Regulatory Compliance Officer (Remote)

Job Description

About Currencycloud

Currencycloud is somewhere where innovative thinking and the power of technology know no limits. We know that the success of the business depends on the people who keep it moving, which is why we are looking for exceptional talent to join our international payments revolution.

We are an open & collaborative Fintech unicorn that lives and breathes our company values:

Be Human, Better Together and Own it.

The Regulatory Compliance Officer is responsible for supporting the Head of Compliance - Americas in the delivery and operation of the Compliance Regulatory obligations for the Americas business, helping ensure that the company observes and meets all relevant compliance obligations.

The Details...

• Support oversight of the Company’s activity in the Americas region by being responsible for the Company’s ongoing compliance reporting requirements.
• Act as an internal subject matter expert on financial crime related matters supporting the regional compliance team in the Americas, specifically in the US and growing to LATAM.
• Research and share knowledge on internal trends and wider industry developments within the compliance department.
• Your primary responsibility will be to contribute to the ongoing enhancement of the overall financial crime framework in the region. Including conducting risk assessments, improvement projects, and enhancing the regional policy and procedure framework.
• Provide regional regulatory advice and support to the business and your compliance team members.
• Reviewing and decisioning escalations from operations and risk teams
• Horizon scanning of the regulatory landscape relevant to Currencycloud regulatory requirements.
• Responding to regulatory risks identified and recommending actions to reduce/limit the risks
• Internal Testing and support of compliance processes in the region
• Providing input and support to the Head of Compliance - Americas and into the wider Compliance team on Compliance related matters.
• Helping drive regional growth through Compliance understanding and subject matter expertise in collaboration with other compliance team members.

Skills & Qualifications...

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, auditors, and regulatory examiners
• At least 3 years of compliance risk management experience in the financial industry and preferably with a startup.
• Must have, or be willing to obtain, a compliance certification
• Excellent team working skills, ability to manage own workload, and tenacious attention to detail
• Structured and well organized, ability to prioritize multiple tasks and to bring open projects to closure. Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Very detail oriented with excellent time and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence others for results
• Strong moral code and sense of ethics
• Demonstrable knowledge of industry protocols and best practices

You will rise to the top if you have these preferred qualifications:

• Relevant Compliance qualifications including CAMS (or ability/commitment to undertake within short order) or demonstrated compliance experience.
• Relevant experience in performing compliance for a money transmitter or a bank
• Strong background with international payments and cross-jurisdictional rules and regulations
• Experience with FX, E-commerce, card issuing, merchant acquiring, and MSB products and services

Why Currencycloud?

We are a remote-first company; whichever location you’re contracted to, we leave it up to you and your manager to agree on how often you come into the office. To make things easier we offer an allowance so you can create your own working space at home because we REALLY mean it when we say remote first.

Your health and well-being are of paramount importance to us, and so our jampacked employee benefits reflect this!

We offer a competitive salary, an individual learning and development budget, a pension or 401K contribution, mental health days and comprehensive health care that includes annual optical and dental allowances, access to mental health support and a monthly allowance that you can spend on anything health or wellness related!

At the moment we are unable to consider applicants living outside of our entities and we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

We aren’t currently looking for additional Recruiter support on this role and won’t be accepting any unsolicited CVs