Senior Manager Regulatory Compliance
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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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will manage regulatory compliance and financial crime prevention across the Americas, with a focus on the United States. You will oversee AML controls, regulator engagement, risk assessments, licensing obligations, audits, reporting, client risk reviews, remediation plans, compliance training, and process improvements.
Requirements
- At least 10–12 years of experience in senior compliance roles within regulated financial services or payments companies
- Knowledge of KYB, KYC, AML/CFT, sanctions, and money transmitter licensing
- Experience in multi-jurisdictional compliance roles, including US requirements or other Americas jurisdictions
- Understanding of payments and fintech regulation in the Americas, particularly the US
- ACAMS, CRCM, or relevant compliance certification preferred
- Experience with correspondent banking, Banking as a Service, or financial institution clients
- Experience engaging regulators and managing examinations and independent program audits
- Analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Experience building, managing, or contributing to a money transmitter or money services business compliance program
- Spanish or Portuguese language skills highly desired
- Experience leading compliance teams or mentoring junior compliance professionals highly desired
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement financial crime and AML methodology
- Monitor regulatory changes and adapt compliance processes
- Engage with regulators on AML/CTF and licensing matters
- Identify control gaps and implement control enhancements
- Oversee compliance testing and internal reporting
- Review high-risk institutional client relationships
- Support regulatory examinations and external audits
- Lead AML/CTF risk assessments and remediation plans
- Ensure timely FinCEN reporting, including SAR filings
- Manage compliance training, licensing, registration, and reporting obligations
- Oversee regulatory and independent program audits through remediation closure
Benefits
- Performance bonuses
- Sales commissions
- Equity for specific roles
- Medical coverage
- 24/7 employee assistance program
- Vacation programs
- Year-end shutdown
- Hybrid work arrangement with three office days per week
- Company social events and team activities
