Job Description

Risk Pod (An RGH Company)

Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance Consultants (Ex-Regulators)

Company: Partnering with Top-Tier Global Consultancies

Location: United Arab Emirates (Dubai / Abu Dhabi) – Relocation opportunities available Contract Type: Full-Time / Permanent / Interim / Contract

About the Opportunity

We partner with all the leading global advisory firms and management consultancies across the GCC region. As the Middle East continues to rapidly expand its financial services footprint and tighten its regulatory frameworks, these top-tier consultancies are experiencing an unprecedented demand for specialized talent.

We are actively seeking seasoned professionals who have built their careers working directly for leading global financial services regulators (e.g., FCA, SEC, FINRA, ECB, MAS, ASIC, HKMA, etc.). If you have served as a Regulatory Supervisor, Examiner, or Inspector with a strong focus on Financial Crime and Regulatory Compliance, our clients want to leverage your insider perspective to advise the region's top financial institutions.

The Role: Consulting Engagements

Transitioning from a regulatory body into a top-tier consultancy, you will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), guiding banks, asset managers, and fintechs through complex regulatory landscapes.

Depending on your specific expertise, your portfolio of project engagements will include:

• Framework Design & Uplift: Designing, implementing, and uplifting comprehensive Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime (AML/CFT, Sanctions, ABC) frameworks to meet international and local regulatory standards.
• Risk Assessments: Leading enterprise-wide and targeted compliance and financial crime risk assessments for major financial institutions.
• Remediation & Advisory: Advising firms on how to respond to, manage, and remediate regulatory findings, enforcement actions, or audit deficiencies.
• Monitoring & Technology: Driving the implementation and optimization of compliance monitoring tools, transaction monitoring systems, and regulatory reporting mechanisms.
• Regulatory Strategy: Acting as the "mind of the regulator" to help clients anticipate regulatory shifts, prepare for examinations, and build robust cultures of compliance.

The Ideal Candidate

• Regulatory Background: You must have hands-on experience working directly for a recognized financial services regulatory body or central bank in a supervisory, examination, enforcement, or policy role.
• Domain Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of Financial Crime (AML, CTF, Sanctions) and/or overarching Regulatory Compliance within the financial services sector.
• Consultative Mindset: The ability to translate complex regulatory expectations into practical, commercial, and actionable strategies for private-sector clients.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional communication skills with the gravitas to advise C-suite executives, Board members, and external regulatory bodies.
• Global Mobility: Must be open to relocating to the United Arab Emirates (Dubai or Abu Dhabi).

Why Relocate to the UAE?

• Dynamic Market: Work at the forefront of global finance in a region seeing massive inflows of capital, the rapid expansion of virtual assets, and the growth of premier financial free-zones (DIFC / ADGM).
• Career Acceleration: Fast-track your career by joining world-renowned consultancies leading high-profile, transformative projects across the Middle East.
• Lifestyle & Compensation: Enjoy a highly competitive, tax-free compensation package, comprehensive relocation assistance, and an exceptional expat lifestyle in a safe, globally connected hub.

Next Steps

If you are a former or current financial crime regulator looking to make a highly lucrative and impactful move into the consulting space in the UAE, we want to hear from you.