Senior Manager, Head of Transaction Monitoring
Role Summary
Join Checkout.com as Senior Manager, Head of Transaction Monitoring, leading a global team to enhance AML practices and drive compliance strategies.
About the Organisation
We’re Checkout.com. You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day.
We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers.
Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale.
If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact.
With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started.
Minimum Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of experience in a senior financial crime/AML role within a regulated financial institution, FinTech, or payments company.
- Deep understanding of AML transaction monitoring frameworks, financial crime typologies, and regulatory expectations across multiple jurisdictions.
- Experience overseeing both first-line (alert investigations) and second-line (FIU, complex case investigations) functions.
- Strong knowledge of payment flows, money laundering risks, in the FinTech/payments sector.
- Experience working with technology teams to drive improvements in transaction monitoring infrastructure and capabilities.
- Strong analytical skills and a data-driven mindset, with experience leveraging data to improve monitoring effectiveness.
- Experience utilizing data analytics, AI, and machine learning to enhance transaction monitoring capabilities.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and external regulators.
- Proactive, strategic thinker with a strong sense of accountability and a solutions-focused approach.
- Experience leading teams and driving operational excellence within a compliance function.
- Proficiency in transaction monitoring systems and tools (e.g., Actimize, Mantas, FICO, or equivalent) as well as Microsoft Excel and data visualization platforms.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility details are not stated. Candidates are advised to verify work authorization requirements.
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