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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.
Senior Manager, China Compliance
Role summary - We’re looking for a Senior Manager, China Compliance to support global Compliance teams by coordinating the local implementation of group requirements, providing China market insight, and helping ensure global policies and controls are applied effectively to the China business. The role will serve as the local coordination point for China stakeholders, helping resolve compliance-related friction, identify control and process enhancements, and maintain compliance integrity across cross-border business operations.
Location: Shanghai, China
On-site
Full-time
What you’ll do
- Advise on and coordinate local implementation of group compliance, financial crime, sanctions requirements applicable to the China business.
- Serve as the local point of contact for China stakeholders on compliance-related matters involving overseas licensed entities and global policy owners.
- Provide China market context and practical implementation feedback to global teams to support fit-for-purpose policy, process, and control design.
- Engage China leadership and stakeholders to identify pain points, formulate issue resolution, and coordinate action plan implementation.
- Coordinate escalation handling, open-item tracking, decision documentation, and timely follow-up through agreed channels and stakeholder routines.
- Communicate material China business issues, policy concerns, control updates, sanctions/risk implications, and enhancement opportunities to relevant global teams, forums, and committees.
- Identify recurring customer-impacting issues or process gaps and work with relevant owners to assess practical improvements.
- Support regular compliance readouts, regional highlights, stakeholder updates, and management reporting for China Compliance & Risk matters.
Who you are
- Relevant experience in compliance, financial crime compliance, sanctions, risk management, regulatory advisory, policy implementation, or related financial services control functions.
- Strong understanding of compliance governance, policy interpretation, control implementation, stakeholder advisory, and issue management in a regulated financial services environment.
- Familiarity with cross-border payments, customer onboarding, CDD/EDD, sanctions screening, AML/CTF, transaction monitoring, or payment compliance.
- Ability to translate global or group-level requirements into practical local guidance for China business stakeholders.
- Strong stakeholder management skills across global Compliance/Risk teams and local stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese, with the ability to explain complex compliance matters clearly and diplomatically.
- Strong execution discipline, including issue tracking, documentation, follow-up, and delivery across multiple workstreams.
The Payoneer Ways of Working
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Being fearlessly accountable in everything we do.
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Always striving for a higher standard than our last.
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Helping each other grow, as professionals and people.
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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.
Skills Required
- Relevant experience in compliance, financial crime compliance, sanctions, risk management, regulatory advisory, policy implementation, or related financial services control functions
- Strong understanding of compliance governance, policy interpretation, control implementation, stakeholder advisory, and issue management in a regulated financial services environment
- Familiarity with cross-border payments, customer onboarding, CDD/EDD, sanctions screening, AML/CTF, transaction monitoring, or payment compliance
- Ability to translate global or group-level requirements into practical local guidance for China business stakeholders
- Strong stakeholder management skills across global Compliance/Risk teams and local stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English and Chinese
- Ability to explain complex compliance matters clearly and diplomatically
- Strong execution discipline, including issue tracking, documentation, follow-up, and delivery across multiple workstreams
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage in the US is described as fully funded for medical, dental, and vision. Feedback suggests this materially boosts the value of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes 20 PTO days and supportive flexibility such as work-from-home reimbursements. These elements are frequently cited as enhancing work-life balance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle perks such as wellness stipends, free Friday lunches, stocked kitchens, and office events are highlighted. These extras are seen as augmenting overall compensation value.
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What We Do
Payoneer is the financial technology company empowering borderless businesses to transact, do business, and grow globally. Founded in 2005, we're here to enable entrepreneurs and businesses in 190+ countries and territories to succeed in the global economy. Our all-in-one financial platform is built to removes barriers and simplify cross-border commerce, making it easier for millions of SMBs to pay and get paid, manage their funds across multiple currencies, and grow their businesses.
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