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Senior Manager, Financial Intelligence Unit
CIRCLE INTERNET SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
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What you’ll be responsible for:
As a Manager within Circle’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), you will safeguard Circle’s integrity by leading financial crime investigations and intelligence efforts across the UAE and broader MEA region. You will identify, analyze, and report suspicious activity while ensuring compliance with AML and sanctions regulations. This role requires close collaboration with global FIU and compliance teams, product stakeholders, and regional regulators. You will enhance detection capabilities, respond to evolving typologies, and ensure that Circle meets the highest standards of integrity and compliance excellence in the region.
What you'll work on:
Design and implement MEA-specific compliance frameworks, including developing alignments with both local regulatory requirements (CBUAE, VARA) and global standards.
Lead comprehensive financial crime risk assessments to identify regional vulnerabilities, ensuring Circle’s risk appetite and controls are optimized for MEA’s evolving landscape.
Act cross-functionally within Financial Crime Compliance, providing expert support across broader compliance domains including Sanctions, KYC, and Transaction Monitoring.
Oversee and perform complex investigations into potential financial crimes and suspicious activities, leveraging deep local major markets knowledge to interpret regional transaction patterns and behaviors.
Review and analyze sophisticated transaction data using blockchain analytics tooling, identifying illicit activity typologies unique to the Middle East and virtual asset markets.
Serve as a primary point of contact for regional regulators, law enforcement, and industry bodies.
Strengthen the Second Line of Defense (2LoD) by developing oversight processes, escalation protocols, and high-impact training programs for regional analysts.
Collaborate with global product and engineering teams to enhance automated monitoring tools and rulesets based on regional risk profiles.
What you’ll bring to Circle:
Core Requirements:
10+ years of experience conducting complex financial crime investigations, ideally 2+ years within fintech or native virtual asset environments.
Proven experience navigating the MEA’s regulatory environment and a nuanced understanding of the local financial ecosystem.
A background that spans beyond investigations into broader compliance areas including Transaction Monitoring, KYC framework design, and regulatory advisory.
Proficiency in blockchain forensic tools, including TRM Labs and Elliptic and the ability to translate complex data into actionable compliance strategies.
The ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external regulators, acting as a credible subject matter expert in the MEA market.
Strong knowledge of UAE AML/CFT regulations and regional regulatory frameworks, including requirements from the UAE FIU and the ADGM.
Strong knowledge of regional virtual asset typologies and risks within the Middle East and North Africa.
Hands-on experience using blockchain analytics and transaction monitoring systems to identify suspicious activity.
Demonstrated ability to write and review high-quality investigative reports and regulatory filings, including SARs.
Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Preferred Requirements:
CAMS, ICA, or equivalent financial crime certification.
TRM Advanced Crypto Investigations (“TRM-ACI”), Elliptic Specialist Investigator Certification, or equivalent blockchain analytics certifications.
Experience liaising with UAE regulators and law enforcement agencies on AML/CFT matters.
Subject matter expertise with virtual asset service providers and evolving global typologies within the crypto ecosystem.
Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currency and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle platforms and products provide a suite of internet-native financial services for payments, treasury infrastructure and capital formation. Circle is also a principal developer of USD Coin (USDC), which has become the fastest growing dollar digital currency in the world. USDC has grown to over 43+ billion in circulation and supported over $1.9+ trillion in transactions in the past year. Circle’s payments and treasury infrastructure services available through the Circle Account and APIs helps bridge the legacy financial system and digital currency and blockchain based finance. Combined, Circle’s suite of services helps companies to participate in a more open, global and inclusive financial system.
What you’ll be part of:
With the mission “To raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value,” Circle was founded on the belief that the internet, blockchains and digital currency will rewire the global economic system, creating a fundamentally more open, inclusive, efficient and integrated world economy. We envision a global economy where people and businesses everywhere can more freely connect and transact with each other with new technologies for digital money and internet-native finance. We believe such a system can raise prosperity for people and companies everywhere. Our mission is powered by the values we espouse and which we expect all Circlers to respect. We are Multistakeholder, serving the needs of our customers, our shareholders, our employees and families, our local communities and our world. Furthermore, we are also Mindful, Driven by Excellence, and High Integrity.
