Job Description

Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
Location: Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), UAE


A regulated financial institution in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) is seeking a highly experienced Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) to lead its AML, Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), and Sanctions Compliance framework.

This is a critical, senior regulatory role reporting directly to the Board and Senior Management, with full accountability for regulatory compliance and financial crime risk management.

About the role

The MLRO will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the institution’s AML/CFT and sanctions framework in line with:

• ADGM FSRA AML Rulebook
• UAE Federal AML Law (Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018)
• FATF standards

The MLRO will act as the primary liaison with the FSRA and the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and hold ultimate responsibility for suspicious transaction reporting, customer risk management, and financial crime governance.

Key responsibilities

• Own and maintain the organisation’s AML, CTF, sanctions, and KYC frameworks
• Lead Business Risk Assessments (BRA) and Customer Risk Assessments (CRA)
• Provide final approval for high-risk customers, including PEPs and high-risk jurisdictions
• Oversee transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and enhanced due diligence
• Investigate internal alerts and file STRs and SARs via goAML
• Deliver AML training to all staff and the Board of Directors
• Act as the main contact for FSRA inspections, reviews, and regulatory reporting
• Advise senior management on AML risks for new products, markets, and partnerships