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Over the years, CBD has transformed into a progressive and modern banking institution winning multiple awards for its digital initiatives, credit cards, bank accounts, mobile app features and services.\nCBD has been recognized as the number one bank in the UAE on the Forbes list of The World’s Best Banks 2022.\nAs we continue to build upon our successes, we are looking for ambitious individuals who are passionate about the banking and finance industry and the markets in which CBD operates. Just as important to us is your ability to demonstrate a talent for dealing with people - your colleagues and our customers - and delivering service that really goes the extra mile.\nJob Purpose\nThe role holder is responsible for managing the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) function as well as providing subject matter expertise to senior management and business units.\nThe role holder is appointed as the Bank’s DMLRO and shall determine whether the escalated AML alerts and suspicious activity need to be reported to the UAE Central Bank's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The role holder will also act as the main contact point for the UAE Central Bank FIU.\nPrinciple Accountabilities\nOversee the AML/ CFT risk for CBD, owning the AML/ CFT Policy and ensuring compliance with all CBUAE\nregulations, guidance and notices.\nAs the Bank’s DMLRO, the role holder will have delegated authority to sign and report Suspicious\nTransaction Reports (STRs) to the UAE Central Bank's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU).\nReview the escalated alerts or suspicions transactions and determine whether they need to be reported to the UAE Central Bank's FIU.\nManage the received responses or mandated actions from the UAE Central Bank's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on the STRs submitted and support the Head of Compliance with regulatory correspondence.\nDay-to-day management of the Bank’s transaction monitoring system to ensure effectiveness, track AML alerts, queues or backlogs and provide the Bank’s senior management with an update on the operations and effectiveness of the AML/CFT and Sanctions function.\nOversee the investigations of the more complex investigations which may originate from Senior Management, the UAE Central Bank, the Police, Whistleblowing or from data analytics.\nConduct periodic assessments of the Bank’s transaction monitoring system to ensure its optimization (i.e. fit-for-purpose), including threshold reviews, segmentation analysis as well as scenario performance analysis.\nManage the list of scenarios from which the system will trigger alerts to ensure that the rationale behind each rule and the governance in place around the modification of parameters is well documented and mapped against the identified inherent risks.\nRun the Transaction Monitoring Oversight Committee, prepare proposals and act as Secretariat.\nThe role holder will have the rights in the AML transaction monitoring system to modify parameters and scenarios with the approval of the Head of Compliance. Any change should be properly documented in order to track modifications, record approvals and capture the corresponding rationale/logic for implementation.\nProvide advice and guidance to the AML team and business areas on AML/CFT related issues.\nProvide updates to the wider AML/CFT team on current events or regulatory changes.\nOwn the AML/CFT related policies and procedures remain updated and communicated as required to all stakeholders. The Deputy MLRO is responsible for supporting the MLRO in regularly reviewing and updating policies and procedures to ensure they remain effective in detecting and preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.\nDevelop and recommend controls for the identified control weaknesses or potential gaps in AML/CFT related policies and procedures.\nSupport the team by reviewing suspicious cases when the volume is higher than the average or when there are staffing constraints that would limit the team’s capacity.\nProvide guidance to the AML/CFT Assistant Managers, Senior Officers and Officers on their investigations.\nDefine and supervise the Quality Assurance process to review closed alerts and cases on a sample basis.\nIssue client exit requests for financial crime reasons and engage with the Business to further review the escalated cases. Supervise customer exits for financial crime reasons to ensure all mandated exists are being actioned as per the Bank’s internal procedures.\nLog and escalate all AML/CFT breaches or potential breaches.\nReview AML/CFT related training materials (i.e. e-learnings and face-to-face) and participate in the delivery of face-to-face trainings.\nManage the available resources efficiently and prioritize system enhancement/up-grades.\nRequirements\nExperience and Qualifications\n At least 6 years of experience in the banking/financial services sector (and three in an AML/CFT Compliance role).\nBachelor's Degree as a minimum from a recognized university.\nACAMS or ICA OR CFCS OR CRCMP is preferred.\nSkills\n Good understanding and awareness of financial crime regulatory requirements and international best practice.\nExperience in analyzing and interpreting relevant regulations and regulatory requirements.\nAnalytical and attention to detail.\nProblem identification and solving skills.\nGood written and oral communication.\nManagement skills: ability to lead a team and manage performance.\nAML, CFT, ABC and Sanctions Training, Rule Management, Written Communication, Regulatory Relationship, Quality Control Analysis, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving, Social Perceptiveness.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5826,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-14T07:57:02Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":44,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T04:58:23Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cbd-senior-manager-amlcft-dmlro","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cbd-senior-manager-amlcft-dmlro.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-15T04:58:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":7318,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-16T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":66883},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=66883"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcbd-senior-manager-amlcft-dmlro"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcbd-senior-manager-amlcft-dmlro"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcbd-senior-manager-amlcft-dmlro"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cbd-senior-manager-amlcft-dmlro\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcbd-senior-manager-amlcft-dmlro"}]}