Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
About the Client
Our client is a leading banking group seeking an Anti Fraud & Compliance Systems, IT Manager to oversee the technology platforms supporting financial crime compliance, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and fraud prevention across its KSA operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the technology strategy, roadmap and governance for financial crime and anti-fraud systems, ensuring alignment with SAMA requirements and wider business objectives.
- Oversee key platforms covering sanctions and name screening, AML transaction monitoring, investigations and fraud detection, ensuring ongoing effectiveness, availability and regulatory compliance.
- Lead system upgrades, migrations and enhancements, working closely with Technology, Compliance, Fraud, business stakeholders and external vendors.
- Manage and optimise anti-fraud technology, including SAS Fraud Management and Group-IB, alongside Firco and wider AML / Financial Crime Risk Management solutions.
- Provide management information and reporting on system performance, alert volumes, tuning activity and regulatory metrics, while supporting audits, inspections and independent reviews.
- Act as a senior technology partner to Compliance and Fraud functions, managing vendor relationships and ensuring timely delivery of regulatory and technology requirements.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT or a related discipline; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
- 12+ years' banking technology experience, with significant exposure to AML, sanctions, transaction monitoring, fraud and financial crime systems.
- Strong experience with platforms such as Firco, SAS Fraud Management (SAS FMS) and enterprise fraud management solutions; Group-IB experience advantageous.
- Proven track record managing end-to-end implementation, upgrades and application management across compliance and anti-fraud technologies.
- Strong understanding of banking, financial crime technology and regulatory requirements, with SAMA / Saudi banking experience highly advantageous.
- Strong stakeholder and people management skills, with the ability to provide strategic direction across technology roadmaps and work effectively with senior Compliance, Fraud and Technology stakeholders.