Digital Assets Compliance
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Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: 1–4 years

Client: Confidential Fintech Firm

Recruitment Partner: Line Two

About the Role

Line Two is supporting a confidential fintech in Riyadh to hire an AML Specialist to support financial crime controls across customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, investigations, and regulatory compliance processes. This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and investigate alerts from transaction monitoring and other control systems; document outcomes and decisions.
• Conduct KYC/CDD/EDD reviews, including source of funds/wealth checks where required, and ensure files are complete and audit-ready.
• Support sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening reviews and resolve potential matches (false positive vs. escalation).
• Draft clear case narratives and support escalations to senior compliance/MLRO as needed.
• Support preparation and submission support for regulatory reports/filings as applicable (e.g., suspicious activity escalation workflows).
• Identify trends, typologies, and control gaps; suggest improvements to rules, thresholds, and SOPs.
• Maintain accurate trackers and metrics (case volumes, SLA performance, outcomes) and contribute to MI reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Law, Accounting, or a related field.
• 1–4 years experience in AML / KYC / CDD / EDD / investigations / transaction monitoring within fintech, banking, payments, or financial services.
• Solid understanding of AML concepts (CDD/EDD, risk rating, red flags, sanctions screening basics).
• Strong documentation and report-writing skills; high attention to detail.
• Comfortable with tools and data (Excel; case management systems).
• Fluent in English (Arabic is a plus).

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience with fintech/payment models (wallets, cards, remittances, merchant acquiring, crypto exposure—if applicable).
• Familiarity with local regulatory expectations (as relevant) and FATF-aligned AML frameworks.
• Tools exposure (any): Actimize, Oracle FCCM, Refinitiv/World-Check, Dow Jones, or similar.
• Certification (or in progress): CAMS / ICA.

How to Apply

Apply via LinkedIn with your updated CV. Please include your notice period, current location, and work authorization for KSA (if applicable).

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Hiring decisions are based on skills, experience, and role requirements.