Global Head of Commercial Compliance – Financial Institutions
United Kingdom
Full Time
3 weeks ago
Visa Sponsorship
Key skills
Ruby on RailsRubyAIRailsLeadershipSales
About this role
Role Overview
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).