About Thunes
Thunes is a global, fast-growing, and innovative Fintech scale-up that uses technology to disrupt and transform the existing financial system.
We have a strong Mission: to create a better global payments network, and a great Purpose: to connect the world to economic opportunities and address systemic inequality when it comes to financial services.
We are proud to power payments for the world's fastest-growing businesses and work with some of the amazing global brands - from Gig Economy giants such as Uber and Deliveroo and Southeast Asia's super-app Grab, to global Fintech leaders such as PayPal and Remitly.
Our Products help to drastically simplify the Payment integration experience for our customers: with a single, simple connection, businesses and consumers can send payments to and get paid in every corner of the world. Instantly.
Thunes is headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in London, Barcelona, Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, Miami, San Francisco, Dubai, Nairobi, Manila and Hong Kong.
Context of the role
Based in Singapore, reporting to the Global Compliance Director based in France, this role will lead the compliance function for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region and be the declared Compliance Officer of the licensed Thunes entity in Singapore.
The role will manage a team of compliance experts and will partner with the Global Compliance function and other transversal teams such as Legal, Sales and Product, based all across the World.
The position provides an exciting opportunity to work on an international stage, alongside household names, and join a rapidly growing FinTech company making a real impact on the lives of people in developed and emerging markets alike.
The ideal candidate should be someone who has previously held senior payments compliance roles in organisations like:
Payment Services Providers (incl. MTOs and Cross-Border money remitters, acquiring PSPs, BaaS,)
eMoney institutions
Banks or Financial Institutions
Key Responsibilities
Oversee and manage the APAC Regulatory Compliance Team (LOD2)
Act as the main point of escalation and approval, for compliance matters in the region
Identify, track and escalate compliance (AML/TF, ABAC, regulatory,...) risks throughout the business in APAC
Responsible for permanent & periodical control before competent authorities
Build and develop Compliance Programme for the APAC markets in coordination with the global company policies
Scrutinise and contribute to existing policies and test that they are robust, customer friendly and adequate under applicable regulations, by internal review and working with external reviewers and ensuring any audit findings are addressed
Work as a business partner to the commercial and leadership team to develop compliance programs that support the business expansion in APAC
Develop/maintain existing regulatory licences and coordinate licensing initiatives in APAC with the respective compliance resources
Serve as AML reporting officer for Thunes in Singapore and maintain oversight of reporting needs in APAC
Serve as regulatory liaison with MAS and other regulators in Singapore
Manage compliance relationships with our APAC banking partners
Ensure strong regulatory watch to anticipate any change of the regulations
Participate in the governance of local regulated entities (committees, reporting to authorities,...)
Some international travel may be required (no more than 10%)
Professional Experience and Qualification
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant discipline (Business, Law, Finance etc.) and/or a professional compliance qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g. ICA, ACAMS etc)
5 to 10 years of experience in Compliance with a financial institution in banking or payments in Singapore
Recent experience in a management role of a Singapore/APAC Compliance Program
Demonstrable experience dealing with governmental bodies in the APAC region
Able to support the development of new financial products and services
Experience working in an international and diverse environment
High level of autonomy and proactivity
Ability to work well under pressure, different priorities, and tight deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communicator in English, Mandarin proficiency would be a good to have
Collaborative work approach
Expertise with Crypto is a strong plus
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