CDD High Risk Vertical Analyst

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for a CDD High Risk Vertical Analyst to join our ever evolving Compliance and Risk Enablement team and help shape the future of global commerce.,

• Perform due diligence reviews across high-risk sectors including Cryptocurrency, Gambling, Marketplaces, Money Transmission and Payment Facilitators, amongst others.
• Drive strategic partnerships to accelerate the growth and mitigate the risk across our Enterprise portfolio.
• Manage relationships with business leaders, legal, compliance and external merchants.
• Collaborate with 2nd line Compliance, Risk and Legal to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and industry best practice whilst managing operational impact for both tactical and strategic initiatives.
• Identify complexities in high-risk models and ensure the right skills, tools, and analytical methods are used for onboarding.

• Support the development of compliance and risk frameworks to enhance operational efficiency. This includes contribution to, or where necessary the creation of, practical controls and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Collaborate with commercial teams to identify and assess operational challenges related to Merchant growth, including monitoring and reporting. Balancing commercial objectives whilst maintaining operational adherence.
• Support and implement key initiatives across impacted Operational business units.

• Develop and maintain an open and positive relationship with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary.
• Create a customer focused culture that has a clear understanding of risk and an innovative can-do mindset that achieves both the regulatory objectives and a good customer experience.

• Where necessary, attend and contribute to relevant meetings, such as those focused on risk and compliance to represent and understand the operational impact for strategic initiatives.
• Keep up with global regulatory changes to better understand operational risks.
  Minimum of 3 years' experience in a compliance or risk management.

• A demonstrable understanding of legal and regulatory requirements pertaining to customer due diligence, Wolfsberg industry standards & card network rules
• Experience in the payments industry.
• Knowledge of high-risk vertical regulations such as gambling, payment facilitators, cryptocurrency and money transmission.
• You have a strong practical understanding of the importance of a rigorous control environment.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to identify, mitigate and communicate risks and issues that could impact the organisation and the customer experience.
• Ability to build a positive culture of continuous improvement and learning, encouraging professional development opportunities and knowledge sharing initiatives.
• Ability to maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, ensuring effective communication and alignment.
• Highly analytical and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and make informed decisions.
  Global payers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We're curious and innovative - always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it's our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.