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[Hiring] Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing Compliance @Figure Markets
Feb 22, 2025 - Figure Markets is hiring a remote Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing Compliance. 💸 Salary: competitive salary and growth opportunities. 📍Location: Ireland.
Role Description
Based in Ireland and reporting directly to the Chief Compliance Officer of Figure Markets Ireland, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the financial crime compliance framework for Ireland and beyond. You will become a leader and trusted advisor as we build Figure Markets Ireland into a leading licensed Exchange across Ireland and the EEA.
In this role you will partner with colleagues across Figure Markets Group, including in the US, to design and oversee a robust financial crime risk management framework.
We support remote working within Ireland with some face time required in Dublin/Kilkenny.
- Work within the Figure Markets compliance and risk teams with a specific focus on anti-financial crime initiatives including anti-money laundering (AML), countering terrorism financing (CTF), international financial sanctions (FS), anti-bribery and corruption (ABC).
- Act as Head of AML and CTF Compliance (AMLCO) with a direct reporting line to the Chief Compliance Officer, Figure Markets Ireland.
- Be a subject matter expert on end-to-end implementation of financial crime, including financial crime compliance analytics tools, drafting model documents, and performing annual model validation of CDD processes, transaction monitoring and sanctions screening tools.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for detecting unusual activity and investigating and reporting suspicious activity.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a business related field.
- 10+ years of experience in the EU compliance management field in FinTech industry, specifically in crypto, eMoney, payment servicers, MiFID or other cross-border financial services sector.
- Previous experience in the role of Central Bank approved AMLCO in Ireland (PCF-52) is preferred.
Requirements
- Experience of building the financial crime compliance management framework in a startup / from scratch.
- In-depth knowledge of core compliance management principles (e.g., governance, three lines of defence model).
- Strong organisation, project and time management skills with ability to plan and prioritise workload.
- Knowledge of international best practices, including EBA, GRC, and ISO considerations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Fluency in the English language is a must; any other language will be considered an asset.
- Comfortable working in a fast-changing and fast-paced startup environment.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and growth opportunities
- Company quarterly performance based bonus
- Equity stock options package
- Employer funded comprehensive health, vision, dental insurance and wellness program for employees and their dependents
- Employer funded life, disability and death-in-service insurance coverage
- Home office and technology stipend for those working outside of a traditional office more than 75% of the time
- Flexible time-off plan to empower employees to take the time off that they want and need
- Continuing education reimbursement
- Routine Team swag deliveries
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Salary
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competitive salary and growth opportunities
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Remote
Location
Ireland
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Feb 22, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: Ireland |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
