Chief Compliance Officer

TOM People; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 180.000 - 250.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

TOM People is seeking an experienced Chief Compliance Officer to join the executive leadership team of a growing fintech payments business in Sydney, Australia. You will lead the compliance function, engage regulators and drive uplift across frameworks, policies and governance to protect customers and the business.

You will partner with the Financial Crime team, oversee AML/CTF programs, and mentor a high-performing team while enabling growth.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive leadership experience in compliance/financial crime within fintech or payments.
• Proven engagement with regulators, ideally APRA-regulated environments.
• Strong governance, risk management, and regulatory change control knowledge.
• Experience leading AML/CTF programs and financial crime risk management.
• Track record building high-performing teams and influencing Boards.

Aufgaben

• Lead and uplift the organisation's compliance framework to meet regulatory obligations.
• Act as primary liaison with regulators and government agencies.
• Oversee breaches, regulatory reporting and remediation programs.
• Partner with Financial Crime to strengthen AML/CTF and sanctions controls.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing compliance team.
• Guide business growth while maintaining strong regulatory outcomes.

Jobbeschreibung

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Chief Compliance Officer to join the executive leadership team for a growing fintech in the payments space.

This role will have responsibility for leading the compliance function, acting as the primary regulatory liaison and driving continued uplift across frameworks, policies, controls and governance practices. Over time, there is potential for the remit to expand into broader risk leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously enhance the organisation's compliance framework to ensure alignment with regulatory obligations and industry best practice.
• Drive compliance uplift initiatives across policies, standards, frameworks, monitoring programs and controls.
• Act as the primary relationship lead for regulators and government agencies, building credible and constructive regulatory partnerships.
• Lead engagement with regulators, including supervisory reviews, regulatory reporting, enquiries, thematic reviews and inspections.
• Provide strategic advice to Executive and Board stakeholders on regulatory developments, compliance risks and emerging obligations.
• Oversee breach and incident management, regulatory reporting and remediation programs.
• Maintain oversight of the organisation's AML/CTF framework, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and evolving financial crime obligations.
• Partner closely with the Financial Crime team to strengthen AML/CTF, sanctions, customer due diligence and transaction monitoring controls.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance and accountability across the organisation.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing compliance team.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to support innovation and growth while maintaining strong regulatory outcomes.

About You

You are an accomplished compliance leader who combines strong regulatory expertise with a commercially minded and pragmatic approach.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in a senior Compliance, Financial Crime or Risk leadership role within banking, payments, fintech or broader financial services.
• Demonstrated experience engaging directly with regulators, ideally including exposure to APRA-regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of compliance management frameworks, governance, regulatory change and control environments.
• Experience overseeing AML/CTF programs and financial crime risk management frameworks.
• Proven capability leading compliance transformation, regulatory remediation or framework uplift initiatives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience advising Boards, Executives and regulators.
• A track record of building, leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• Ideally, a combination of experience gained within both large financial institutions and high-growth payments or fintech environments.

Why This Opportunity?

• Executive leadership role with significant organisational influence.
• Opportunity to shape the future compliance and governance agenda of a growing financial services business.
• High level of exposure to regulators, Board members and executive stakeholders.
• Broad remit spanning compliance, regulatory affairs and financial crime.
• Potential pathway into a broader Compliance & Risk leadership position as the business continues to evolve.

This opportunity will suit a senior compliance executive looking to take ownership of a critical function within a dynamic and growing organisation operating at the intersection of banking, payments and financial services.