SAMA Customer Care Specialist

Who Are We HALA is a leading fintech player in the MENAP region that aims to redefine financial services and build the future bank of SMEs. HALA aims at empowering SMEs to start, run, and grow their businesses by providing them with cutting-edge financial and technological tools. HALA currently holds multiple entities in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt (including HALA Payments and HALA Logistics) and offers solutions that enable merchants to digitize their payments as well as manage their sales and operations. Founded in 2017, HALA is currently licensed by the Saudi Arabian Central Bank. Job Summary Responsible for managing and enhancing the transaction monitoring framework to ensure timely detection, investigation, and escalation of suspicious activities in line with SAMA regulations and internal AML policies. The role oversees monitoring controls, alert management, quality assurance, and team performance to mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing risks JOB-SPECIFIC Responsibilities: Own and operate the AML/CTF monitoring function end to end, including customer acceptance, KYC, CDD, EDD, transaction monitoring, investigations, escalation, and ongoing risk management. Review customer onboarding and periodic KYC updates and obtain the required approvals for high-risk customers, PEPs, complex ownership structures, UBOs, and source of funds/source of wealth assessments, with clear documentation and audit-ready records. Design, maintain, review, test, and enhance transaction monitoring scenarios, rules, thresholds, and logic to ensure effective detection of money laundering and terrorist financing risks and continuous improvement of monitoring quality. Oversee alert handling and investigations lifecycle, ensuring timely review, sound analysis, proper documentation, and structured escalation of suspicious cases to the AML/CTF reporting function for submission to the FIU. Review and update customer risk ratings (low, medium, high) based on relevant internal and exte

Who Are We HALA is a leading fintech player in the MENAP region that aims to redefine financial services and build the future bank of SMEs. HALA aims at empowering SMEs to start, run, and grow their businesses by providing them with cutting-edge financial and technological tools. HALA currently holds multiple entities in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt (including HALA Payments and HALA Logistics) and offers solutions that enable merchants to digitize their payments as well as manage their sales and operations. Founded in 2017, HALA is currently licensed by the Saudi Arabian Central Bank. Responsibilities Governance & Strategy: Develop, implement, and continuously improve the organization's Information Security Governance framework, policies, standards, and procedures. Lead the creation and execution of the Cyber Security Strategy in alignment with the company's overall business goals. Providing regular reports to the Board of Directors and executive management on the state of cybersecurity. Establish and manage a security metrics and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) program to measure the effectiveness of the security program and report on progress. Oversee the information security budget, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to manage risk. Risk Management: Design and manage a comprehensive enterprise-wide Cyber Security Risk Management program. Conduct regular risk assessments, including Business Impact Analysis (BIA), to identify, analyze, and evaluate information security risks. Facilitate risk treatment planning with business and technology owners, ensuring appropriate mitigation, acceptance, or transfer strategies are implemented. Manage the vendor risk management program, assessing the security posture of