Senior Compliance Analyst

Full‑time position located in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Position

Senior Compliance Analyst

About Klickl

• $25M Series A funding completed
• Licensed in ADGM (FSRA) and Poland (EU)
• Rapidly growing payment & settlement business
• Founder serves on the board of a NYSE‑listed fund

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct real‑time and post‑trade transaction monitoring to identify suspicious activity, market manipulation, sanctions exposure, wash trading, spoofing, layering, and other AML or market abuse risks.
• Review and investigate alerts generated by monitoring systems and elevate cases where necessary.
• Review KYC/KYT onboarding cases and complete the reviews in a timely manner.
• Perform ongoing client monitoring and periodic reviews to ensure compliance with AML/CFT and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with AML investigations, internal reporting, audit requests, and regulatory inquiries.
• Support the enhancement of AML/CTF frameworks, compliance policies, monitoring rules, and internal procedures.
• Work closely with Product & Technology teams to improve compliance systems, onboarding flows, and monitoring tools.
• Coordinate with Operations and other internal teams to resolve compliance or onboarding‑related issues efficiently.
• Ensure compliance processes align with UAE regulatory requirements, including ADGM, FSRA, VARA, SCA, and CBUAE expectations.
• Support ad hoc compliance tasks as required.

Requirements

• 3 years+ experience in transaction monitoring, AML, KYC onboarding, or compliance within crypto, fintech, banking, or financial services.
• Degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business, Data Science, or a related field is preferred.
• Understanding of AML/CTF requirements and UAE regulatory frameworks (ADGM, FSRA, VARA, SCA, CBUAE), and experience in regulatory environments is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with crypto markets and monitoring tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, or TRM Labs is preferred.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment.

Transaction monitoring experience is highly preferred. Fast learners without extensive onboarding experience are also encouraged to apply. As this is a startup environment, we are looking for someone who is proactive, driven, and able to work independently. If you can demonstrate that you are capable of completing tasks efficiently and getting things done properly, we would love to hear from you.

Our office is located in ADGM, Abu Dhabi, and we offer a hybrid working setup.