Head of Compliance

FastXE

Dubai, UAE

Full Time

Director

2 weeks ago

AML/CFTSanctions ComplianceKYC/KYBTransaction MonitoringRegulatory ComplianceRisk Assessment

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FastXE seeks an experienced Head of Compliance to lead the global compliance and financial crime framework for a B2B cross-border payments fintech.

AML/CFTSanctions ComplianceKYC/KYBTransaction MonitoringRegulatory ComplianceRisk Assessment

Own and develop the firm's global compliance and financial crime framework.
Define and maintain the firm's risk appetite across AML, CFT, sanctions, fraud, and wider financial crime.
Own the firm's compliance policies and ensure they remain effective, current, and aligned with regulatory developments.
Lead and develop the compliance function, providing strategic oversight to the MLRO, AML team, and jurisdiction specific compliance officers.
Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, banking partners, payment providers, and correspondent banks.
Support licensing applications, regulatory approvals, examinations, independent reviews, and audits.
Oversee enterprise wide financial crime risk assessments and ensure controls evolve alongside new products, payment rails, and international expansion.
Report regularly to the Board on compliance performance, regulatory developments, emerging risks, and governance.
Ensure the business maintains a robust, scalable, and audit ready control environment across all jurisdictions.

Minimum 8–10 years of compliance and financial crime experience within regulated financial services
Several years of leadership experience managing compliance teams within fintech, banking, payments, EMIs, MSBs, or regulated digital asset firms
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and owning enterprise wide compliance and financial crime frameworks
Strong knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, sanctions compliance, KYC/KYB, customer risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and financial crime governance
Practical experience working across multiple regulatory jurisdictions, with experience in at least two of: US (FinCEN, BSA, OFAC), UK (FCA), EU (MiCA), UAE (DFSA and/or VARA), Canada (FINTRAC)
Experience working directly with regulators, auditors, banking partners, and payment providers
Experience supporting licensing, regulatory examinations, and independent compliance reviews
Strong understanding of correspondent banking, cross border payments, and international financial crime risks
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to executive leadership and Boards

Location: Remote
Industry: B2B Cross Border Payments Fintech
We are seeking an experienced Head of Compliance to join our executive leadership team and take ownership of our global compliance and financial crime framework.
Reporting directly to the Chairman and the Board, this is a strategic leadership position responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing the firm's compliance framework across multiple international jurisdictions.

Own and develop the firm's global compliance and financial crime framework.
Define and maintain the firm's risk appetite across AML, CFT, sanctions, fraud, and wider financial crime.
Own the firm's compliance policies and ensure they remain effective, current, and aligned with regulatory developments.
Lead and develop the compliance function, providing strategic oversight to the MLRO, AML team, and jurisdiction specific compliance officers.
Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, banking partners, payment providers, and correspondent banks.
Support licensing applications, regulatory approvals, examinations, independent reviews, and audits.
Oversee enterprise wide financial crime risk assessments and ensure controls evolve alongside new products, payment rails, and international expansion.
Report regularly to the Board on compliance performance, regulatory developments, emerging risks, and governance.
Ensure the business maintains a robust, scalable, and audit ready control environment across all jurisdictions.

Minimum 8–10 years of compliance and financial crime experience within regulated financial services.
Several years of leadership experience managing compliance teams within fintech, banking, payments, Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), Money Service Businesses (MSBs), or regulated digital asset firms.
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and owning enterprise wide compliance and financial crime frameworks.
Strong knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, sanctions compliance, KYC/KYB, customer risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and financial crime governance.
Practical experience working across multiple regulatory jurisdictions, with experience in at least two of: United States (FinCEN, BSA, OFAC), United Kingdom (FCA), European Union (MiCA), United Arab Emirates (DFSA and/or VARA), Canada (FINTRAC).
Experience working directly with regulators, auditors, banking partners, and payment providers.
Experience supporting licensing, regulatory examinations, and independent compliance reviews.
Strong understanding of correspondent banking, cross border payments, and international financial crime risks.
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with experience presenting to executive leadership and Boards.

CAMS, ICA Diploma, or another recognised compliance or financial crime qualification.
Experience acting as, or directly supporting, an MLRO or equivalent regulated compliance function.
Experience within high growth international fintech or payments organisations.
Familiarity with digital asset regulation, stablecoin settlement, and Travel Rule requirements.

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