Director - Regulatory Compliance & Deputy MLRO
Nium provides global real-time payments infrastructure for businesses, banks, fintechs, marketplaces, payroll providers, and travel companies.
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About Nium Pte. Ltd.
Nium is a global payments infrastructure company that enables businesses and financial institutions to collect, hold, convert, and disburse funds across borders. Its offerings include multi-currency accounts, global payouts, foreign exchange, beneficiary account verification, physical and virtual card issuance, stablecoin-backed cards, the Nium Portal, and APIs for payment integration. Nium serves banks, money transfer operators, marketplaces, payroll providers, spend-management companies, creator-economy platforms, airlines, hotels, and online travel agencies.
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About the Role
You will support the MLRO in overseeing and enhancing the AML/CFT program. You will conduct risk assessments, maintain key regulatory documentation, advise on compliance for new products, and drive compliance operations improvements through automation and technology. You will ensure client due diligence activities are completed on time, perform AML reviews, resolve monitoring and screening alerts, file Suspicious Transaction Reports, and prepare regulatory and management reports.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years' experience in compliance roles within regulated environments
- Strong expertise in Compliance and AML/CFT, including KYC/KYB, sanctions and financial crime
- Solid understanding of the Payments and Fintech industry
- Prior payments or fintech experience strongly preferred
- ACAMS and/or ICA certification preferred
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Fluency in English
Responsibilities
- Support the MLRO in overseeing and enhancing the AML/CFT program
- Conduct risk assessments and maintain key regulatory documentation
- Provide compliance and AML/CFT advisory support for new products, business models and use cases
- Drive improvements across compliance operations through automation, technology and machine learning
- Ensure Client Due Diligence activities are resolved within agreed timeframes and escalate issues
- Perform periodic, trigger-based and ad hoc AML reviews
- Review and resolve transaction monitoring and name-screening alerts
- Prepare and submit Suspicious Transaction Reports
- Ensure accurate and timely regulatory reporting to the Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Prepare compliance reports for senior management and Compliance Committees
Benefits
- Performance bonuses
- Equity for specific roles
- Medical coverage
- 24/7 employee assistance program
- Generous vacation including year-end shut down
- Hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office)
- Role-specific training, internal workshops and learning stipend
- Company-wide social events, team offsites
