Director - Financial Crime Advisory

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Advisory practice in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region.
• Drive the end-to-end business development lifecycle, including identifying, pursuing, and closing new advisory mandates.
• Build and maintain senior-level relationships (C-suite, CCO, CMLCO) with local and international banks and financial institutions.
• Achieve and exceed annual revenue targets of USD 1 million and above from managed client accounts.
• Oversee the delivery of complex FCC advisory engagements, ensuring high-quality outcomes and regulatory accuracy.
• Provide expert guidance on the selection, implementation, and configuration of sanctions screening and transaction monitoring technology platforms.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage a high-performing FCC advisory team.
• Develop and commercialize innovative, technology-enabled FCC advisory solutions.

Requirements

• 15+ years of total professional experience, with at least 10 years in FCC advisory or consulting.
• 5+ years of experience selling FCC advisory projects to banks and financial institutions.
• 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end FCC engagements.
• Proven track record of working with local GCC banks and managing client accounts generating USD 1 million+ per annum.
• Deep technical expertise in sanctions screening and transaction monitoring systems (e.g., SAS AML, NICE Actimize, Oracle FCCM).
• Mandatory experience with at least one full system selection and one implementation/configuration engagement.
• Proven experience building and taking at least one digital or technology-enabled FCC advisory solution to market.

Preferred Qualifications

• Arabic language proficiency at a professional or business level.
• Background from a Big 4 firm, global management consultancy, or specialist FCC advisory firm.
• Proficiency in Python applied to FCC analytics (e.g., network analysis, model performance testing).
• Prior experience working with an FCC technology vendor.

About the Company

Capitex is a specialist firm providing high-level advisory and solutions within the financial crime and compliance landscape.