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Our monthly guaranteed draws give participants the chance to win massive cash prizes, luxury cars, and more, with millions of dirhams awarded to lucky winners every month.\nAt Big Ticket, we’re more than just a raffle; we create moments of hope, joy, and excitement for people around the world. With a mission to turn dreams into reality through exciting games and entertainment and make every draw an event to remember.\nPurpose and Objectives for the Role \nThe Compliance Manager & MLRO is responsible for leading the Company’s Compliance and Financial Crime function, providing strategic direction and oversight to ensure compliance with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) regulatory requirements in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The role is accountable for promoting a strong culture of compliance, ethics, and integrity by implementing and overseeing effective financial crime risk management, fraud prevention, and corporate compliance programmes, while providing trusted advice to senior management on regulatory obligations, emerging risks, and governance matters.\nAs the Company’s functional domain owner, the Compliance Manager & MLRO has enterprise-wide responsibility for the governance and continuous improvement of the Company’s framework relating to AML, CTF, Fraud Prevention, Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), Gift & Entertainment (G&E), Whistleblowing, and Conflict of Interest (CoI). The role also serves as the Company’s appointed Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO), acting as the primary point of contact with regulators and competent authorities on AML/ CTF matters.\nOverall Responsibilities \nAML/CTF & MLRO\nLead the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the Company’s AML/ CTF compliance framework.\nServe as the Company’s appointed MLRO, fulfilling all statutory and regulatory obligations under applicable UAE legislation.\nDevelop, maintain and periodically review AML/ CTF policies, procedures, controls, and guidance to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.\nEstablish and maintain an enterprise-wide AML/ CTF risk assessment framework, ensuring emerging financial crime risks are identified, assessed, and appropriately mitigated.\nOversee customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), sanctions screening, politically exposed person (PEP) screening, transaction monitoring, and ongoing customer risk assessment processes.\nEnsure appropriate risk-based due diligence is conducted on suppliers and other third parties in accordance with the Company’s financial crime framework and regulatory requirements.\nReview and investigate unusual and suspicious activities, determine appropriate escalation, and submit Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs), Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), or other regulatory reports to the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), where required.\nAct as the primary point of contact for regulators, competent authorities, law enforcement agencies, and external auditors on matters relating to AML/ CTF compliance.\nProvide independent advice to senior management on AML/ CTF regulatory obligations, financial crime risks, and control effectiveness.\nDevelop and deliver AML/ CTF training and awareness programme to ensure employees understand their regulatory obligations.\nMonitor regulatory developments and emerging financial crime threats, assessing their impact on the Company and implementing necessary changes to policies, controls, procedures.\nPrepare periodic management information, risk reports, and Board or Committee reporting on AML/ CTF compliance, key risk indicators, and material financial crime matters.\nSupport regulatory inspections, audits, and independent reviews, ensuring timely and remediation on findings and recommendations.\nFraud Prevention\nDevelop and oversee the Company’s fraud risk management framework to prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to internal and external fraud risks.\nMonitor fraud trends, investigate suspected fraud, and recommend appropriate corrective and preventive actions.\nWork collaboratively with operational, technology, and customer service teams to strengthen fraud controls while maintaining an appropriate customer experience.\nAnalyse fraud metrics, emerging typologies, and control effectiveness, recommending improvements to minimise financial and operational losses.\nCorporate 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