Sr. Manager - Regulatory Compliance & MLRO UAE

Nium provides global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments. We were founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. Our platform enables banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly, everywhere.

Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets worldwide, we are entering one of the most exciting chapters in our journey. In March 2026, we delivered the largest month in our 11-year history with record revenue, record volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Today, Nium moves nearly $60B in payments annually, almost entirely for enterprises, while continuing to strengthen an already healthy balance sheet.

It is an incredible time to join us, and we are only just getting started.

Our payout network spans 190+ countries and 100 currencies, with 100 + corridors in real time. We power seamless transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, support local collections in 35 markets, and as a principal card issuer on Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and UATP, Nium issues over 50 million card tokens every year. Backed by regulatory licenses in 40+ markets, we make it simple for our partners to onboard, integrate, and scale globally. This scale and innovation have earned us recognition as one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross-Border Payments Solution at the PayTech Awards, and inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies list.

In 2024, we raised US$50 million in Series E funding at a US$1.4 billion valuation to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent growth. With the B2B payments market projected to hit US$175 trillion by 2030, Nium offers ambitious builders the chance to shape the future of global money movement with the scale of a leader and the energy of a high-growth company.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer, reviewing, investigating, and filing Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) or Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) with the UAE FIU.

Act as the primary point of contact for the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), DFSA, and law enforcement agencies.

Develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive compliance policies, procedures, and internal controls to meet UAE regulatory standards (e.g., CBUAE, DFSA, SCA).

Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance and financial crime risks. Perform regular compliance assessments and audits to ensure compliance integrity.

Provide expert guidance to senior management and staff on regulatory matters. Act as the primary point of contact for regulatory inspections and audits.

Oversee KYC, EDD, transaction monitoring, and sanction screening.

Provide regular reports to Senior Management/Board on AML risks and the efficacy of controls. Requirement to be part of the management or board of a subsidiary entity, where applicable.

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