Job summary
Capitex is recruiting a Financial Crime Consulting Director in Riyadh to lead and scale its FCC advisory practice across Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC. The role combines roughly equal responsibility for business development and project delivery, owning client outcomes, revenue growth and team building.
Key responsibilities
- Lead business development and win FCC advisory mandates across KSA and wider GCC
- Own end-to-end BD lifecycle and achieve annual revenue targets of USD 1m+
- Lead delivery of multi-workstream FCC engagements on time, budget, and quality
- Act as senior SME for sanctions screening and transaction monitoring systems
- Develop proposals, presentations and thought leadership aligned to regulators
- Recruit, mentor and manage a high-performing FCC advisory team in KSA
- Quality-assure client deliverables and oversee project governance
- Build and commercialise digital and technology-enabled FCC solutions
Requirements
- Minimum 15 years total professional experience
- At least 10 years FCC advisory/consulting experience
- Minimum 5 years FCC advisory sales/BD selling to banks
- At least 10 years FCC project execution experience
- Proven GCC market experience with local banks
- Managed accounts generating USD 1m+ revenue per annum
- Hands-on experience in system selection and implementation for screening/TM
- Delivered at least one marketable digital or technology-enabled FCC solution
Skills
AML/CFTSanctions screeningTransaction monitoringKYC/CDD/EDDRegulatory complianceBusiness developmentTeam leadershipFircosoft/AccuitySAS AML / ActimizePython
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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