Head of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) - Saudi National (Fintech)

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires a Saudi national due to SAMA regulations.

Company

hirify.global is a Saudi fintech platform building a customer-centric financial super-app for users and businesses across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region.

What you will do

• Lead and manage the AML/CTF/PF Department, reporting administratively to the CEO and functionally to the Audit Committee.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and enhance the company’s AML/CTF/PF framework, policies, procedures, and controls.
• Oversee enterprise-wide financial-crime risk assessments across customers, products, services, transactions, delivery channels, and geographic exposure.
• Manage sanctions, targeted financial sanctions, PEP screening, transaction monitoring, alert investigations, case management, and suspicious activity reporting.
• Act as the primary AML/CTF/PF contact for SAMA, SAFIU, and other competent authorities during inspections, inquiries, and regulatory engagements.
• Lead, develop, and resource the AML/CTF team while reporting on risk exposure, control effectiveness, material cases, deficiencies, and remediation.

Requirements

• Saudi nationality is required due to SAMA regulations.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in AML/CTF, financial-crime compliance, regulatory compliance, or a related field, including leadership or management experience under SAMA supervision.
• Strong knowledge of the Saudi AML/CTF regulatory framework, SAMA requirements, SAFIU reporting obligations, targeted financial sanctions, and relevant international standards.
• Extensive experience with transaction monitoring, alert and case management, suspicious activity investigations, sanctions screening, and AML systems.
• Strong leadership, analytical, decision-making, communication, stakeholder-management, judgment, independence, and integrity skills.
• Relevant certification such as CAMS, an ICA qualification, or an equivalent financial-crime compliance certification.

Nice to have

• Previous SAMA approval or pre-approval.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to support AML/CTF/PF compliance at a Saudi fintech unicorn serving millions of users.
• Work with business and control functions to strengthen financial-crime risk management and compliance culture.
• Engage with senior leadership, the Audit Committee, regulators, and internal stakeholders on material compliance matters.