Deputy Head of Compliance
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Deputy Head of Compliance building AML, sanctions, KYB and monitoring frameworks for Codex’s stablecoin cross-border payments. Managing client risk, investigations and regulatory engagement.
Responsibilities:
- Review flows of funds for new corridors, products and payment partners and set compliance conditions before launch
- Own compliance oversight of third-party payment models, outsourced KYB, partner-level controls and ongoing partner monitoring
- Apply Travel Rule requirements and counterparty VASP due diligence to stablecoin transfers
- Build and own the B2B cross-border payments compliance framework covering payouts, collections and stablecoin on- and off-ramps
- Write and maintain AML/CFT, sanctions, KYB and transaction monitoring policies
- Own corridor- and jurisdiction-level risk assessments and support the firm-wide assessment
- Set compliance requirements for new products and client segments
- Support licence applications and regulator engagement
- Own transaction monitoring across fiat and on-chain flows, including scenarios, thresholds, alert logic and coverage
- Tune monitoring rules using data and improve alert quality
- Review escalated alerts, request information and decide whether to close, escalate or convert cases to suspicious activity reports
- Write and file suspicious activity reports and maintain audit-ready case files
- Work with Engineering and Product on monitoring requirements and automation
- Make risk determinations on complex B2B clients and financial partners
- Review and sign off higher-risk onboardings and handle Compliance Operations escalations
- Support responses to due diligence requests and RFIs from financial partners, banks and regulators
- Set investigation standards, SLAs and quality checks and coach junior analysts
- Produce management information on alerts, ageing, SAR conversion, EDD pipeline and review backlog
Requirements:
- 8+ years in financial crime compliance, including at least 5 years in B2B cross-border payments compliance, such as payouts, collections or correspondent banking
- Background at a reputable fintech or payments company
- Working knowledge of payment rails and flow of funds, including SWIFT, SEPA and local schemes
- Experience working on licence applications and writing compliance frameworks in at least one of the US, LatAm, APAC or Africa
- Experience designing, tuning and governing transaction monitoring rules
- Experience writing and filing suspicious activity reports, and handling regulator or bank partner scrutiny
- Sound judgement to make defensible risk calls on incomplete information and explain them clearly
- Hands-on experience personally writing policies, working cases and handling regulator queries
- Comfortable interrogating transaction data and working with Engineering on requirements
- Nice to have: direct experience with MSB, money transmitter or e-money licensing
- Nice to have: experience with digital assets, stablecoins or VASP regimes, including on-chain monitoring and Travel Rule
- Nice to have: experience setting up a compliance or monitoring function at a scale-up
- Nice to have: prior experience as a deputy MLRO or in an MLRO-adjacent role
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