Financial Crime and Fraud Technology / Transformation – Senior Manager / Director

The company Middle East is seeking to strengthen its Financial Crime and Fraud practice through the appointment of a Senior Manager / Director to lead our AI- and data-driven transformation capability. This role will focus on delivering technology-enabled transformation across Financial Services clients, particularly in areas such as AML, sanctions, fraud, and broader financial crime domains. The successful candidate will combine deep Financial Services domain expertise with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to support clients in addressing complex regulatory and operational challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain senior client relationships, engaging with C-suite stakeholders across Financial Services.
• Lead the delivery of complex, technology-enabled transformation programmes leveraging data, analytics, and AI.
• Manage delivery risks, timelines, and budgets, ensuring successful and timely completion of projects.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing teams across data engineering, data science, and domain specialists.

Requirements

• Extensive experience within Financial Services, focusing on Financial Crime, Fraud, or Forensics (10–15+ years).
• Proven experience in leading large-scale data- and AI-driven programmes within Financial Services.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end data and analytics lifecycle.
• Experience in building, mentoring, and scaling data and analytics teams.