Responsibilities
About the Team In line with the company's globalization strategy and vision, the Global Payments team builds platforms to provide cross-border payment solutions for all ByteDance products and services worldwide. We are seeking a Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) to join the Global Payment Compliance leadership team. This leader will drive the strategic direction of the AML/CFT programs for our regulated businesses and licensed entities. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing a comprehensive suite of global programs, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) while ensuring alignment with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations. This individual will lead teams across the Canada, LatAm, APAC, and EMEA to ensure our FCC and AML/CFT frameworks are scalable as the business expands globally. We are looking for a strategist and subject matter expert with extensive knowledge of financial crimes compliance and international standards. This role requires demonstrable leadership abilities and the capacity to collaborate effectively across multiple departments and regions. This position reports to the Head of Global Payments Compliance. Key Responsibilities - Lead the development of Global Payment's AML/CFT compliance framework, including but not limited to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and sanctions compliance for our payments business - Ensure the implementation of comprehensive AML/CFT compliance policies, procedures, programs and compliance controls (e.g. KYC/KYB, transactions monitoring and investigations, list management, sanctions screening and filtering rules, etc) and across all products and geographies - Manage, develop and lead a high performing FCC advisory function, including providing support to the money laundering reporting officers (MLROs) for our regulated business - Provide strategic direction and practical guidance on AML/CFT compliance requirements to our business partners to enable the sustainable growth of products and geographic expansion while mitigating risks and protecting our reputation and brands - Monitor for regulatory changes, ensure change management and AML/CFT compliance controls are fully implemented within the products and services, with periodic validation, testing and assurance - Ensure proper monitoring and surveillance systems are in place to detect and prevent suspicious activities, including the use of advanced technology and data analytics to identify potential financial crime activities - Ensure periodic AML/CFT risk assessments are completed with risk mitigation identified across geographies and products and services, with a particular focus on the regulated entities - Ensure training and awareness programs are in place for employees and business partners - Collaborate with various stakeholder teams across the company, including Legal, Internal Audit, Product, Channel Partnership, Fraud Risk, FCC Operations, and regulatory compliance officers - Provide periodic reporting to senior management and board of directors on AML/CFT compliance program development
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications: - 5+ years in an AML/CTF, including executive or senior leadership positions in global organizations - Experience in development and managing teams, including senior compliance leaders - Demonstrated experience in designing and executing complex and global FCC frameworks across the Americas, APAC and EMEA - Payments and/or financial service industry experience with strong familiarity in related fields, such as anti-bribery and corruption, consumer financial services, international policy, licensing and auditing Preferred qualifications: - Strong executive communications skills - ability to distill complex information into business friendly terms, be business forward while always maintaining a high degree of compliance integrity - Low-ego, servant leader mentality with excellent leadership and team management skills - Ability to work efficiently and independently in a fast-paced geographically dispersed environment - Prior work experience as a financial regulator or managing regulatory affairs function - JD, CAMS or CFE certification preferred
