About Remote Control

Remote solves the biggest challenge facing global remote organizations: hiring everyone, everywhere, and being compliant. We enable companies of all sizes to hire a global team by handling global payroll, benefits, tax, and compliance. Visit remote.com/how-it-works to learn more or scroll down to apply now if you’re interested in joining the mission.

Take a look at remote.com/manual to learn more about our culture and what it’s like to work here. Not only do we encourage people of all ethnicities, genders, sexualities, ages and abilities to apply, we also value a sense of belonging. You can view independent reviews from other candidates on Glassdoor or consult our candidate survey results to see what others think about working and applying here.

All our roles are fully remote, so you don’t have to relocate to join us!

What this job can offer you

The Director of Compliance and Regulatory Affairs for Payments is responsible for overseeing and managing compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., AML/CTF policies, sanctions), industry standards, and internal policies specific to the payments industry. This role includes developing, implementing, and maintaining compliance programs, ensuring adherence to relevant laws and regulations, and mitigating risk within the payments ecosystem. The Director will also collaborate with regulators and lead efforts to align business practices with evolving payment regulations.

What you bring

• Extensive experience in compliance, financial crime, regulation and fraud.
• Demonstrable ability to lead a department and manage a team.
• Relevant compliance qualifications such as ICA or equivalent certification.
• Extensive knowledge of international compliance standards, regulatory requirements and fraud prevention strategies. Specific focus on European Union and UK payment regulations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work independently and proactively in a remote or hybrid work environment
• Experience working with European regulators strongly preferred
• Writes and speaks English fluently
• Experience working remotely is not required, but is considered a plus

Main Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain compliance policies and procedures that align with international legal requirements.
• Lead the compliance and regulatory functions for the organization’s entities and ensure they meet global standards and requirements.
• Manage the teams that execute CDD/EDD and broader KYB and KYC processes and act as the primary escalation point
• Ensure consistent oversight and governance across all entities to maintain high compliance standards.
• Manage the global portfolio of compliance risks and proactively identify, assess and mitigate risks.
• Act as the primary point of contact for regulatory bodies, ensuring effective communication and compliance with all legal obligations. Act as Compliance Officer / Risk Officer in Remote’s regulated jurisdictions
• Conduct regular compliance audits and monitoring activities to ensure compliance with internal policies and legal requirements.
• Lead the development and delivery of compliance training programs to educate employees on legal requirements and fraud prevention strategies.
• Prepare and present regular reports on compliance status, risk assessments and fraud prevention activities to senior management and the Board of Directors.

Practice

• You report to: Head of Legal Affairs
• Direct subordinates: 11 members of the compliance team
• Location: We invite everyone to apply for this position, but we will give priority to applications from the following locations as we encourage our teams to diversify;
• Start date: As soon as possible

Philosophy of remote compensation

Remote’s Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay, along with competitive benefits in all locations where we operate. We do not condone or encourage cheap labor practices and therefore ensure we pay above local rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent recruitment and bring local prosperity to developing countries.

At first glance, our pay ranges seem quite broad – here’s some context. At Remote, we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geographic ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in different markets while recruiting globally.

The base salary range for this full-time position is between $135,900 and $152,900 USD. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base salary for the successful candidate in this role will depend on many factors, including location, transferable or job-related skills, work experience, relevant training, business needs, and market demand. The base salary range is subject to change.

Application procedure

Approximately 4 hours spread over 6 weeks

1. Interview with recruiter
2. Interview with COO
3. Interview with Head of Payments
4. Interview with team members (no managers present)
5. Interview with Chief Legal Officer
6. Check for previous employment

Advantages

Our full benefits and perks are outlined in our handbook at remote.com/r/benefits. As a global company, each country operates differently, but some benefits/perks are common to all Remoters:

• work everywhere
• unlimited personal free time (minimum 4 weeks)
• quarterly company-wide day off for self-care
• flexible working hours (we are asynchronous)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• mental health support services
• stock options
• learning budget
• home office budget & IT equipment
• budget for local social events or co-working spaces

How to plan your day (and life)

At Remote, we work asynchronously, meaning you can plan your schedule around your life (not around meetings). Learn more at remote.com/async.

You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. When in doubt, you will take action instead of waiting. Your work-life balance is important and you are encouraged to put yourself and your family first and adapt your work to your needs.

If this sounds like you, apply now!

How to apply

1. Please complete the form below and upload your CV in PDF format.
2. We kindly request that you submit your application and CV in English, as this is the standardized language we use at Remote.
3. If you don’t have a current resume but would still like to talk to us, you can attach a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.

We ask that you voluntarily provide us with your pronouns during the interview and you will have the opportunity to complete our anonymous demographic questionnaire when you apply below. As an equal opportunity employer, it is important to us that our workforce reflects people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences and this data helps us be accountable. We thank you for providing this data, if you choose.

Originally posted on Himalaya