As a Manager within Circle’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), you will safeguard Circle’s integrity by leading financial crime investigations and intelligence efforts across the UAE and broader MEA region. You will identify, analyze, and report suspicious activity while ensuring compliance with AML and sanctions regulations. This role requires close collaboration with global FIU and compliance teams, product stakeholders, and regional regulators. You will enhance detection capabilities, respond to evolving typologies, and ensure that Circle meets the highest standards of integrity and compliance excellence in the region.
What you'll work on:
Design and implement MEA-specific compliance frameworks, including developing alignments with both local regulatory requirements (CBUAE, VARA) and global standards.
Lead comprehensive financial crime risk assessments to identify regional vulnerabilities, ensuring Circle’s risk appetite and controls are optimized for MEA’s evolving landscape.
Act cross-functionally within Financial Crime Compliance, providing expert support across broader compliance domains including Sanctions, KYC, and Transaction Monitoring.
Oversee and perform complex investigations into potential financial crimes and suspicious activities, leveraging deep local major markets knowledge to interpret regional transaction patterns and behaviors.
Review and analyze sophisticated transaction data using blockchain analytics tooling, identifying illicit activity typologies unique to the Middle East and virtual asset markets.
Serve as a primary point of contact for regional regulators, law enforcement, and industry bodies.
Strengthen the Second Line of Defense (2LoD) by developing oversight processes, escalation protocols, and high-impact training programs for regional analysts.
Collaborate with global product and engineering teams to enhance automated monitoring tools and rulesets based on regional risk profiles.
What you’ll bring to Circle:
Core Requirements:
10+ years of experience conducting complex financial crime investigations, ideally 2+ years within fintech or native virtual asset environments.
Proven experience navigating the MEA’s regulatory environment and a nuanced understanding of the local financial ecosystem.
A background that spans beyond investigations into broader compliance areas including Transaction Monitoring, KYC framework design, and regulatory advisory.
Proficiency in blockchain forensic tools, including TRM Labs and Elliptic and the ability to translate complex data into actionable compliance strategies.
The ability to influence both internal stakeholders and external regulators, acting as a credible subject matter expert in the MEA market.
Strong knowledge of UAE AML/CFT regulations and regional regulatory frameworks, including requirements from the UAE FIU and the ADGM.
Strong knowledge of regional virtual asset typologies and risks within the Middle East and North Africa.
Hands-on experience using blockchain analytics and transaction monitoring systems to identify suspicious activity.
Demonstrated ability to write and review high-quality investigative reports and regulatory filings, including SARs.
Excellent analytical and communication skills with the ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights.
Preferred Requirements:
CAMS, ICA, or equivalent financial crime certification.
TRM Advanced Crypto Investigations (“TRM-ACI”), Elliptic Specialist Investigator Certification, or equivalent blockchain analytics certifications.
Experience liaising with UAE regulators and law enforcement agencies on AML/CFT matters.
Subject matter expertise with virtual asset service providers and evolving global typologies within the crypto ecosystem.
Circle is a global financial technology firm that enables businesses of all sizes to harness the power of digital currency and public blockchains for payments, commerce and financial applications worldwide. Circle platforms and products provide a suite of internet-native financial services for payments, treasury infrastructure and capital formation. Circle is also a principal developer of USD Coin (USDC), which has become the fastest growing dollar digital currency in the world. USDC has grown to over 43+ billion in circulation and supported over $1.9+ trillion in transactions in the past year. Circle’s payments and treasury infrastructure services available through the Circle Account and APIs helps bridge the legacy financial system and digital currency and blockchain based finance. Combined, Circle’s suite of services helps companies to participate in a more open, global and inclusive financial system.
What you’ll be part of:
With the mission “To raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of financial value,” Circle was founded on the belief that the internet, blockchains and digital currency will rewire the global economic system, creating a fundamentally more open, inclusive, efficient and integrated world economy. We envision a global economy where people and businesses everywhere can more freely connect and transact with each other with new technologies for digital money and internet-native finance. We believe such a system can raise prosperity for people and companies everywhere. Our mission is powered by the values we espouse and which we expect all Circlers to respect. We are Multistakeholder, serving the needs of our customers, our shareholders, our employees and families, our local communities and our world. Furthermore, we are also Mindful, Driven by Excellence, and High Integrity.
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