AML Leader

Payoneer Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Payoneer Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) to lead AML/CTF risk management in our Guangzhou office. This on-site, full-time role requires building policies, monitoring, and regulatory coordination to ensure compliance.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in AML within payments/banking, strong analytical skills, and excellent English communication. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement risk-based controls and enhance AML systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• At least 10 years of experience as an AML Specialist in payment institutions or banks.
• In-depth knowledge of AML/CTF regulations, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring methodologies, and risk-based AML controls, with proven experience in AML system design, enhancement, and implementation.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment capabilities, with the ability to identify, evaluate, and mitigate money laundering risk.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively in English (both written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance AML-related policies, procedures, and operational guidelines.
• Support the Head of Compliance in developing the annual AML plan and risk management objectives in alignment with the Company's overall strategic goals.
• Lead the development and optimization of AML monitoring strategies, models, rules, and risk indicators, including sanctions and watchlist screening, suspicious transaction monitoring, and customer risk rating methodologies.
• Conduct and coordinate money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessments for new products, new business initiatives, and significant projects.
• Review and approve high-risk customer onboarding decisions, suspicious transaction reports (STRs), and routine regulatory reports.
• Drive the development, enhancement, and implementation of AML systems, including managing system requirements, testing, and user acceptance processes.
• Interpret and communicate applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations; provide AML advisory support and guidance to relevant departments on KYC/CDD/EDD, customer risk rating, beneficial ownership (UBO) identification, transaction monitoring frameworks, sanctions screening, and sanctions compliance management to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Organize and conduct the Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment and prepare related risk assessment reports.
• Act as daily contact person of PBOC and coordinate regulatory examinations, inspections, and assessments (both onsite and offsite), and ensure timely remediation of identified issues by relevant stakeholders.
• Support internal AML audits and ensure timely completion of corrective actions and remediation plans.
• Regularly report the Company's AML risk profile, key risks, and compliance status to Senior Management and the AML Steering Committee.

Skills

AML/CTF regulations

Sanctions compliance

Transaction monitoring

Risk-based AML controls

AML system design

Enhancement

Implementation

Analytical skills

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or above

Job description

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 countries and territories.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows–including everything from global payments and compliance to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence–we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

Role summary

We’relooking fora highly motivatedMoney Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)who will perform a key role in risk-based Anti Money Laundering (AML) & Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) management to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. You will join a dynamic and fast-pacedenvironment, andcooperate with other teams and departments The ideal candidate will have a proventrack recordin AML/CTF fields.

Location: Guangzhou
Onsite
Full-time

What you’ll do

• Develop and enhance AML-related policies, procedures, and operational guidelines.
• Support the Head of Compliance in developing the annual AML plan and risk management objectives in alignment with the Company's overall strategic goals.
• Lead the development and optimization of AML monitoring strategies, models, rules, and risk indicators, including sanctions and watchlist screening, suspicious transaction monitoring, and customer risk rating methodologies.
• Conduct and coordinate money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessments for new products, new business initiatives, and significant projects.
• Review and approve high-risk customer onboarding decisions, suspicious transaction reports (STRs), and routine regulatory reports.
• Drive the development, enhancement, and implementation of AML systems, including managing system requirements, testing, and user acceptance processes.
• Interpret and communicate applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory expectations; provide AML advisory support and guidance to relevant departments on KYC/CDD/EDD, customer risk rating, beneficial ownership (UBO) identification, transaction monitoring frameworks, sanctions screening, and sanctions compliance management to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Organize and conduct the Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment and prepare related risk assessment reports.
• Act as daily contact person of PBOC and coordinate regulatory examinations, inspections, and assessments (both onsite and offsite), and ensure timely remediation of identified issues by relevant stakeholders.
• Support internal AML audits and ensure timely completion of corrective actions and remediation plans.
• Regularly report the Company's AML risk profile, key risks, and compliance status to Senior Management and the AML Steering Committee.

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree or above.
• At least 10 years of experience as an AML Specialist in payment institutions or banks.
• In-depth knowledge of AML/CTF regulations, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring methodologies, and risk-based AML controls, with proven experience in AML system design, enhancement, and implementation.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment capabilities, with the ability to identify, evaluate, and mitigate money laundering risk.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively in English (both written and verbal).

The Payoneer Ways of Working

Act as our customer’s partner on the inside

Learning what they need and creating what will help them go further.

Do it. Own it.

Being fearlessly accountable in everything we do.

Continuously improve

Always striving for a higher standard than our last.

Build each other up

Helping each other grow, as professionals and people.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.