EMEA Compliance Director - Payments & Regulation

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

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