Compliance & Money Laundering Reporting Officer (Director)

About the role

Join a leading global payments company as the Compliance & Money Laundering Reporting Officer (Director) overseeing compliance and financial crime frameworks across Australia and New Zealand.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Compliance function, providing strategic direction and independent oversight of AML/CTF, sanctions and financial crime risk.
• Act as the designated MLRO, ensuring all regulatory and legislative obligations are met.
• Oversee financial crime risk management, including risk assessments, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring and suspicious matter reporting.
• Monitor regulatory developments and embed changes into products, services and controls.
• Serve as primary contact for regulators such as AUSTRAC, managing examinations, audits and remediation.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, Product, Operations, Commercial and Technology teams to mitigate compliance risks.
• Provide regular reporting and strategic advice to senior leadership and Board committees.
• Lead, develop and mentor the Compliance team, fostering a strong ethics and compliance culture.

Required profile

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Law, Business, Finance, Commerce, Risk Management or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience leading compliance, AML/CTF and financial crime programs in payments, fintech or banking.
• Demonstrated experience acting as a Money Laundering Reporting Officer or senior compliance leader.
• Strong knowledge of Australian regulatory requirements (AFSL, AML/CTF, sanctions, payments regulation) and direct regulator engagement.
• Proven ability to design and enhance compliance frameworks, policies, controls and assurance programs.
• Excellent analytical, investigative and problem‑solving skills with a risk‑based approach.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, capable of influencing senior executives and regulators.
• Leadership experience in fast‑paced, complex environments and across global/regional teams.