Compliance Manager, FIU

Corpay Cross Border; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Vitality health coverage

Training courses

Employee discounts

Volunteer days

Job summary

Corpay Cross Border is seeking a Compliance Manager, FIU to lead a team of financial-crime investigators in our London office. You will ensure high-quality investigations, regulatory compliance, and timely reporting, while coordinating with Compliance, Risk, Legal, and external authorities.

You will report to the Head of FIU – EMEA, mentor junior staff, manage workloads, and drive improvements in processes and risk mitigation within UK and EU frameworks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in the compliance field.
• Minimum 2+ years of managerial experience.
• Experience leading a team within a Compliance department.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of financial-crime investigators, establishing clear expectations for investigative quality, productivity, professional judgment, and regulatory compliance.
• Managing the allocation and prioritisation of team workload, balancing BAU investigations with urgent escalations, regulatory deadlines, law-enforcement requests, remediation activities, and strategic projects.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements related to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and other financial crime regulations.
• Preparing and submitting regulatory reports and filings to relevant authorities in a timely manner.
• Serving as a senior point of escalation for complex, high-risk, sensitive, or time-critical investigations involving UK and European customers, counterparties, beneficiaries, payment flows, or legal entities.
• Providing training and guidance to employees on compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitating workshops, providing status updates, and leading meetings within the compliance department.
• Reviewing and responding to AML-related inquiries originating from external sources.
• Compiling and providing information, statistical data, and documentation requested by management in relation to subpoenas, regional audits, and exams.
• Acting as a subject-matter expert for UK- and EU-related financial-crime investigations, providing guidance on applicable investigative standards, reporting requirements, risk indicators, and escalation thresholds.
• Proactively identifying risks and issues and providing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Contributing to internal growth initiatives, including mentoring, recruitment, strategy, and methodology enhancement.
• Supporting miscellaneous projects or duties as assigned.

Skills

AML/CTF knowledge

Investigation management

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Coaching & mentoring

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Your role Legal & Compliance - Compliance - M3 - GBR

What you’ll be doing

What You’ll be Doing

Corpay is currently looking to hire a Compliance Manager, FIU within our Corpay Cross-Border division. In this role, you will lead, coach, and develop a team of financial-crime investigators, ensuring high-quality investigation standards, effective escalation management, regulatory compliance, and timely reporting. You will report directly to Head of FIU – EMEA and regularly collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, senior stakeholders, and external regulatory or law-enforcement bodies.

What We Need

Corpay is currently looking to hire a Compliance Manager, FIU within our Corpay Cross-Border division. In this role, you will lead, coach, and develop a team of financial-crime investigators, ensuring high-quality investigation standards, effective escalation management, regulatory compliance, and timely reporting. You will report directly to Head of FIU – EMEA and regularly collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, senior stakeholders, and external regulatory or law-enforcement bodies.

How We Work

• Assigned workspace in London office
• Company-issued equipment
• Formal, hands-on training

Role Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and developing a team of financial-crime investigators, establishing clear expectations for investigative quality, productivity, professional judgment, and regulatory compliance.
• Managing the allocation and prioritisation of team workload, balancing BAU investigations with urgent escalations, regulatory deadlines, law-enforcement requests, remediation activities, and strategic projects.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements related to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and other financial crime regulations.
• Preparing and submitting regulatory reports and filings to relevant authorities in a timely manner.
• Serving as a senior point of escalation for complex, high-risk, sensitive, or time-critical investigations involving UK and European customers, counterparties, beneficiaries, payment flows, or legal entities.
• Providing training and guidance to employees on compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitating workshops, providing status updates, and leading meetings within the compliance department.
• Reviewing and responding to AML-related inquiries originating from external sources.
• Compiling and providing information, statistical data, and documentation requested by management in relation to subpoenas, regional audits, and exams.
• Acting as a subject-matter expert for UK- and EU-related financial-crime investigations, providing guidance on applicable investigative standards, reporting requirements, risk indicators, and escalation thresholds.
• Proactively identifying risks and issues and providing appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Contributing to internal growth initiatives, including mentoring, recruitment, strategy, and methodology enhancement.
• Supporting miscellaneous projects or duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in the compliance field, preferably within a second-line or holistic compliance function.
• Minimum 2+ years of managerial experience.
• Previous experience managing, leading, and coaching a team within a Compliance department.
• Strong experience distributing team work, reviewing, and managing escalations, with the ability to make independent decisions.
• Investigation experience within a financial institution.
• Strong understanding of AML, CTF, and broader financial crime regulatory requirements.
• Confident and competent in communicating with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to manage high-risk, sensitive, and time-critical investigations.
• Strong decision-making, prioritisation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience preparing reports, documentation, and responses related to audits, exams, subpoenas, or regulatory requests.

Benefits & Perks

• 25 days per annum + 8 bank holidays
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annually during the benefits enrollment window
• Employee contribution of 3% matched with 5% from Corpay
• Provided by Vitality with no excess, Corpay covers £250 excess
• Access to flexible discounts, supermarket savings, and more
• Complimentary access to thousands of online courses
• Volunteering days and engagement in fun company-wide contests and initiatives

About Corpay

Corpay is a global technology organization that is leading the future of commercial payments with a culture of innovation that drives us to constantly create new and better ways to pay. Our specialized payment solutions help businesses control, simplify, and secure payment for fuel, general payables, toll and lodging expenses. Millions of people in over 80 countries around the world use our solutions for their payments. At Corpay, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace where employees are valued for their diverse perspectives, experiences, and contributions. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion strengthen our teams, drive innovation, and support our continued success globally. As part of our hiring process, offers of employment may be subject to the successful completion of pre-employment screening conducted by an authorized third-party provider, in accordance with applicable laws and Corpay policies. Screening requirements may include employment references, identity verification, criminal record checks, financial or sanctions screening, and other background checks relevant to the role and permitted by local law.

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