Director of FinCrime Ops

Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with an ambitious mission to revolutionize the payroll & payments industry. With over $400M raised from multiple tier-one investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, encompassing everything from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

As a Director of FinCrime Ops you will:

• Oversee the implementation of any necessary amendments to Due Diligence & AML SOPs and programs following changes in AML and Regulatory Compliance risk assessments.
• Effectively manage the work of the KYC & AML team, using clear and transparent KPIs and metrics.
• Act as advisor on CDD related queries from the Compliance Team members (both 1LOD and 2LOD) and the Company Staff.
• Conduct Due Diligence checks of high-risk accounts/customers for escalated cases.
• Supervise Due Diligence checks conducted by the Compliance Team members (ongoing Quality Control).
• Liaise with other business stakeholders including IT to ensure a proper integration of KYC verification and / or AML tools and other systems designed to support the Due Diligence processes.
• Ensure the proper training of relevant employees in Compliance.
• Implement any necessary amendments in the sanctions procedures and programs following any changes in the AML and Regulatory Compliance Manual.
• Cooperate with third party vendors and relevant stakeholders including IT in ensuring the proper integration of sanctions screening tools.
• Ensure that proper record keeping of 1LOD checks is being performed by 1LOD Compliance transaction monitoring results, implement any necessary amendments in the transactions monitoring procedures and programs following any changes in the AML and Regulatory Compliance Manual.
• Supervise the adjustment of the transaction monitoring rules according to the current fraud, money laundering or terrorist financing patterns and trends.
• Conduct enhanced verification of large value transactions based on customer risk ratings.
• Maintain a QC program over the team’s activities.
• Support the Group Compliance Officer in ensuring appropriate compliance posture.
• Report any knowledge or suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing to the relevant MLROs.
• Advice business stakeholders on the compliance tools and other fraud and compliance related matters.
• Communicate with the competent authorities, banks and partners regarding various requests.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• 7+ years of experience in compliance role within financial services, preferably a Bank, EMI or Payments Service Provider.
• 3+ years experience in managing FinCrime / Risk / Compliance Ops teams in a regulated institution.
• Relevant fincrime certification is a significant advantage.
• Payments knowledge is a strong positive
• Experience liaising with senior members of the management team, banks, auditors and regulators.
• Strong knowledge of all aspects of financial crime; KYC, AML, CFT, sanctions screening
• Excellent communications skills – written and verbal.
• Ability to multitask and work to tight deadline.
• Proactive and creative in problem-solving.
• Proficient in tools like CyberSource, ComplyAdvantage, SUMSUB, Salesforce, Microsoft office etc.
• Experience working in a scale-up business would be beneficial.
• Excellent communications skills in English – written and verbal.