Regional Compliance & Risk Management Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Drive the regional strategy for Compliance & Enterprise Risk Management to facilitate rapid growth.

• Create, enhance, and implement the regional compliance program.

• Lead regulatory assessments for new countries, products, partners, and operating models.

• Govern the regional Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) program.

• Oversee the management of unusual or suspicious transactions and regulatory reports.

• Develop and reinforce the compliance framework for regulated sectors.

• Establish the Responsible Gambling initiative.

• Incorporate compliance, AML, fraud, and operational risk into product design, processes, and controls.

• Build and manage a regional Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework.

• Design critical controls and assess their effectiveness.

• Lead interactions with regulators, audits, investor due diligence, clients, banks, processors, and strategic partners.

• Implement a regional Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program.

• Lead and develop the regional compliance, risk, and compliance operations team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Finance, or related disciplines.

• Specialization in compliance, risk management, AML/CTF, auditing, financial services, fintech, payments, or gaming/gambling regulation is preferred.

• Over 8 years of experience in compliance, risk management, internal controls, auditing, AML/CTF prevention, or similar roles.

• Ideally experienced in fintech, banking, payments, gaming/gambling, regulated marketplaces, technology with significant obligations, or financial services.

• Experience across multiple countries, engaging with regulators, audits, due diligence, banks, processors, or investors.

• Proven experience in designing programs, not just executing them: frameworks, policies, controls, metrics, matrices, and governance models.

• Familiarity with AML/CTF, KYC, KYB, KYT, KYE, KYV, PEPs, sanctions, and STR/SAR/ROS or equivalent reporting requirements by jurisdiction.

• Knowledge of compliance systems design, internal control, and evaluation of operational, legal, reputational, financial, and technological risks.

• Proficient with monitoring tools, document management, evidence handling, reporting, and remediation tracking.

• Advanced English proficiency is essential for communication with U.S. partners, documentation, due diligence, and investors.

🏝️ Benefits

• High-impact regional challenge.

• Compliance viewed as a business enabler.

• Growing fintech landscape.

• Culture of ownership and continuous improvement.