INACTIVE
Full-Time
Head of Regional Compliance
Mobile P2P international payments service
Financial Services
Senior, Expert
London, UK
Required Skills
Agile
Management
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in a compliance focused role and preferably with regulatory experience; Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Auditing or related field
- Should have a proven record of operational leadership, delivering desired results at a consistently high standard of resiliency, performance and engagement. The person should be capable of inspiring, supporting and developing a team that is agile and responsive to change, with the skills to manage and achieve desired results in a highly dynamic environment while maintaining the highest standards of excellence despite the rapid pace of technological and regulatory change
- Understanding of global regulatory landscape, with ability to build relationships among government agencies
- Excellent change management skills, including advocating, anticipating and orchestrating change. Able to foster a team culture that enables staff to achieve results in a changing environment
- Is independent, but also is able to effectively manage and develop a great team
- Is comfortable managing numerous aspects of an AML/CTF compliance program
- Work well with people at all levels inside and outside our organization
- Willingness for travel is required
- A hunger to build a better customer experience and unlock business value
- Ability to effectively communicate requirements and urgency to business partners and influence outcomes
- Enjoy partnering with others and managing stakeholders
- Balance risk & rewards, while meeting regulatory requirements
- Strong problem solving skills that sweat the details and aim for the stars
- Ability and comfort working in white-space to create compliance frameworks and solutions
- Root cause analysis strengthened by the use data to make recommendations
- Clear communicator with key stakeholders in meetings, in policy document, and process design
Responsibilities
- Understand and maintain continuing knowledge of all local compliance requirements and work collaboratively to set the strategic direction for the Compliance Function, reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer
- Deep experience in regulatory compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management or other similar role with a financial institution focusing on compliance with local laws and regulations related to financial services
- Implement policy for compliance obligations (including AML) risk management framework to meet requirements and legislation in the region
- Partner with colleagues within the company as well as with external stakeholders to identify and address business needs, using influence and empathy to build relationships by earning trust and confidence
- Work efficiently and independently, prioritize workflow, meet demanding deadlines, conduct/manage internal investigations and manage multi-faceted projects in a fast-moving environment
- Manage a team of regional and country compliance managers and work to coach team to take on more roles and responsibilities
- Lead team through change management skills, including advocating, anticipating and orchestrating change. Able to foster a team culture that enables staff to achieve results in a changing environment
- Lead the team to work with relevant contacts in business, risk and compliance functions to ensure consistent application, and implementation, and controls to evidence related AML standards, policies and procedures
- To provide strategic direction and guidance for compliance related issues including the implementation of a risk management framework
- Provide advisory services to the senior business contacts to ensure clear understanding of financial crime risk exposure for clients, transactions and products
- Engage with key regulators, law enforcement, and other government bodies and agencies on regulatory and licensing matters
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$4.2B
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
Founded
2011
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↑ 5%1 year growth
↑ 24%2 year growth
↑ 87%Benefits
Continuing Education or Travel Stipend
Office Culture
Flexible PTO, Schedules and Leaves
DEI Learning Opportunities
Community Engagement
Inclusive Benefits
INACTIVE