Law Enforcement Specialist - UAE

Job description

Binance is hiring a Law Enforcement Specialist for its Legal & Compliance function in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The role acts as a key point of contact for UAE law-enforcement agencies and relevant government authorities, supporting lawful information requests, investigations and regulatory engagement. The specialist will coordinate with internal Legal, Compliance, Investigations, Security, Risk and Operations teams while handling sensitive and confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key point of contact for law-enforcement agencies and relevant government authorities across the United Arab Emirates.
• Receive, assess and coordinate responses to authorised requests for user, transaction and other information.
• Review and validate law-enforcement requests to confirm the appropriate information and legal basis are present.
• Coordinate the collection, preservation and secure disclosure of relevant information and data.
• Maintain accurate records of requests, responses, correspondence and case information.
• Support investigations involving fraud, financial crime, money laundering, sanctions, cybercrime and other illicit activity.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with UAE law-enforcement agencies, regulators and government stakeholders.
• Work with Legal, Compliance, Investigations, Security, Risk and Operations teams to coordinate timely responses.
• Identify trends, recurring issues and emerging risks from law-enforcement requests and share insights internally.
• Support improvements to procedures and guidance for handling law-enforcement requests in the UAE.
• Stay current with UAE laws, regulations, law-enforcement practices and developments affecting digital assets and cryptocurrency.

Requirements

• Experience working with UAE law-enforcement agencies, regulators or government authorities, ideally involving information requests, investigations or financial crime.
• Strong understanding of the UAE law-enforcement and regulatory environment.
• Experience handling requests for information, subpoenas, production orders, court orders or similar legal and government requests.
• Background in law enforcement, government, financial crime, compliance, investigations, legal or a related field.
• Strong understanding of AML, financial crime, fraud, cybercrime or cryptocurrency-related investigations is highly desirable.
• Experience working with sensitive, confidential and potentially high-risk information.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple cases under tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
• Experience in cryptocurrency, digital assets, fintech or financial services is preferred.

Skills

• Law Enforcement Liaison
• Regulatory Compliance
• Financial Crime
• AML
• Fraud Investigations
• Cybercrime
• Cryptocurrency Investigations
• Legal / Government Requests
• Case Management
• Information Disclosure
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Confidential Information Handling
• Compliance Operations
• English
• Arabic
• Digital Assets
• Fintech