Senior Risk Analyst – Transaction Monitoring & Financial Crime
by Rapyd in FinTech & Digital Payments
The Senior Risk Analyst at Rapyd in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a full-time role responsible for identifying, investigating, and mitigating financial crime risks across Rapyd’s global fintech platform. This position focuses on transaction monitoring, anti-money laundering (AML) compliance, and fraud detection. The Senior Risk Analyst applies advanced data analysis techniques using SQL, Python, Looker, Excel, and Big Query to analyze transactional data, detect suspicious activities, and identify emerging patterns indicative of fraud, money laundering, or terrorist financing. The role involves conducting in-depth investigations of flagged transactions and merchants, documenting findings, and preparing detailed internal reports while ensuring adherence to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The Senior Risk Analyst works closely with Compliance and Risk teams, escalates anomalies or material issues, reports suspicious activities to relevant authorities, and provides actionable recommendations to senior management. Additional responsibilities include improving transaction monitoring processes and systems, applying analytic techniques to complex cases, and maintaining accurate and comprehensive records of all investigations. The position is ideal for candidates with strong analytical and investigative skills, attention to detail, proficiency with transaction monitoring and case management systems, and knowledge of AML laws, regulations, and best practices.