Global Compliance Director – Payments (Europe)

Verifone; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Verifone in Amsterdam seeks an experienced Compliance Leader to head our global compliance team across the Netherlands and United Kingdom, with cross-border accountability and second-line oversight for wider jurisdictions.

The role requires deep regulatory expertise in AML/CTF, sanctions, data privacy, and governance, reporting to the VP Regulatory Compliance & Risk. Lead the uplift of the group compliance function.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in financial compliance with 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; regulator-facing role such as MLRO or Nominated Officer.
• Experience building and leading a distributed, multi-jurisdiction compliance team.
• Governance & strategic expertise; strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regulatory compliance for all regulated entities, including oversight of outsourced and co-sourced compliance activities.
• Be the MLRO for the Dutch entity and Nominated Officer for the UK entity; point of contact for regulators.
• Provide advice to the company on relevant regulatory items and guidance to stakeholders.
• Build and lead the compliance function across regions and manage day-to-day oversight of delivery partners.
• Provide second-line oversight to Verifone's regulated entities and maintain group-wide standards.

Skills

Regulatory leadership

AML/CTF expertise

Regulatory liaison

Governance

Risk analysis

Policy training

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or compliance

Job description

Verifone in Amsterdam seeks an experienced Compliance Leader to head our global compliance team across the Netherlands and United Kingdom, with cross-border accountability and second-line oversight for wider jurisdictions.

The role requires deep regulatory expertise in AML/CTF, sanctions, data privacy, and governance, reporting to the VP Regulatory Compliance & Risk. Lead the uplift of the group compliance function.