Risk Screening Team Lead

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005 Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders with a mission to connect the worlds underserved businesses to a rising global economy. Were a community with over 2500 colleagues all over the world working to serve customers and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflowsincluding everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management to providing working capital and business intelligencewe give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

Were looking for aRiskScreening Team Leader a highly motivated leader who will oversee a team responsible for sanctions and risk screening activities ensuring alerts are handled in line with regulatory requirements and internal policies. The role requires strong analytical and leadership skills the ability to manage operational performance and the capability to guide the team in making well-reasoned decisions based on complex data sets.

Whatyoullbe spending your time on:

• Ensuring team members meet defined KPIs and SLAs through effective monitoring coaching and operational oversight
• Developing team members through continuous feedback training and goal setting to support both individual growth and team performance
• Acting as an escalation point for complex alerts and investigations providing guidance and final review when required
• Leading and coordinating Screening Team projects ensuring alignment with compliance and business priorities
• Promoting and driving initiatives aimed at improving efficiency reducing workload and positively impacting customer experience
• Ensuring readiness for and supporting the success of internal and external audits including maintaining proper documentation and controls
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve processes policies and screening methodologies
• Monitoring operational trends and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in screening workflows and decision making

Have you done this kind of stuff

• Bachelors degree a must
• At least 3 years of proven managerial experience leading operational or compliance teams a must
• At least 2 years of relevant professional experience in online risk/compliance management fraud prevention or compliance/risk within a global payments remittance or e-commerce environment a must
• Hands-on experience with sanctions screening name screening or sanctions compliance processes (e.g. reviewing alerts sanctions list matching or handling sanctions-related investigations) a strong advantage
• Familiarity with global sanctions frameworks and screening requirements (such as OFAC EU UN or similar regulatory regimes) an advantage
• Excellent communication skills and strong English proficiency (written and spoken) a must
• A positive energetic and communicative people-person with strong leadership presence a must
• Proven cross-team collaboration and strong interpersonal skills
• A well-organised energetic individual with a proactive can-do approach
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to perform effectively under pressure
• Flexible attitude and emotional agility in dynamic environments
• Ability to adapt to changing requirements and uncertainty in a fast-paced environment
• An independent and proactive thinker who takes initiative and follows processes through to completion