Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring all compliance related activities are completed to both internal and external standards, and within agreed SLAs
- Ensure that staffing levels are adequate for demand, and projection tools are utilised to predict and determine future volume. Remain in a state of control.
- Where necessary, lead the engagement, selection, and management of 3rd party providers to ensure compliance operation volume is effectively managed on an ongoing basis
- Ensure that all points of escalation to the 2nd line and Senior Management are clearly defined, kept up to date, and continually adhered to
- Lead new Product and Jurisdiction reviews on behalf of Compliance Operations
- Identify control gaps and lead the implementation of control enhancements that could impact the compliance of Nium
- Build up and maintain compliance Quality Checking (QC) and testing activities as per regulatory and governance requirements and issue internal reports to Senior Management on quality and performance
- Develop and improve the company’s Operational policies and procedures on an ongoing basis
- Be a key stakeholder in the facilitation of Compliance external audits, exams, and support on bank partner requests
- Ensure operational reporting to partner banks is conducted and distributed within agreed SLAs
- Continually assist to improve and streamline end to end compliance operational processes through automation and technology
- Manage and contribute to global Compliance Committees.
- Participate in Compliance or business-driven projects, including regulatory developments and strategic initiatives
Requirements
- At least 10 years’ experience within regulated companies, in senior compliance role(s) with robust knowledge on Compliance topics (KYB / KYC, AML/CFT, Sanctions etc.)
- Good understanding of the global Payments/Fintech industry
- ACAMS / CRCM / ICA certified (preferable)
- Experience with correspondent banking, banking as a service, and Financial Institution clients
- Strong analytical skills with experience in problem solving and being able to implement and deliver solutions
- Demonstrate clear sense of accountability in performing the role and a positive demeanour
- Ability to identify risks, control gaps, inefficiencies, see the bigger picture, challenge the current status quo and define scalable and sustainable processes and methodology
- Ability to lead end to end process and control improvements cross functionally and across various regions
- Proven ability to manage large, complex, and geographically dispersed operational teams
- Able to prioritise quickly and meet deadlines even under pressure
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Willingness to learn continuously and keep up to date with the Payments industry and its regulatory landscape (Globally).
Nium Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nium and has not been reviewed or approved by Nium.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered market-competitive in certain tech and sales roles and higher‑paying geographies, with upside evident for specific functions and seniority. Signals of strong totals in U.S. engineering/product and top‑end sales support a generally favorable footing.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials and external listings describe comprehensive health coverage and 24×7 assistance support aligned with a modern fintech package. These elements are positioned as core parts of the global offering.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous parental leave, standard PTO, and a company‑wide year‑end shutdown expand time‑off support beyond basics. Public career materials and job ads consistently reference these components.
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