Global Head of Commercial Compliance – Financial Institutions

🕒 April 2

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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Nium

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2016

💳 Fintech

🏦 Banking

🛍️ eCommerce

Fintech • Banking • eCommerce

Nium is a pioneering company in the realm of real-time global payments, enabling businesses to collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. They offer a suite of services that includes global payins, payouts, account verification, and the issuance of physical and virtual cards. With operations spanning over 220 markets and supported by robust APIs, Nium provides essential solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and marketplaces, enhancing the speed and efficiency of cross-border transactions.

📋 Description

• Compliance Strategy & Framework Development: Work with MLROs for various licensed entities to design and operate a comprehensive compliance framework for FIs, covering AML/CTF, sanctions, KYC/KYB, and transaction monitoring, tailored to platform businesses. • Commercial & Product Advisory: Proactively partner with sales, marketing, and product teams to embed compliance-by-design into new products, services, and expansion initiatives. • Regulatory Commercialization: Translate global regulatory changes (e.g., stablecoin settlement, AI-driven payments) into actionable commercial opportunities for the FI vertical. • Risk Assessments: Conduct regular risk assessments and internal audits of commercial activities to identify vulnerabilities. • Due Diligence: Strengthen due diligence processes for third-party relationships. • Contractual Review: Support legal teams in reviewing high-risk commercial contracts to ensure compliance with trade controls and anti-bribery laws. • Monitoring & Surveillance: Implement automated monitoring, trade surveillance, or reporting systems to detect potential violations.

🎯 Requirements

• Fintech Veteran: 10+ years in compliance, with deep expertise in cross-border payments, commercial banking or fintech. Experience in compliance within a complex international financial institution or for financial institution businesses. • Commercial Mindset: You view compliance as a foundational product feature that helps win deals, not a barrier that stops them. • Global Navigator: Expert knowledge of global regulatory frameworks in major markets, including Singapore, United Kingdom, Europe, North America. • Tech-Forward: Comfortable working with AI-native tools and stablecoin settlement rails. • Technical Knowledge: Deep expertise in international banking regulations, AML/KYC requirements, market conduct rules, and institutional product knowledge. • Hands-on Capability: Proven experience implementing compliance technology solutions (automation, transaction monitoring) rather than just advisory roles. • Leadership Presence: Strong ability to influence senior management and work effectively with cross-functional teams (Legal, Risk, Product).