Senior Director, Financial Crime Controls Compliance London

Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why.

With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech.

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it’s not just what we build that makes us different. It’s how. We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

We have a unique opening for a Senior Director, Financial Crime Controls. This is to lead global financial crime teams and oversee our FCC operations.

• Own checkouts ongoing relationship with our third party outsource provider in support of operational processes
• Oversee supporting capabilities for Transaction Monitoring and Screening processes, including development and implementation of models involving tuning, calibration, segmentation and optimisation
• Manage the ongoing support to the business in relation to AML and Sanctions issues, working in partnership with local MLROs to provide advice to stakeholders to ensure ongoing compliance with relevant regulation
• Partner with our Compliance Product team to ensure effective and efficient operations with clearly defined roles and responsibilities
• Identify KRIs, critical metrics, and other indicators to evaluate the activity, performance, and efficiency of FCC processes
• Support compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, and participating in the drafting and improvement of procedures
• Work with internal partners to support new product launches and expansion plans

What we’re looking for:

• Familiarity in implementing, testing, or evaluating the performance of financial crime and compliance systems
• Consistent record of strong quantitative testing and statistical analysis techniques as it pertains to BSA/AML models, including name similarity matching, classification accuracy testing, unsupervised/supervised machine learning, neural networks, fuzzy logic matching, decision trees, etc.
• Experience talking to banking regulators and enforcement staff
• Thorough understanding of an effective financial crimes risk management framework
• Demonstrated ability to run multiple projects simultaneously
• Validated managerial skills vital to successfully administer core support and critical regulatory relationship function within a diverse organization and effectively coordinate between multiple businesses and support units
• The ability to interact effectively at all levels of the organization, including bank staff, management, directors, and prudential regulators
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise your own work
• Experience of leading the NY DFS Part 504 Final Rule
• Enjoy working with other business functions and making sure you’re heard
• Enthusiastic about collaborating in the development of cutting edge AI tools and technology (e.g. deep learning, CNN etc.)
• Familiar with control environments and their challenges

We create the conditions for high performers to thrive – through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one. Here, you’ll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It’s a place where ambition gets met with opportunity – and where your growth is in your hands.

We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you’re ready to grow and make a difference, you’ll be right at home here.

It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable.

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.