Head Of Compliance & MLRO

RecruitBlock are recruiting a Head of Compliance & MLRO in Gibraltar for a FinTech innovator who are disrupting corporate treasury management through a multi-currency banking and crypto offering.

This innovator sits at the frontier of digital assets (crypto) and traditional (fiat) finance and is leading the way to bridging those two worlds for corporate clients.

As Head of Compliance & MLRO you will play a critical role in effectively and proactively handling Financial Crime Compliance matters, establishing and developing strong business relationships both externally with the GFSC and cross-functionally with internal stakeholders. You’ll be continuously seeking to enhance Financial Crime Compliance and wider Compliance risk management frameworks.

✔ FinTech  ✔ Multi-currency Banking ✔ Crypto

Role:

✔ Designated MLRO for the company’s entities in Gibraltar.

✔ Manage regulatory reporting and relationship development with the GFSC in conjunction with the group CCO/MLRO.

✔ Prepare and submit necessary reports and escalations to the company entity’s Board and senior management as required.

✔ Contribute to the Compliance team’s drafting and updating of internal policies, procedures and guidelines to develop a proportionate and risk-based Compliance framework, designed to minimise the risk of breaches of legal and regulatory requirements.

✔ Support all FCC related matters across the group, including oversight on client onboarding, transaction monitoring processes and enhancements of the overall Compliance risk management framework.

✔ Review clients’ profiles, high risk and SAR reports and escalate to the group CCO/MLRO where required.

✔ Manage and advise on the high risk transaction monitoring alerts.

✔ Regularly monitor in-house and 3rd party provided FCC systems/tools and open-source media to identify/assess risks associated with clients and their transactions.

✔ Assist with regulatory horizon scanning, highlighting emerging risks, potential areas of non-compliance and providing appropriate mitigating actions.

✔ Share knowledge of industry trends and best practices with the wider Compliance team.

✔ Assist with delivering FCC training plans, educating and informing employees on FCC regulations, rules and industry practices.

Skills: 

✔ Strong proven Financial Crime Compliance experience in the Financial Services sector, including previous experience as an MLRO.

✔ Professional work experience in Financial Services, Payments/E-money and/or Cryptoasset sectors.

✔ Previous experience working with FCC related technologies and systems (World Check, TruNarrative, Chainalysis, Elliptic, Featurespace etc.)

✔ Strong understanding of how data and analytics can be used to prevent, detect, and manage financial crimes.

✔ Excellent working knowledge of Gibraltar, UK and EEA (and other main global) anti-financial crime regulations, industry guidelines and trends within the Payments/E-money, Banking and/or Crypto sectors.

✔ Understanding of compliance risk and control frameworks, including best practices for financial crime risk management.

✔ Strong written and verbal communications skills, with the ability to deliver reports and presentations to regulatory authorities, Board and/or senior leadership.

✔ Detail-oriented and balanced, with the ability to see a broader perspective and continually challenge.

✔ Able to meet critical deadlines in calm and efficient ways, even within tight timeframes.

✔ Thrive on collaboration and enjoy continuous development.