Capitex

Specializes in rapid FCC staffing solutions

Transaction Monitoring Analytics Consultant

Risk, Regulatory & Legal AdvisoryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeDubai - United Arab EmiratesNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Proven experience in transaction monitoring, anti-money laundering analytics, or financial crime consulting.
Strong hands-on expertise with transaction monitoring systems such as Actimize, Fircosoft, SAS AML, or similar systems.
Experience in model validation, scenario design, and threshold optimization.
Proficiency in data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, SAS, or similar tools.
Solid understanding of anti-money laundering regulations and typologies, preferably within banking environments.
Ability to translate complex analytical findings into actionable business recommendations.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Design, enhance, and optimize transaction monitoring scenarios and rules across anti-money laundering systems.
Perform threshold tuning and calibration to balance detection efficiency and false positive rates.
Conduct model validation and performance assessments for transaction monitoring frameworks.
Analyze large datasets to identify trends, typologies, and gaps in existing monitoring controls.
Support the development and implementation of new detection scenarios based on emerging risks and regulatory expectations.
Collaborate with compliance, technology, and data teams to ensure effective system integration and deployment.
Document methodologies, assumptions, and validation results in line with regulatory standards.
Provide insights and recommendations to improve financial crime risk management frameworks.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working with Middle East banking clients or regulators.
Familiarity with risk-based approaches and regulatory expectations in the UAE.
Background in consulting or project-based environments.

Transaction Monitoring Analytics Consultant

Capitex · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Contract · Posted 2026-03-27

Workplace: on_site

Description

Job Title: Transaction Monitoring Analytics Consultant (Contract)

Location: Dubai, UAE
Engagement Type: Contract (Consulting Assignment)
Industry: Banking / Financial Services

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Transaction Monitoring Analytics Consultant to support a leading bank in Dubai on a high-impact financial crime compliance initiative. This role focuses on enhancing, building, and optimizing transaction monitoring systems to improve detection capabilities, reduce false positives, and ensure regulatory alignment.

You’ll be stepping into the engine room of financial crime prevention—tuning the signals, refining the filters, and making sure nothing suspicious slips through the cracks.

Key Responsibilities

Design, enhance, and optimize transaction monitoring scenarios and rules across AML systems
Perform threshold tuning and calibration to balance detection efficiency and false positive rates
Conduct model validation and performance assessments for transaction monitoring frameworks
Analyse large datasets to identify trends, typologies, and gaps in existing monitoring controls
Support the development and implementation of new detection scenarios based on emerging risks and regulatory expectations
Collaborate with compliance, technology, and data teams to ensure effective system integration and deployment
Document methodologies, assumptions, and validation results in line with regulatory standards
Provide insights and recommendations to improve overall financial crime risk management frameworks

Key Requirements

Proven experience in transaction monitoring, AML analytics, or financial crime consulting
Strong hands-on expertise with transaction monitoring systems (e.g., Actimize, Fircosoft, SAS AML, or similar)
Experience in model validation, scenario design, and threshold optimisation
Proficiency in data analysis tools (SQL, Python, SAS, or similar)
Solid understanding of AML regulations and typologies (preferably within banking environments)
Ability to translate complex analytical findings into actionable business recommendations
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with Middle East banking clients or regulators
Familiarity with risk-based approaches and regulatory expectations in the UAE
Background in consulting or project-based environments

What You’ll Deliver

More effective and efficient transaction monitoring rules
Reduced false positives without compromising risk coverage
Clear, defensible model validation and documentation
Tangible improvements in financial crime detection capability

Contract Details

Competitive day rate (dependent on experience)
Initial contract with potential extension
On-site / hybrid working model in Dubai

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About the Company

Capitex

Specializes in rapid FCC staffing solutions

Capitex Global provides staffing and recruitment services focused exclusively on financial crime compliance (FCC). Its offerings include Rapid Response Teams that deploy interim specialists within days to handle surges and remediation, Executive Search for discreet global permanent hires, and an Early Careers Programme to train and place emerging FCC professionals. Clients are banks, fintechs, and regulated firms, and Capitex supports them by providing pre-vetted talent across AML, KYC, sanctions, transaction monitoring, fraud, and ABAC, with deployments often in 24–48 hours. The goal is to help financial institutions scale their compliance functions quickly and effectively to meet regulatory requirements and manage financial crime risk.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2021

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