APAC Compliance Lead for Global Payments

Stealth Startup

Hong Kong

On-site

HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Stealth Startup is seeking an experienced Compliance Lead to head the regulatory and compliance function for a fast-growing global payments business. The role owns end-to-end licensing across jurisdictions and builds the framework from licensing to launch and ongoing operations.

The ideal candidate has hands-on regulator engagement, work with external counsel and internal stakeholders to progress financial services licences, AML/KYC, sanctions, and governance, and will scale the compliance

Qualifications

8+ years of Compliance / Regulatory experience within payments or fintech.
Led or significantly contributed to obtaining payment licences.
Experience managing multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
Knowledge of AML/CFT, KYC/KYB, sanctions and transaction monitoring.
Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical controls with product/tech/ops.
Strong project-management across licensing workstreams.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple payment licence applications across key jurisdictions from assessment to approval.
Serve as primary compliance contact with regulators and external counsel.
Translate regulatory requirements into business, product, operational, and tech specs.
Build and maintain a compliance framework for licensed operations.
Advise management on licensing strategy and regulatory risks.
Manage regulatory examinations and ongoing obligations.
Define team structure and future hiring for the compliance function.