VP, Financial Crimes and Fraud

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.

As VP, Financial Crimes and Fraud, you will set the strategic direction for Payoneer’s global financial crime and fraud risk management programs. You will lead the development and execution of frameworks, models, and policies that balance regulatory expectations, risk appetite, and Payoneer’s mission to deliver a seamless, customer-first experience.

In this role, you’ll partner closely with business, product, operations and compliance leaders to ensure compliance requirements are met without compromising innovation or customer experience. You will act as a senior advisor to executive leadership, shaping enterprise risk appetite, guiding control design, and driving the evolution of Payoneer’s financial crime capabilities as we continue to expand globally.

Location: Israel

Hybrid position

Full-time

What you’ll do-

• Provide strategic leadership for the design, governance, and execution of Payoneer’s financial crime and fraud frameworks across all regions and product lines.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a global second-line team focused on proactive financial crime and fraud risk management.
• Partner with business and product teams to align compliance and risk management objectives with Payoneer’s goals, enabling growth within defined risk appetite.
• Oversee the governance of financial crime models, ensuring they meet high standards of accuracy, documentation, and regulatory expectations.
• Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, banking partners, and senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial crime risk management practices through data-driven insights, emerging technology, and industry collaboration.
• Provide second-line oversight and challenge to ensure that financial crime risk is managed effectively and controls operate as intended.
  
  

• 12+ years of experience in financial crime or fraud risk management, including extensive experience leading global or multi-regional programs.
• Deep understanding of financial crime typologies, taxonomies, and control frameworks across multiple regulatory environments.
• Proven track record of building and leading high-performing, global teams.
• Strong background in developing frameworks that balance compliance requirements, risk appetite, and business growth objectives.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with a proven ability to partner effectively with stakeholders across business, product, technology, and operations.
• Highly results-oriented, with a strong focus on execution, measurable outcomes, and driving continuous improvement.
• Experience engaging with regulators, financial institutions, and executive leadership on complex risk and compliance matters.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to simplify complexity and drive alignment across senior stakeholders.