Senior Manager Financial Crime Compliance
Senior Manager Financial Crime Compliance
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Job Description
To support our expansion across the Americas region Checkout is now actively seeking a highlydriven Senior Manager to support in establishing and leading the Atlantabased Compliance team reporting into the Head of Americas Compliance. The role will be instrumental in supporting broader expansion in the US focusing on bank regulatory initiatives including but not limited to contributing to regulatory applications drafting compliance policies and establishing processes to comply with AntiMoney Laundering regulations in the U.S. including the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) PATRIOT Act of 2001 the AntiMoney Laundering Act of 2020 and rules issued by the U.S. Department of Treasurys Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).
The stakeholder will join a growing Americas team dedicated to Compliance and will work closely with external regulators and various internal functional partners (Sales Onboarding Transaction Monitoring Legal Product etc. ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience dealing with regulators and senior management in a paymentsfocused banking or other regulated financial institution and act as the senior person responsible for legal entity regulatory matters within the US. The ideal candidate will be highly strategic and will deploy an owner mentality. Theyll be wellorganized adaptable to the changing demands of the role and capable of independent and autonomous decisionmaking to drive ambitious expansion goals in a fastpaced environment.
How youll make an impact
Youll be overseeing the Atlantabased Compliance team and the legal entity Compliance Program to manage all sources of regulatory risk and provide reporting which meets the needs of our regulators. Among other duties the incoming Compliance leader will be responsible for:
- Providing strategy direction and oversight for a regulated U.S. legal entity and to the Atlantabased team ensuring risk management practices are implemented.
- Working jointly with senior management in the US and at the Group level.
- Being the primary Compliance person responsible for driving conversations with regulators and assisting in activities required to maintain licenses in good standing.
- Assist with setting up governance committees needed for our US regulated entities.
- Grow the Atlantabased Compliance teams over the coming years.
- Lead all aspects of Compliance statutory regulatory and management reporting in line with external and internal policy requirements.
- Developing compliance policies and procedures that are designed to comply with applicable external requirements and groupwide policies.
- Serving as the board designated BSA Officer and managing the overall antimoney laundering compliance program including the filing of suspicious activity reports.
- Review escalations from the first line of defense approving merchant applications and making sure necessary Customer Due Diligence is performed.
- Maintain legal entity specific compliance risk assessment highlighting control gaps where necessary.
- Communicating with all necessary staff to ensure they understand their responsibilities and are trained in Checkout policies and procedures to identify financial crime issues and escalate any suspicious activity.
- Supporting the business and signing off where necessary to launch new products and assess the associated risks in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Maintain awareness of compliance industry trends including financial crime risks.
Qualifications :
What were looking for:
- 8 years of compliance experience at a regulated U.S. financial institution.
- Strong understanding of compliance risks associated with financial institutions as well as payment network specific compliance requirements.
- Knowledge and experience within the Payments/Fintech industry and compliance with U.S. state money transmission compliance requirements.
- Experience dealing with regulators in a senior compliance role with robust knowledge on key compliance topics including KYC AML/CFT Sanctions.
- Highly analytical strategic problem solver with strong ideas and foresight.
- Strong communicator with the ability to build crossfunctional relationships.
- Ability to balance multiple tasks with tight delivery schedules and prioritize accordingly communicating roadmaps and deliverables clearly and articulately.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Additional Information :
Our competitive salaries are just one component of total compensation package. Additional benefits include: health vision dental insurance 401k vacation and sick and safe time learning days and volunteer days.
To view more details of what you can look forward to visit our careers page: without meeting all requirements statement
If you dont meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role please apply anyway. Were always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
We believe in equal opportunities
We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.
Our clients come from all over the world and so do we. Hiring hardworking people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.
When you join our team well empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. Wed love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.
We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application or tell your recruiter directly if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. Well be happy to support you.
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If you dont meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role please apply anyway. Were always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
We believe in equal opportunities
We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.
Our clients come from all over the world and so do we. Hiring hardworking people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.
When you join our team well empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. Wed love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.
We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application or tell your recruiter directly if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. Well be happy to support you.
Take a peek inside life at Checkout via
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