Job summary
Capitex is hiring a FircoSoft tuning specialist in Riyadh to optimise sanctions screening for customers and payments. The role focuses on configuring filters, matching logic and Arabic name-matching, coordinating with Compliance, Operations, Technology and the vendor, and reporting findings in Arabic and English.
Key responsibilities
- Assess FircoSoft configuration across customer and payment screening: algorithms, rules, thresholds and lists.
- Tune filter parameters and matching logic to reduce false positives while preserving coverage.
- Improve Arabic name-matching: transliteration, romanisation variants, name particles and script conversion.
- Review sanctions list ingestion, versioning and update and exceptions governance.
- Design and run effectiveness tests; document methodology, results and recommendations.
- Enhance alert workflow: quality, suppression/hibernation, escalation and investigator feedback.
- Coordinate with Compliance, Screening Operations, Technology and vendor teams.
- Present findings and recommendations in Arabic and English to senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- Hands-on FircoSoft tuning experience: filters, algorithms, rules and thresholds.
- Professional fluency in Arabic and English with Arabic name-screening experience.
- Strong knowledge of sanctions regimes: UN, OFAC, EU and UK and related governance.
- Experience in screening effectiveness testing and documentation for validation and audit.
- Banking or financial institution experience and stakeholder collaboration skills.
Skills
FircoSoftSanctions screeningArabic name matchingTransliteration handlingList managementRule tuningThreshold calibrationSQLStakeholder communicationScreening testing
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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