Senior Compliance Officer
About The Position
Adyen is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer to join its fast-paced Compliance Advisory team. The role requires expert knowledge of risks affecting card issuing and/or banking products offered by regulated financial institutions, including fintechs. The successful candidate will bring deep domain knowledge of card issuing for merchant and platform customers and/or FBO account structures and Banking-as-a-Service for platform sub-customers, as well as expertise applying compliance frameworks to business and consumer users. The position partners with Commercial teams and internal stakeholders to advise on compliance matters, support financial product growth, assess risk, and improve compliance processes. It is based out of Adyen’s San Francisco office. Adyen is an office-first company and does not offer remote-only roles.
Requirements
- 8–15 years of experience in a compliance, regulatory, or risk function within a financial institution, fintech, regulatory body, payments company, audit firm, or financial crime investigation unit.
- Deep compliance-related knowledge of card issuing and/or banking products, with a focus on merchant and platform customers.
- Solid understanding of financial crime, scheme, and/or regulatory risks in the payments and banking sector and how to manage them.
- Familiarity with regulatory and licensing requirements governing fintechs and/or financial institutions, with a focus on North America.
- Experience partnering with commercial and/or onboarding teams to evaluate business opportunities and develop creative compliance solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to turn compliance challenges into clear, actionable insights.
- Good judgment, willingness to seek guidance when needed, and eagerness to take on increasing responsibility.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with organization and attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate clearly, directly, and concisely.
- Ability to collaborate with different teams while maintaining a solution-oriented mindset.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Commercial teams, including Sales, Account Management, Strategy, and Product, to support the growth of financial products from a compliance perspective.
- Provide senior-level advice and support on complex compliance matters related to acquiring, banking, issuing, and other financial services products, with timely follow-up.
- Work with legal, risk, scheme, and operations teams to analyze AML/CFT, integrity, regulatory, and scheme-related compliance risks.
- Support the expansion and maintenance of Adyen’s Prohibited and Restricted List for issuing and banking products.
- Identify opportunities to automate and improve processes, including through the use of AI tools.
- Contribute to improving escalation frameworks and procedures.
- Collaborate with global colleagues across time zones to support communication and execution of compliance initiatives.
Benefits
- Equity in the form of RSUs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
