Senior Compliance Officer - Client Acceptance & Advisory

The Senior Compliance Officer – Client Acceptance & Advisory will support complex onboarding decisions and provide advisory input on high-risk customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and approve high-risk client onboarding cases
• Provide advisory guidance to business and onboarding teams
• Ensure compliance with KYC, CDD, and EDD requirements
• Support policy interpretation and risk appetite alignment
• Act as escalation point for complex customer risk issues

Requirements

Minimum 5 years’ experience in Client Acceptance / KYC within UAE banks, with demonstrated exposure to onboarding, periodic reviews, and remediation of customer files across relevant segments.

Prior senior or advisory role experience, providing guidance to stakeholders, reviewing complex cases, and supporting decision-making on high-risk relationships.

Strong understanding of customer risk assessment, including source of wealth/funds, PEP and sanctions considerations, adverse media, ownership/control structures, and ongoing monitoring expectations.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, managing workload and priorities effectively while delivering accurate outcomes within required timelines and service standards.