspicious activity, transaction‑monitoring alerts, sanctions and PEP screening results.
• Excellent analytical, drafting and communication skills in English.

Required skills

• Compliance monitoring
• Transaction monitoring
• PEP screening
• UAE financial‑services regulations
• CFT, CDD, KYC, EDD
• Drafting and risk‑assessment skills
• AML knowledge

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Work‑life harmony and generous paid time off
• Comprehensive health benefits and location‑specific perks
• 30 extra remote‑work days (workation) and two volunteer days per year
• Opportunity to grow within a dynamic, award‑winning digital‑assets company