MLRO, Compliance Sr Director

The MLRO, Compliance Sr Director will act as the registered MLRO for Visa Payments Ltd, holding FCA accountability for the effectiveness of the AML and CTF framework and financial crime risk management program. They will design, oversee, and enhance VPL's compliance and financial crime controls, including risk assessments, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and suspicious activity reporting. The role involves providing strategic advice to the business on compliance and financial crime risks related to new initiatives, market expansions, and digital asset use cases. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance and financial crime risk considerations are embedded in new initiatives, leading the annual AML risk assessment, and representing VPL in interactions with the FCA, law enforcement agencies, and external partners. The director will also review and sign off on regulatory and law enforcement reporting, drive continuous improvement of AML and CTF training programs, Management Information, and testing, and oversee outsourced AML and CTF functions.