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NIUM Director – Regulatory Compliance & MLRO
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt">Nium is the global infrastructure company powering real-time cross-border payments. Founded to deliver the payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today, we are building a programmable, borderless, and compliant money-movement layer that powers transactions between people, businesses, and intelligent systems — enabling banks,&nbsp;fintechs, payroll providers, travel platforms, marketplaces, and other global enterprises to move money instantly, anywhere in the world.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt">Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with offices in 14 markets and team members across 20+ countries, we take pride in a culture&nbsp;anchored in&nbsp;Keeping It Simple, Making It Better, and Winning Together.&nbsp;2025 was the strongest year in our 10-year history, with record revenue, record transaction volumes, and EBITDA profitability — and we are now&nbsp;entering one of the most dynamic chapters in our journey. We believe the best work happens face-to-face, and we&nbsp;operate&nbsp;a hybrid model with three in-office days per week to strengthen collaboration, alignment, and innovation.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt">We move over $50B annually across a network that spans 190+ countries, 100 currencies, and 100 real-time corridors. We power fast payouts to accounts, wallets, and cards; enable local collections in 35 markets; and support card issuance in 34 countries — all backed by licenses across 40+ markets.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt">With over $300M raised to date,&nbsp;Nium&nbsp;offers ambitious builders the opportunity to shape the future of&nbsp;global&nbsp;money movement —&nbsp;at&nbsp;scale.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span data-contrast="auto">As the&nbsp;Director – Regulatory Compliance &amp; MLRO Malta,&nbsp;you will be working as part of&nbsp;Nium’s&nbsp;global, dynamic Compliance team. The Compliance team&nbsp;is responsible for&nbsp;advising&nbsp;the business on all compliance matters and ensuring the regulatory requirements for Malta are met. In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;this team is also responsible for client onboarding, Transaction Monitoring, and for the detection and prevention of financial crime including, money laundering, and terrorist financing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}">&nbsp;</span></p>\n<p></p><p><br></p><b>Responsibilities</b><ul> <li>Develop and manage Financial Crime and AML&nbsp;methodology&nbsp;to manage all sources of regulatory risk to meet the needs of our Maltese/EU regulators and ensure they&nbsp;remain&nbsp;up to date with all regulatory and international standard&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop country specific risk assessment highlighting control gaps&nbsp;</li> <li>Build up compliance reporting as per regulatory and governance requirements and issue internal reports to Senior Management (AML/CTF internal control report, Fraud, periodic internal reports etc.)&nbsp;</li> <li>Act as a subject matter expert for the business and management on compliance-related matters in Europe&nbsp;</li> <li>Develop and improve the company’s policies and procedures on an ongoing basis&nbsp;</li> <li>Lead AML external audits&nbsp;</li> <li>Perform ongoing risk assessments and horizon scanning for applicable regulatory requirements&nbsp;</li> <li>Act as point of contact for the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and law enforcement agencies&nbsp;</li> <li>Ensure proper regulatory and AML/CFT reporting to MFSA&nbsp;</li> <li>Assist&nbsp;in to improve and streamline end to end compliance operational processes through automation and technology&nbsp;</li> <li>Lead the roll out and ongoing management of the Compliance Training Framework&nbsp;</li> <li>Participating in Compliance or business-driven projects, including regulatory developments and strategic initiatives&nbsp;</li> </ul><p><br></p><b>Requirements </b><div> <ul> <li>10+&nbsp;years’ experience within regulated companies, in senior compliance role(s) with robust knowledge on Compliance topics (KYB / KYC, AML/CFT, Sanctions etc.)&nbsp;</li> <li>Good understanding of the Payments/Fintech industry&nbsp;</li> <li>Knowledge and experience (preferably within Payments/Fintech) in Malta&nbsp;</li> <li>ACAMS/ICA certified (preferably)&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong analytical skills with experience in problem solving and being able to implement and deliver solutions&nbsp;</li> <li>Demonstrate clear sense of accountability in performing the role and a positive&nbsp;demeanour&nbsp;</li> <li>Ability to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;inefficiencies, see the bigger picture, challenge the current&nbsp;status quo&nbsp;and define scalable and sustainable processes and&nbsp;methodology&nbsp;</li> <li>Able to prioritize quickly and meet deadlines even under pressure&nbsp;</li> <li>Strong stakeholder management and communication skills&nbsp;</li> <li>Team player with strong collaborative qualities&nbsp;</li> <li>Ability to lead and motivate high-performing individuals.&nbsp;</li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Willingness to learn continuously and keep up to date with the Payments industry and its regulatory landscape (globally).</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Fluent English </span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> </div><p><br></p><p></p>\n<p><b>What we offer at Nium&nbsp;</b>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>We Value Performance:</b>&nbsp;Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><b>We Care for Our Employees:</b>&nbsp;The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><b>We Upskill Ourselves:</b>&nbsp;We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.</p><p><br></p><p><b>We Celebrate Together:</b>&nbsp;We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><b>We Thrive with Diversity:</b>&nbsp;Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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