Anti Money laundering Lead

Foodics
Riyadh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 4-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Risk assessment","Governance","Investigation","Stakeholder management","Leadership"]

Lead AML and CTF compliance for FoodicsPay by setting and maintaining policies, running risk assessments, and defining AML KRIs and reporting dashboards. Oversee transaction monitoring, escalated cases, and complex investigations, ensuring timely STR filings to the Saudi FIU. Supervise AML analysts, manage onboarding and EDD sign-offs for high-risk merchants, and act as the primary liaison to SAMA and FIU, including inspection coordination and remediation.

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Foodics
Foodics
2 days ago

Anti Money laundering Lead

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Job Summary

Lead AML and CTF compliance for FoodicsPay by setting and maintaining policies, running risk assessments, and defining AML KRIs and reporting dashboards. Oversee transaction monitoring, escalated cases, and complex investigations, ensuring timely STR filings to the Saudi FIU. Supervise AML analysts, manage onboarding and EDD sign-offs for high-risk merchants, and act as the primary liaison to SAMA and FIU, including inspection coordination and remediation.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop, update, and maintain AML/CTF policies, procedures, standards, and the annual AML plan aligned with SAMA regulations.
  • •Lead AML risk assessments and define/maintain AML/CTF KRIs and dashboards for senior management and the Board.
  • •Oversee transaction monitoring alerts and manage escalated cases and complex AML investigations.
  • •Ensure timely Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) filing to the Saudi FIU (GFIU) and handle EDD sign-offs and risk rating adjustments.
  • •Act as primary escalation point for AML matters with SAMA and FIU, including inspection coordination, remediation planning, and AML training delivery.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Annual BonusEquityLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in finance, Law, Business, or a related field.
  • •4–7 years of AML experience (preferably in Payments, Acquiring, or Fintech).
  • •Strong understanding of SAMA AML/CTF guidelines and FATF recommendations, including digital payments risk typologies.
  • •CAMS certification highly preferred (or equivalent).
  • •Experience acting as a subject-matter expert and escalation point for AML matters.
Experience:4-7 yearsFintechPaymentsAcquiring
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Risk assessmentGovernanceInvestigationStakeholder managementLeadership
Certifications:CAMS

Company Brief

Foodics
Provides a cloud-based POS and restaurant management platform for F&B businesses, offering order management, inventory, analytics, payments, and integrations to help restaurants, cafes, and chains run operations and grow revenue across the Middle East and beyond.
Industry: Restaurants & Food Service
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2014
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