Head of AML Compliance

OpenPayd; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenPayd, a leading global payments platform, is seeking a Compliance Director Assistant to oversee AML systems and lead the Compliance Onboarding Team. The ideal candidate will have extensive compliance experience in financial institutions, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. Benefits include a personal training budget, hybrid work model, and generous leave policies.

Benefits

Personal training budget - £3000

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership - £40 off

Corporate discounts via Perk Box

Travel loan

Company Pension plan

Health & Life Insurance

Early Friday finish – 4pm

Hybrid work model - Mon, Wed, Thursday in the office

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a similar Leadership Compliance role with UK and EU AML regulations experience.
• 10-15 years of Compliance experience preferably within Financial Institutions.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Compliance Director with onboarding and anti-money laundering systems.
• Oversee the compliance function and coordinate operations teams.
• Prepare management information reports for Senior Management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business, or related field

ICA / CAMS qualification in AML/Financial crime

Job description

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Who are we? OpenPaydis a leading global payments and banking-as-a-service platform for the digital economy. ThroughitsAPI-driven technology, businesses can embed financial services into their products and create the seamless user experiences needed to drive business growth.OpenPayd’splatform removes the need to contract with multiple providers for different services and across different markets. Instead, businesses can access accounts, FX, international and domestic payments, and Open Banking services globally via a single API integration. OpenPaydis committed to providing businesses with a fully compliant solution across all markets, leaving your business to focus on growth. Our Mission Our mission is to ‘To open up banking and payments for business globally, through a modular platform’. We believe that all businesses regardless of their scale or industry should be able to leverage the best payment and banking services. We believe in providing our services through a simple, flexible, and scalable platform.

How will you add value to the OpenPayd journey?

To assist the Compliance Director in the establishment and maintenance of effective onboarding and anti-money laundering systems and controls;

Act as the deputy to the Compliance Director, overseeing the entire compliance function as needed;

Leading the Compliance Onboarding Team;

Oversee and review the entire onboarding process, including automation, procedures and processes, and suggest areas for effectiveness and improvement;

Develop, improve and manage the company’s policies and procedures related to AML in line with the latest AML/CFT regulations in the industry;

Ensure proper implementation of AML/CFT policies and procedures by personally overseeing all internal processes;

Oversee, coordinate and act as the first point of contact with relevant compliance operations teams;

Oversee the approval of new applications and ad-hoc compliance requests, acting as a point of escalation and support for relevant compliance operations teams;

Assessing if new business models implemented by our prospective clients correspond to our Customer Acceptance Policy and Risk Appetite;

Supervising all customer due diligence related day-to-day tasks;

Working closely with the Group Compliance department, as well as Sales, Customer Success, Legal and Operations in order to ensure alignment across all stakeholders dealing with corporate clients;

Identify gaps in knowledge and understanding across the business and deliver appropriate training and support where necessary;

Proactively identify and review for weaknesses and risks in compliance/operational processes and work to refine and streamline these processes, taking into account compliance and regulatory risks;

Communicating with colleagues across the company to ensure staff understand their accountability for compliance with all AML policies and procedures;

Providing advice and guidance on AML/CFT related matters where appropriate;

Prepare regular management information reports for Senior Management;

Perform ad-hoc AML projects as may be required from time to time.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

5+ year’s experience in a similar Leadership Compliance role, with a deep understanding of UK and EU AML regulations and best practice in the financial industry

Min. 10-15 years of Compliance experience preferably within Financial Institutions

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound decisions.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders;

Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders

Excellent regulatory awareness.

Ideally an ICA / Cams qualification in AML/Financial crime

Ability to effectively partner with different teams on a regular basis and build effective working relations across departments.

Knowledge of regulatory requirements of KYC and KYB

Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business, or a related field

Our Perks and Benefits

Personal training budget - £3000

Cycle to Work scheme

Discounted gym membership - £40 off any gym you like.

Corporate discounts via Perk Box

Travel loan

Company Pension plan - Company contribution % Employee contribution %

Health & Life Insurance

Early Friday finish – 4pm

Hybrid work model - Mon, Wed, Thursday in the office

25 days annual leave plus the Bank Holidays, an extra day off for Birthday & Social Volunteering, extended leave for 3 years plus employees

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