Head of High Risk Verticals

Job Description
Head of High Risk Verticals

This is Worldline
We are the innovators at the heart of the payments technology industry, shaping how the world pays and gets paid. The solutions our people build today power the growth of millions of businesses tomorrow. From your local coffee shop to unicorns and international banks. From San Francisco to Auckland. We are in every corner of the world, in every part of commerce. And just as we help our customers accelerate their business, we are committed to helping our people accelerate their careers. Together, we shape the evolution.

The Opportunity
As the People Leader of the High Risk Verticals Team within the Integrity Risk Unit, you will be at the helm of a team dedicated to upholding the highest standards of integrity risk management, by defining and implementing integrity risk compliance measures, especially in the domains of scheme, AML, and KYC. Your leadership will be instrumental in ensuring that Worldline does not do business with any unlawful or fraudulent clients. You are also responsible to protect the company's reputation and ensure we are not involved in any money laundering or other unlawful activities. As leader, it is your responsibility to guide your team of specialists, ensuring they have the knowledge and resources necessary to effectively handle escalations, manage our portfolio of partners and acceptance entities, ensuring that they adhere to the highest standards of integrity risk management.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of senior experts, fostering a culture of excellence and integrity.
• Guide the team through the assigned verticals and business models in the process of defining industry standard scheme, AML, KYC and TM rules, for the onboarding and monitoring process.
• Coordinate and oversee alignments and engagements with Business, 2nd line teams, and Management in designing the risk-based approach for the assigned verticals.
• Facilitate training sessions for Integrity Risk teams, Risk Ops, Sales teams, and Management on SOP&WI related to respective verticals completed for BAU.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex and exceptional cases handled by the team and as well participate in the Risk Committee & other committee structures.
• Coordinate and oversee the portfolio of such special customers until procedures and processes are defined, ensuring their compliance and risk measures align with WL's standards.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to safeguard adherence to integrity risk procedures across all relevant platforms.
• Take responsibility for management reporting and tracking of action lists for the team, ensuring delivery within agreed deadlines
• Communicate statuses, risks, and issues to senior management and stakeholders, including progress reports, executive summaries, and presentations.
• Foster a collaborative team environment, ensuring that all team members understand their roles and responsibilities and are working effectively together.

Who Are We Looking For
We look for big thinkers. People who can drive positive change, step up and show what's next – people with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. In practice this means:

• You have a deep understanding of AML regulations, sanction, schemes rules and procedures and capacity to interpret them for various WL entities.
• You have a strong analytical and problem-solving skills and love to work with multiple stakeholders.
• You are able to see the big picture without losing an eye for detail comes naturally in everyday work.
• You having experience working in a global multicultural company and the ability to be flexible helps is key to shift tasks and priorities in fast-paced environment.You have obtained a Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or a related field.
• You possess proven leadership skills and experience in integrity risk management or a related area within the payment industry is a must.
• You have strong leadership and team management skills.
• You have a profound understanding of AML regulations, sanctions, schemes, rules, and procedures.
• You demonstrate excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and tactically.
• You can work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks, and lead cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• You have excellent English communication skills.

Perks & Benefits
At Worldline you'll get the chance to be at the heart of the global payments technology industry and shape how the world pays and gets paid. On top of that, you will also:

• Private medical & life insurance
• MyBenefit Platform
• Holiday allowance
• Referral program
• Public transportation allowance
• Meal allowance
• Annual bonus.

Shape the evolution
We are on an exciting journey towards the next frontiers of payments technology, and we look for big thinkers, people with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. Here you'll work with ambitious colleagues from around the world, take on unique challenges as a team, and make a real impacton the society.With an empowering culture, strong technology and extensive training opportunities, we help you accelerate your career - wherever you decide to go. Join our global team of 18,000 innovators and shape a tomorrow that is yours to own.

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We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any applicable legally protected characteristics.

Pursuant to the Article 24 sec. 6 of the Act of 14 June 2024 on the protection of whistleblowers, we inform you that Worldline Financial Services (Europe) S.A., a joint-stock company, Branch in Poland (hereinafter referred to as Worldline) is governed by the Regulations on the receipt of internal reports and taking follow-up actions (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations).

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