Head of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) - Saudi National

About Us

Tamara is a leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region with a mission to help people own their dreams built on being simple, trusted, and everywhere our customers need us. Today, more than 25 million customers and over 130,000 partner merchants depend on Tamara every day for reliable financial solutions across retail, travel, education, healthcare, and beyond. Tamara is backed by Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and SNB Capital, among others.

Your Role

The Head of AML will lead and manage the overall operations, activities, and responsibilities of the AML/CTF Department, reporting administratively to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and functionally to the Audit Committee. The role is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining the company’s Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing (AML/CTF/PF) framework in Saudi Arabia. This includes ensuring compliance with the Saudi Anti-Money Laundering Law and its Implementing Regulations, SAMA requirements, SAFIU reporting obligations, and applicable Targeted Financial Sanctions requirements.

The Head of AML will work closely with business and control functions to identify and assess financial-crime risks, ensure that effective controls are implemented consistently acros