Compliance Associate

Line Two is supporting a fintech in Riyadh to hire a Compliance Associate to support day-to-day compliance activities across regulatory compliance, onboarding controls, financial crime support, and governance processes. This is a hands on role in a fast paced, high growth environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the compliance function with daily activities across regulatory compliance and internal controls.
• Assist with KYC/CDD reviews (onboarding and periodic reviews), ensuring files are complete and audit-ready.
• Support screening workflows (sanctions/PEP/adverse media) and help resolve potential matches (false positive vs escalation).
• Support compliance monitoring activities (sampling, QA checks, control testing) and document findings clearly.
• Maintain compliance trackers, evidence repositories, and documentation for audits and internal reviews.
• Assist with drafting/updating policies, procedures, and compliance guidance (SOPs, checklists, templates).
• Coordinate with Operations/Product/Customer teams to close compliance actions and improve process adherence.
• Contribute to reporting and MI (volumes, SLAs, exceptions, remediation progress).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Law, Accounting, Risk, or a related field.
• 1-4 years experience in compliance, AML/KYC, risk, internal controls, or financial crime operations within fintech, payments, banking, or financial services.
• Solid understanding of AML fundamentals (CDD/EDD basics, sanctions concepts, red flags, risk-based approach).
• Strong documentation and writing skills; high attention to detail.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with data and case trackers.
• Fluent in English (Arabic is a plus).

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Experience supporting a regulated fintech/payment business model (wallets, cards, remittances, merchant acquiring, etc.).
• Familiarity with compliance tools (any): World Check/Refinitiv, Dow Jones, ComplyAdvantage, Actimize, Oracle FCCM, or similar.
• Certifications (or in progress): CAMS / ICA.

How to Apply

Apply via LinkedIn with your updated CV. Please include your notice period, current location, and KSA work authorization/iqama status (if applicable).

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Hiring decisions are based on skills, experience, and role requirements.