MLRO - PakistanActive

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The opportunity

Develop, implement and maintain the Pakistan compliance programme, covering AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and regulatory governance.

What you'll do

  • Develop, implement and maintain the Pakistan compliance programme, covering: AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and regulatory governance.

  • Act as the local MLRO/primary financial crime compliance point of contact for: the Pakistan entity, including oversight of suspicious transaction identification, escalation and reporting.

  • Ensure compliance with applicable Pakistan laws, regulations and regulatory: expectations, including AML/CFT requirements, FMU reporting obligations, sanctions requirements, and any PVARA VASP licensing conditions.

  • Support the PVARA licensing process or ongoing licence obligations, including: preparation of policies, procedures, regulatory submissions, governance documents and responses to regulatory queries.

  • Liaise with relevant Pakistani regulatory and law enforcement stakeholders and competent authorities.

  • Conduct enterprise-wide and product-level AML/CFT risk assessments,: identifying control gaps and recommending practical remediation plans.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in AML/CFT, compliance, financial crime,: regulatory affairs or MLRO-type roles, ideally within Pakistan’s financial services, fintech, payments, banking, brokerage, EMI, crypto or virtual assets sector.
  • Strong understanding of Pakistan’s AML/CFT framework, including KYC/CDD,: STR/CTR reporting, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring and regulatory engagement.
  • Familiarity with Pakistani regulators and authorities, including relevant law: enforcement or supervisory bodies.
  • Experience supporting licensing, regulatory inspections, audits, policy: development or compliance programme implementation.
  • Prior experience in a start-up, fintech, payments, digital assets, crypto, or: high-growth technology business is strongly preferred.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively: with regulators, senior management, global teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to: explain complex regulatory and financial crime matters clearly and practically.