Compliance Director - Europe

Francisco Partners; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Verifone seeks an experienced Compliance Leader from the Payments or Financial Services industry to head the Global Compliance team from the Netherlands. The role carries accountability for the Dutch and UK regulated entities, with second-line oversight across the wider footprint, including Germany, the Nordics, and the United States.

The role drives the Group Compliance uplift, shaping a modern, scalable function, and works closely with senior stakeholders to evolve Verifone’s compliance

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in financial compliance, including a team lead role within a regulated payments or financial services firm.
• Experience with regulated (payment) services & acquiring.
• Working knowledge of Dutch (DNB) and UK (FCA) regimes and regulator-facing roles such as MLRO/Nominated Officer.
• Experience building and leading a distributed, multi-jurisdiction compliance team.
• Governance and strategic expertise; familiarity with EU/UK AML, CTF, Sanctions, ABAC, Whistleblowing, etc.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regulatory compliance for all regulated entities, including oversight of outsourced and co-sourced activities and remediation partners.
• Act as MLRO for the Dutch entity and the UK regulator contact point; advise on regulatory items.
• Build and lead the compliance function with regional hires and outsourced delivery partner management.
• Provide second-line oversight across Verifone’s regulated entities and drive group-wide standards.
• Support uplift programs: risk analysis, AML/CTF, ABAC, governance, monitoring, investigations, third-party due diligence, and dawn-raid readiness.
• Train and present information to regulators and Verifone Group Senior Leadership.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Governance

MLRO/Nominated Officer

Multi-jurisdiction team

Analytical mindset

Training regulators

Attention to detail

Deadlines

Independent work

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law or compliance

CAMS or ICA certification (advantage)

Job description

Why Verifone

For more than 40 years Verifone has established a remarkable record of leadership in the electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide.

Verifone has a diverse, dynamic and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. We take pride in the fact that we work with leading retailers, merchants, banks, and third party partners to invent and deliver innovative payments solution around the world. We strive for excellence in our products and services, and are obsessed with customer happiness. Across the globe, Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers, partners and investors. It is this passion for innovation that drives each one of our employees for personal and professional success.

Verifone is proudly an in-office work culture as we see immense benefits to career development and business results from our colleagues being physically co-located. Currently, we do allow a hybrid work schedule but we regularly revisit our attendance policy.

What's Exciting About The role

Verifone is seeking an experienced Compliance Leader from the Payments or Financial Services industry to head our Global Compliance expert team from the Netherlands. This senior role carries direct accountability for Verifone’s Dutch and UK regulated entities, alongside second‑line oversight across the wider regulated footprint, including Germany, the Nordics, and the United States.

As a global payments technology leader, Verifone is strengthening its regulatory, governance, and compliance capabilities. We are looking for a leader who combines deep compliance expertise, strategic governance experience, and a decisive, action‑driven approach to shaping the future of Verifone’s payments and financial services strategy.

This role will spearhead the Group Compliance Uplift Programme, driving the build‑out of a modern, scalable compliance function across all regulated entities. You will work closely with senior stakeholders and guide the evolution of Verifone’s compliance framework across multiple jurisdictions.

The position reports directly to the VP Regulatory Compliance & Risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure regulatory compliance for all regulated entities, including oversight of the outsourced and co-sourced compliance and risk activities and of the external remediation partner
• Be the appointed MLRO for the DNB and the FCA and the point of contact for other regulatory agencies
• Provide advice to the company on relevant regulatory items
• Build and lead the compliance function, including the regional compliance hires and the day-to-day direction and quality control of the outsourced delivery partner
• Provide second-line compliance oversight to the other Verifone regulated entities and drive a consistent group-wide compliance standard

Support the Group compliance uplift program with a primary focus on:

• Maintaining the systematic integrity risk analysis (SIRA) and other risk registers applicable to the business
• Anti-money laundering and combating of terrorism financing programs (AML/CTF) – MLRO for the Dutch entity and Nominated Officer / MLRO for the UK entity
• Group Compliance programs like Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption, Code of Conduct, ESG, Whistleblowing, Gifts & hospitality and Conflicts of interest etc
• Compliance monitoring & testing plan – design, execution and reporting across the regulated entities
• Internal investigations, whistleblowing case management and dawn-raid readiness
• Third-party due diligence and ongoing monitoring, including M&A diligence support
• Safeguarding second-line oversight
• Customer-due diligence / KYC 2nd line oversight
• AML transaction monitoring and reporting
• Ongoing maintenance of the policy house

Skills and Experience We Desire

• 8–10 years of experience in financial compliance, including a team lead role within a regulated payments or financial services firm
• Experience with regulated (payment) services & acquiring
  
• Working knowledge of both the Dutch (DNB) and UK (FCA) regulatory regimes, and experience of holding a regulator-facing accountable role such as MLRO or Nominated Officer
• Experience building and leading a distributed, multi-jurisdiction compliance team
• Governance & strategic expertise
• Demonstrated expertise and familiarity with the EU and UK regulatory framework on Combating of Money Laundering, Combating of Terrorism Financing and Sanctions Act, ABAC, Whistleblowing, Dawn raids, Data Privacy, Scheme Compliance etc.
• Proven knowledge of and experience with laws and regulations in the financial sector
• Highly analytical with attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality of work
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, depending on the situation
• Ability to effectively train and present information to regulators and/or Verifone Group Senior Leadership
• Bachelor’s degree in law or compliance; a relevant professional certification (e.g. CAMS, ICA) is an advantage

Our Commitment

Verifone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Verifone is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.