Transaction Monitoring Lead

Responsibilities

• Design and operate the transaction monitoring framework for cross-border payment and remittance flows, including stablecoin-based transfers.
• Own end-to-end sanctions and PEP screening across all transaction flows to ensure compliance with OFAC, UN, EU, and UAE local designations.
• Partner with the technology team to scope, prioritize, and QA AI-driven agentic tooling for first-pass screening.
• Perform manual reviews of escalated cases that require human judgment, maintaining clear audit trails and documented decisions.
• Establish and maintain transaction monitoring policies calibrated to the company's client base and risk profile.
• Build coverage models and perform rate analysis on historical data to calibrate thresholds and rules.
• Prepare and submit Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) to the MLRO for submission to the UAEFIU.
• Act as the subject matter expert during regulatory examinations, client due diligence requests, and internal risk reviews.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in AML, financial crime compliance, or payments operations with direct hands-on experience in sanctions.
• Proven experience owning transaction monitoring frameworks rather than just contributing to them.
• Experience using compliance tooling and the ability to critically assess AI-assisted review tools.
• Strong ability to make risk-based decisions under ambiguity with documented rationale.
• Excellent written communication skills suitable for briefing regulators, senior officers, and engineers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior exposure to remittance corridors, virtual asset transactions, or VASP compliance frameworks.
• CAMS or equivalent professional certification.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity stake in the business.
• Private healthcare.
• Flexible office hours.

About the Company

Lean Technologies is the leading financial infrastructure provider in the Middle East. A Series B fintech backed by General Catalyst and Sequoia, Lean powers the region’s largest companies with APIs for payments, data access, and lending across the MENA region.