Responsibilities
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Act as a key point of contact for law enforcement agencies and relevant government authorities across the UAE, including Dubai Police and other local law enforcement bodies.
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Receive, assess and coordinate responses to requests for user, transaction and other information from authorised law enforcement agencies, ensuring requests are handled in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
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Establish and maintain strong, professional relationships with UAE law enforcement agencies, regulators and government stakeholders.
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Work closely with internal Legal, Compliance, Investigations, Security, Risk and Operations teams to assess requests, obtain relevant information and coordinate timely responses.
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Review and validate law enforcement requests to ensure they contain the appropriate information and legal basis required for Binance to respond.
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Coordinate the collection, preservation and secure disclosure of relevant information and data in response to valid requests.
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Maintain accurate records of law enforcement requests, responses, correspondence and relevant case information.
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Support investigations involving fraud, financial crime, money laundering, sanctions, cybercrime and other illicit activity where Binance's assistance is requested by authorised authorities.
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Identify trends, recurring issues and emerging risks from law enforcement requests and share relevant insights with internal stakeholders.
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Support the development and improvement of processes, procedures and guidance for managing law enforcement requests in the UAE.
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Help educate and advise internal teams on UAE law enforcement engagement, information requests and appropriate response processes.
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Ensure all interactions and disclosures are handled with a high degree of confidentiality, professionalism and discretion.
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Stay up to date with relevant UAE laws, regulations, law enforcement practices and developments affecting digital assets and cryptocurrency.
Requirements
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Experience working with UAE law enforcement agencies, regulators or government authorities, ideally in a role involving information requests, investigations or financial crime.
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Strong understanding of the UAE law enforcement and regulatory environment, with existing relationships or experience engaging with Dubai Police and/or other UAE authorities highly desirable.
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Experience handling requests for information, subpoenas, production orders, court orders or similar legal/government requests.
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Background in law enforcement, government, financial crime, compliance, investigations, legal or a related field.
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Strong understanding of AML, financial crime, fraud, cybercrime or cryptocurrency-related investigations is highly desirable.
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Experience working with sensitive, confidential and potentially high-risk information.
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Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both government authorities and internal cross-functional teams.
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Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple requests and cases simultaneously while working to tight deadlines.
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Strong attention to detail and sound judgement when assessing sensitive requests and information.
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Fluency in English and Arabic is required.
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Experience in the cryptocurrency, digital asset, fintech or financial services industry is preferred.