Our client is a fast-growing international precious metals and mining business with operations spanning the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The organisation operates in a complex, high-risk trading environment and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of compliance, responsible sourcing, and governance.
- Lead and develop the organisation's compliance programme across multiple UAE entities, ensuring robust governance and risk management.
- Oversee AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and beneficial ownership assessments for high-risk counterparties.
- Evaluate source of funds, source of wealth, supply chain integrity, and responsible sourcing risks across international precious metals operations.
- Build, implement, and continuously enhance compliance policies, procedures, controls, and governance frameworks.
- Act as a key advisor to senior leadership while managing relationships with regulators, banks, auditors, and external advisors.
- Lead internal investigations into potential financial crime, sanctions concerns, responsible sourcing issues, and compliance breaches, providing clear recommendations to senior management on risk acceptance and mitigation.
- Proven experience leading AML, financial crime, compliance, or risk functions within precious metals, commodities trading, banking, or financial services.
- Strong expertise in AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and beneficial ownership investigations.
- Deep understanding of UAE AML/CFT regulations and governance best practices.
- Experience engaging with regulators, auditors, banks, and external stakeholders while managing compliance risk independently.
- Knowledge of OECD Due Diligence Guidance, LBMA Responsible Sourcing Standards, commodities trading, mining, or precious metals supply chains would be highly advantageous.
- Demonstrated ability to challenge stakeholders, make independent risk-based decisions, and operate confidently in a high-growth, entrepreneurial environment with limited compliance infrastructure.
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