Vend Tech Group
Head of Anti-Money Laundering
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The Role:
Location: Hybrid / London Salary: From 135k
Head of AML – Fintech & Payments
I’m currently partnering with a fast-growing, regulated fintech and payments business that is looking to appoint a Head of AML to lead and further develop its anti-money laundering framework.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for AML strategy, governance, and controls across a complex international payments environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the AML and CTF framework across the business
- Overseeing KYC, KYB, CDD, and EDD controls
- Providing oversight of transaction monitoring and investigations
- Managing higher-risk customers, jurisdictions, and complex payment activity
- Overseeing sanctions, PEP, and adverse media controls
- Developing AML risk assessments, policies, and monitoring programmes
- Supporting regulatory reviews, audits, and interactions with relevant authorities
- Working closely with Product, Operations, Risk, and Compliance teams to strengthen financial crime controls
- Leading and developing members of the AML / Financial Crime function
- Acting as a senior SME and trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across the business
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We’re looking for someone with strong AML and Financial Crime experience within a regulated fintech, payments, EMI, banking, or financial services environment.
The Successful Candidate:
- Strong knowledge of AML/CTF regulation and financial crime frameworks
- Experience within payments, e-money, cross-border payments, acquiring, or digital banking
- Strong understanding of KYC/KYB, EDD, transaction monitoring, and sanctions
- Experience dealing with complex or higher-risk customers and payment flows
- Previous exposure to regulators, audits, or regulatory examinations
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at a senior level
- Experience building, improving, or scaling AML controls in a growing business
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This is a great opportunity to join a scaling payments organisation and play a key role in shaping its Financial Crime strategy.
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