Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the bank's regulatory compliance framework and ensure adherence to FSRA, ADGM and UAE regulatory requirements.
• Conduct compliance monitoring, control testing and regulatory change assessments.
• Review and update compliance policies, procedures and governance documents.
• Handle KYC/CDD, EDD and periodic customer reviews.
• Review sanctions screening and transaction monitoring alerts, escalating concerns where necessary.
• Support AML/CFT investigations, suspicious activity reporting and financial crime risk assessments.
• Prepare compliance reports for senior management and board committees.
• Support regulatory inspections, audits and compliance training.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business, Accounting, Risk Management or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in compliance within banking, financial services or another regulated institution.
• Experience across both regulatory compliance and financial crime compliance.
• Good knowledge of FSRA, ADGM, UAE AML/CFT regulations and sanctions requirements.
• Hands-on experience with KYC/CDD, EDD, transaction monitoring and sanctions screening.
• Experience with compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting and policy development.
• ICA, ACAMS or other relevant compliance qualifications would be an advantage.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

About the job

Navigo Partners is an independent ADGM-based firm providing risk advisory, outsourced compliance and AML/CFT services to regulated financial services firms and DNFBPs across the UAE. We’re looking for a Junior Compliance Officer to join our team and work directly on client engagements from day one.

What you’ll do

• Help draft and update AML/CFT policies, procedures and enterprise-wide risk assessments• Support compliance monitoring programme, periodic reviews and record-keeping• Support market abuse monitoring• Assist with client AML training and regulatory inspection readiness• Track developments in UAE AML/CFT law, supervisory guidance (MoE, CMA, FSRA, DFSA) and FATF• Support business development initiatives• Client onboarding, KYC/CDD and EDD reviews• Sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening, with clearly documented outcomes

What we’re looking for

• UAE-based, with 1–2 years’ experience in compliance, AML or KYC (consultancy, bank, broker, exchange house or similar) (exposure to capital markets / broker-dealer compliance a plus)• Working knowledge of the UAE AML/CFT framework in at least one of onshore, ADGM or DIFC• Hands-on goAML experience is a strong plus• Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business or a related field• CAMS, ICA or similar certification (or working towards one) preferred• Strong attention to detail and clear written English• Comfortable managing several clients and deadlines at once

About the job

Navigo Partners is an independent ADGM-based firm providing risk advisory, outsourced compliance and AML/CFT services to regulated financial services firms and DNFBPs across the UAE. We’re looking for a Junior Compliance Officer to join our team and work directly on client engagements from day one.

What you’ll do

• Help draft and update AML/CFT policies, procedures and enterprise-wide risk assessments• Support compliance monitoring programme, periodic reviews and record-keeping• Support market abuse monitoring• Assist with client AML training and regulatory inspection readiness• Track developments in UAE AML/CFT law, supervisory guidance (MoE, CMA, FSRA, DFSA) and FATF• Support business development initiatives• Client onboarding, KYC/CDD and EDD reviews• Sanctions, PEP and adverse-media screening, with clearly documented outcomes

What we’re looking for

• UAE-based, with 1–2 years’ experience in compliance, AML or KYC (consultancy, bank, broker, exchange house or similar) (exposure to capital markets / broker-dealer compliance a plus)• Working knowledge of the UAE AML/CFT framework in at least one of onshore, ADGM or DIFC• Hands-on goAML experience is a strong plus• Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business or a related field• CAMS, ICA or similar certification (or working towards one) preferred• Strong attention to detail and clear written English• Comfortable managing several clients and deadlines at once