Lead Compliance Manager

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 110.000 - 140.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Motive is seeking a senior compliance leader in Germany to own AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, and sanctions programs across multiple markets. You will design and implement screening and monitoring controls, maintain regulatory relationships, and lead audits and remediation efforts.

Collaboration with Risk, Legal, and Product is essential to embed compliance into new products and markets. You will oversee governance, regulatory monitoring, and policy updates while building a scalable compliance function in a

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of experience in compliance, audit, or risk management within lending, payments, or financial services.
• Direct ownership of AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, sanctions, and PEP programs.
• Experience managing compliance relationships with issuing banks, card networks, or regulated financial partners.
• Multi-jurisdiction program experience, including Canada and UK/EU, required.

Aufgaben

• Own and maintain AML/BSA, Sanctions, and KYC/KYB policies across markets.
• Design, implement, and monitor sanctions and PEP screening, transaction monitoring, and escalation controls.
• Serve as primary compliance contact for issuing banks and card networks partners.
• Manage compliance reviews, exams, audits, and remediation commitments.
• Partner with Risk, Legal, Underwriting, Product, and Engineering to embed lending-compliance into new products and markets.

Kenntnisse

AML/BSA Program Management

KYC/KYB Compliance

Sanctions Screening

Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance

Regulatory Framework Knowledge

Jobbeschreibung

• Own and maintain Motive’s AML/BSA, Sanctions, and KYC/KYB policies and procedures across all operating markets
• Design, implement, and monitor sanctions and PEP screening, transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity escalation controls
• Serve as primary compliance point of contact and relationship owner for issuing bank and card network partners
• Manage compliance reviews, exams, audits, and remediation commitments
• Partner with Risk, Legal, Underwriting, Product, and Engineering to embed lending-compliance requirements into new products and markets before launch
• Lead internal and third-party compliance audits and exams and drive findings to closure
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into policy and control updates
• Build and run compliance governance, including reporting, escalation paths, and risk committees
• Establish a playbook for evaluating compliance requirements before entry into new markets
• Build out the compliance function, including hiring and managing future team members

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in compliance, audit, or risk management within lending, payments, or financial services
• Direct ownership of AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, sanctions, and PEP programs
• Hands-on experience managing compliance relationships with issuing banks, card networks, or other regulated financial partners, including audits and remediation
• Multi-jurisdiction compliance program experience, including Canada and UK/EU required
• Working knowledge of commercial lending, AML/sanctions, and payments regulatory frameworks across North America and Europe, including BSA, FinCEN, FINTRAC/PCMLTFA, OFAC sanctions, and UK/EU AML and data protection regimes
• Ability to write policy and operationalize it through controls, procedures, and monitoring that withstand audits
• Experience partnering with Legal, Risk, Product, and Engineering to launch compliant products in new markets
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to represent Motive to external regulators, auditors, and bank partners and advise senior leadership on compliance risk
• Must be authorized to receive and access commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in managing AML/BSA, KYC/KYB, and sanctions compliance programs, with a strong ability to operationalize policies and controls across multiple jurisdictions. Proven track record in leading compliance audits, managing relationships with financial partners, and advising senior leadership on compliance risks.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AML/BSA Program Management
• KYC/KYB Compliance
• Sanctions Screening
• Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance
• Regulatory Framework Knowledge

Hard Skills

• Compliance Auditing
• Transaction Monitoring
• Policy Writing
• Risk Management
• Regulatory Compliance

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Relationship Management

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Payments
• Commercial Lending
• BSA
• FinCEN
• FINTRAC/PCMLTFA
• OFAC Sanctions
• UK/EU AML
• Data Protection Regimes