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  • Date posted

    October 5, 2026

  • Hiring location

    Dubai

  • Career level

    Mid

  • Qualification

    Bachelor Degree

  • Experience

    7 - 9 Years

  • Quantity

    1 person

  • Gender

    Any

Description

Oversee customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence for retail banking relationships, with focus on KYC refreshes, trigger reviews, higher-risk customers and financial-crime risk. This position is suited to a professional who can combine sound judgement, customer or stakeholder focus and disciplined execution in a regulated banking environment.

Role Context

This role contributes to a professional banking environment where accuracy, responsible decision-making, customer focus and effective collaboration are essential. The position offers the opportunity to work with experienced teams, support business priorities and contribute to sustainable service and operational outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee customer due-diligence reviews covering onboarding, periodic KYC refreshes and trigger-event reviews.
  • Assess customer profiles, risk ratings, expected activity, source of funds and source of wealth for completeness and reasonableness.
  • Provide enhanced review of higher-risk customers, including politically exposed persons and complex or non-resident profiles.
  • Coordinate with relationship, onboarding, compliance and operations teams to resolve KYC gaps and escalations.
  • Prepare management information covering review volumes, overdue cases, risk trends and exceptions.
  • Support audits, regulatory reviews, quality assurance activities and remediation plans.
  • Guide team members and promote consistent, risk-based and well-documented decisions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university; AML or compliance certification is advantageous.
  • Substantial banking or financial-services experience with KYC, CDD, EDD, AML or sanctions exposure.
  • Strong understanding of higher-risk customer reviews and financial-crime risk indicators.
  • Experience in stakeholder management, quality control and management reporting.

What You’ll Bring

The successful candidate should demonstrate professionalism, ownership, clear communication and a practical approach to solving problems. Strong collaboration skills and the ability to manage priorities are important, along with respect for confidentiality, controls and service standards. Candidates should be comfortable working with multiple stakeholders and using data, documentation and business information to support sound decisions. A proactive attitude, willingness to learn and commitment to delivering dependable results will be valued in the role.

Employment Details

  • Company: Commercial Bank of Dubai
  • Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Experience: 7 - 9 Years

Country

UAE

Region

MENA

select-type

Full Time

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