Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Financial Crime and Risk Operations professional with 3.5+ years of experience across AML, KYC, EDD, transaction monitoring, fraud prevention, onboarding, and fintech risk operations. Experienced in payments risk, sanctions screening, adverse media reviews, KYB onboarding, and suspicious activity investigations across fintech and compliance environments. Open to global opportunities and relocation.
Taking a planned career break to focus on professional development and transition into Data Analytics and Product Management within the fintech and payments ecosystem. Current areas of focus: • Data Analytics (SQL, Excel, Power BI, Data Visualization) • Product Management fundamentals and product strategy • AI applications for business and financial services • Customer problem-solving and data-driven decision making • Fintech, payments, risk, and compliance product ecosystems Alongside structured learning, actively collaborating with professionals across fintech, product, and data communities, participating in knowledge-sharing initiatives, mentorship discussions, and helping early-stage projects with research, process improvement, and operational insights. Leveraging prior experience in AML Compliance, Transaction Monitoring, KYC/KYB, Merchant Risk, and Financial Crime Operations to build a strong foundation for data-driven and product-focused roles.
Conducting CDD, EDD, periodic refresh, and event-driven reviews for business customers within a fintech compliance environment. Responsible for reviewing corporate onboarding documentation, UBO declarations, source-of-funds evidence, sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening, and transaction monitoring activities to identify potential financial crime risks and suspicious indicators. Handling complex onboarding escalations, supporting AML/KYC/CFT compliance obligations, and collaborating cross-functionally to maintain strong compliance and onboarding standards. Also involved in workflow optimization initiatives using AI-assisted compliance tools and supporting onboarding quality/training initiatives.
Worked within fintech product risk operations focusing on payment monitoring, transaction risk analysis, chargeback trends, and onboarding controls. Utilized Adyen Monitoring Dashboard to analyse payment behaviour, high Paylink refusal trends, chargeback patterns, and suspicious transactional activity while supporting risk mitigation initiatives and manual screening rule optimization. Conducted KYB onboarding reviews, sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening, and onboarding risk assessments for SME and corporate customers within a fast-paced fintech environment.
Worked across fraud prevention and KYC operations involving transaction monitoring, onboarding reviews, suspicious activity analysis, and customer due diligence processes. Performed onboarding reviews for corporate customers, analysed ownership structures and onboarding documentation, and escalated high-risk or suspicious cases in line with AML and compliance frameworks. Consistently maintained high QA standards and SLA performance while supporting onboarding workflow improvements and analyst training initiatives.
Performed KYC and customer onboarding reviews within a regulated financial services environment, supporting documentation verification, compliance checks, and audit-ready onboarding processes aligned with AML and regulatory standards.