nium - Sr Director - Regulatory Compliance & MLRO
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Requirements
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in compliance roles within regulated environments. • Strong expertise across Compliance and AML/CFT domains, including KYC/KYB, sanctions, and financial crime. • Solid understanding of the Payments and Fintech industry. • Prior experience in payments or fintech strongly preferred. • ACAMS and/or ICA certification preferred. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to design and implement scalable solutions. • Demonstrated accountability, sound judgment, and a proactive, positive approach. • Ability to identify inefficiencies, challenge the status quo, and drive sustainable process improvements. • Proven ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. • Collaborative team player with experience (or willingness) to lead and develop teams. • Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with global regulatory developments. • Fluency in English.
Responsibilities
• Design, implement, and maintain an effective Compliance and AML/CFT program in line with new and existing regulatory requirements. • Conduct risk assessments and maintain key regulatory documentation, including the Key Regulatory Obligations Register, Compliance policies, and AML/CFT frameworks. • Provide compliance and AML/CFT advisory support for new products, business models, and use cases. • Drive improvements and efficiencies across end-to-end compliance operations through automation, technology, and machine-learning-enabled solutions. • Oversee Client Due Diligence (CDD) activities throughout the client lifecycle, ensuring timely reviews, risk ratings, name screening, and document verification. • Perform periodic, trigger-based, and ad hoc AML reviews, ensuring adverse news and elevated risk factors are appropriately identified and escalated. • Review and resolve transaction monitoring and name-screening alerts in a timely manner. • Prepare and submit Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) as required. • Act as the primary point of contact with regulators, including managing regulatory engagements and on-site inspections. • Ensure accurate and timely regulatory and AML/CFT reporting to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). • Prepare compliance reports for senior management and Compliance Committees. • Lead the rollout and ongoing management of the Compliance Training Framework. • Build, lead, and develop a high-performing local compliance team.
Benefits
• We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. • We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). • We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend. • We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!
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