Head of Risk and AML

Job Summary
In this vital leadership position, you will be responsible for developing and implementing effective risk management and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) programs, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, and fostering a strong culture of risk awareness throughout the organization.

Responsibilities
— Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management framework that identifies, assesses, mitigates, and monitors all relevant risks across the business, including operational, financial, legal, and compliance risks
— Lead the development and implementation of an effective AML program, including Know Your Business (KYB), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity reporting (SAR) processes
— Stay up-to-date on all applicable regulations related to AML, Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), and other relevant financial crime areas and ensure the company’s compliance
— Oversee the Risk & AML team and provide guidance and support to ensure efficient and effective operations
— Conduct regular risk assessments and identify potential risks associated with new products, services, and technologies
— Develop and deliver training programs on risk management and AML procedures to all employees
— Report regularly to senior management on the risk profile of the company and the effectiveness of the risk management and AML programs
— Collaborate with other departments, such as Legal & Finance, Product, Sales and others, to ensure a holistic approach to risk management and AML compliance

Qualifications
— Minimum of 6 years of experience in risk management and AML in the financial services industry on international markets (iGaming, FinTech)
— Minimum of 3 years in management role
— In-depth knowledge of online banking or payment service provider (PSP) operations
— Strong understanding of AML/CFT regulations and relevant financial crime typologies
— Proven experience in developing and implementing risk management and AML programs
— Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
— Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence and motivate others
— Deep understanding of diverse range of tools (RegTech,TM tools, DM and Analytics tools)
— Ability to work effectively, under pressure, in a rapid changing environment, as well as autonomously and as an effective member of a dynamic team

Will be a plus
— Professional certifications in risk management or AML (e.g., CCEP, CAMS)

We offer
— Opportunity to work on cutting-edge payment technologies
— Collaborative and supportive work environment
— Opportunities for professional development and growth
— Paid vacation days, sick leaves
— Flexible working opportunities
— Accounting services for candidates from Ukraine
— Compensation of professional conference attendance according to the corporate policy

Hiring process
→ CV screening
→ HR interview
→ HM interview
→ Job Offer

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We will review your application within one business week.

About Payop

Payop is a payment service provider, licensed by MAS (Singapore) and FINTRAC (Canada). We collect payments from the website through Payop checkout page. We offer 500+ international and local payment methods in one single integration and help to simplify payment control through the unified interface.

Among popular payment methods that we offer Payop develops its own payment channels in Europe. We participate in Open Banking popularisation, it’s a new bank transfer technology supported by the European Union. Our technical and financial expertise helps us to create innovations and move all market forward. We’ve already created three unique features and we plan to disrupt the payment market in 2024.

Payop Team is young, ambitious and hardworking. Our product is technology, but people create this code. We keep learning and experimenting with new ideas. Payop Team fuels our rocket growing product.

Company website:
https://payop.com/

DOU company page:
https://jobs.dou.ua/companies/payop/