B2B Payment Risk Strategy Lead

Aquis Search; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client, a global B2B payment network, is seeking a hands-on Risk Control & Operations leader to shape and run the function in Hong Kong. You will establish end-to-end processes, review standards and SLAs across customers, transactions and on-chain activity.

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Compliance, Product and Engineering to balance rapid growth with regulatory obligations, build a risk-based control framework, and lead a team to monitor KYT and sanctions risks in near real-time.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in risk control and compliance operations.
• Experience with cross-border payments and B2B settlement.
• Understanding of stablecoins USDT/USDC.
• Familiarity with on-chain KYT and risk tooling.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead risk control and operations function with SOPs and SLAs.
• Develop risk-based control framework for customers, transactions, and fund flows.
• Oversee complex B2B payment risk, including documentation reviews.
• Conduct on-chain monitoring and KYT reviews for sanction risk.
• Build real-time risk workflows and service levels for payments ops.
• Partner with Sales, Compliance, Product, and Engineering to balance growth and compliance.

Skills

Risk control

Compliance operations

Cross-border payments

Trade documentation

KYT monitoring

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Tools

Chainalysis

Elliptic

Job description

Our client, a global B2B payment network, is looking for a hands-on Risk Control & Operations leader to join their team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the establishment and development of the Risk Control & Operations function, including end-to-end processes, SOPs, review standards and operational SLAs.
• Develop and implement a risk-based control framework covering customer, transaction, trade documentation, fund flows and on-chain activity.
• Oversee the assessment and resolution of complex and high-risk B2B payment transactions, including trade documentation reviews, transaction authenticity and fraud risk.
• Conduct and oversee on-chain transaction monitoring and KYT reviews, assessing stablecoin fund flows and potential exposure to sanctions, illicit activity and other blockchain-related risks.
• Lead and develop the Risk Control & Operations team, establishing appropriate workflows, performance standards and service levels to support real-time or near-real-time B2B payment operations.
• Partner closely with Sales, Compliance, Product, Engineering and other stakeholders to ensure risk controls support sustainable business growth while maintaining regulatory and compliance standards.

Key Requirements:

• Hands-on experience in risk control, compliance operations, cross-border payments, B2B settlement, PayTech or related environments.
• Strong understanding of B2B trade and payment risks, including international trade cycles and supporting documentation.
• Proven ability to identify inconsistencies or authenticity concerns across invoices, Bills of Lading, Customs declarations and related trade documents.
• Strong understanding of stablecoins and cryptocurrency mechanics, particularly USDT and USDC.
• Practical knowledge of on-chain transaction tracing and KYT, with exposure to tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic or similar platforms.
• Strong judgement, analytical thinking and stakeholder management skills.