Corpay
Head of FIU – EMEA
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What You'll Be Doing
Corpay is currently looking to hire a Head of FIU – EMEA within our Corpay Cross-Border division. In this role, you will lead, coach, and develop a team of financial-crime investigators, ensuring high-quality investigation standards, effective escalation management, regulatory compliance, and timely reporting. You will report directly to Director, FIU and regularly collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, senior stakeholders, and external regulatory or law-enforcement bodies.
How We Work
As a Head of FIU – EMEA, Corpay will set you up for success by providing:
- Assigned workspace in London office
- Company-issued equipment
- Formal, hands-on training
Role Responsibilities
- Leading, coaching, and developing a team of financial-crime investigators, establishing clear expectations for investigative quality, productivity, professional judgment, and regulatory compliance.
- Managing the allocation and prioritisation of team workload, balancing BAU investigations with urgent escalations, regulatory deadlines, law-enforcement requests, remediation activities, and strategic projects.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements related to anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and other financial crime regulations.
- Preparing and submitting regulatory reports and filings to relevant authorities in a timely manner.
- Serving as a senior point of escalation for complex, high-risk, sensitive, or time-critical investigations involving UK and European customers, counterparties, beneficiaries, payment flows, or legal entities.
- Providing training and guidance to employees on compliance policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Facilitating workshops, providing status updates, and leading meetings within the compliance department.
- Reviewing and responding to AML-related inquiries originating from external sources.
- Compiling and providing information, statistical data, and documentation requested by management in relation to subpoenas, regional audits, and exams.
- Acting as a subject-matter expert for UK- and EU-related financial-crime investigations, providing guidance on applicable investigative standards, reporting requirements, risk indicators, and escalation thresholds.
- Proactively identifying risks and issues and providing appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Contributing to internal growth initiatives, including mentoring, recruitment, strategy, and methodology enhancement.
- Supporting miscellaneous projects or duties as assigned.
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Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in the compliance field, preferably within a second-line or holistic compliance function.
- Minimum 2+ years of managerial experience.
- Previous experience managing, leading, and coaching a team within a Compliance department.
- Strong experience distributing team work, reviewing, and managing escalations, with the ability to make independent decisions.
- Investigation experience within a financial institution.
- Strong understanding of AML, CTF, and broader financial crime regulatory requirements.
- Confident and competent in communicating with senior stakeholders.
- Ability to manage high-risk, sensitive, and time-critical investigations.
- Strong decision-making, prioritisation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience preparing reports, documentation, and responses related to audits, exams, subpoenas, or regulatory requests.
Benefits & Perks
- 25 days per annum + 8 bank holidays
- Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annually during the benefits enrollment window
- Employee contribution of 3% matched with 5% from Corpay
- Provided by Vitality with no excess, Corpay covers £250 excess
- Access to flexible discounts, supermarket savings, and more
- Complimentary access to thousands of online courses
- Volunteering days and engagement in fun company-wide contests and initiatives
About Corpay
Corpay is a global technology organization that is leading the future of commercial payments with a culture of innovation that drives us to constantly create new and better ways to pay. Our specialized payment solutions help businesses control, simplify, and secure payment for fuel, general payables, toll and lodging expenses. Millions of people in over 80 countries around the world use our solutions for their payments.
At Corpay, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace where employees are valued for their diverse perspectives, experiences, and contributions. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion strengthen our teams, drive innovation, and support our continued success globally.
As part of our hiring process, offers of employment may be subject to the successful completion of pre-employment screening conducted by an authorized third-party provider, in accordance with applicable laws and Corpay policies. Screening requirements may include employment references, identity verification, criminal record checks, financial or sanctions screening, and other background checks relevant to the role and permitted by local law.
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Equal Opportunity Employer
Corpay is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Corpay is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where individuals are respected and valued for their diverse perspectives, experiences, and contributions. If you require reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or interview process, please notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.
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Pay Philosophy
Corpay is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices. Compensation decisions are based on objective, job-related factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and market benchmarks. Where required by applicable law, salary or compensation ranges will be included in the job posting or provided prior to the interview process, where required by applicable law. Additional compensation elements such as bonuses, incentives, benefits, or variable pay may apply where applicable.
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