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Financial Crime Compliance Lead (Global)
ReapSeberang Perai, Penang, Malaysia1 day ago
Job descriptionArchitect and continuously improve a global AML / CFT and Sanctions framework for stablecoin-enabled payments and card issuing, covering KYB / KYC, screening, transaction monitoring, investigations, reporting, QA, training, and MI. Own the FCC tooling architecture. Evaluate, select, and integrate best-in-class internal and external solutions for sanctions and adverse media screening, on-chain analytics, TM, and case management. Define data pipelines, schemas, alerting, and model governance. Lead day-to-day FCC operations and oversight : enterprise risk assessments, rule libraries and tuning, performance reviews, assurance testing, KPIs and dashboards, and reporting to senior leadership and the Board. Drive productized compliance. Partner with Engineering to embed controls into product flows, APIs, and back-office systems. Champion automation and data-driven decisioning across onboarding, screening, monitoring, and case management. Lead complex investigations and SAR / STR reporting, ensuring high-quality documentation and timely regulatory engagement. Oversee effectiveness reviews, independent audit support, and remediation programs. Track issues to closure and communicate progress. Partner with Growth and Enterprise customers on program due diligence and reliance models for CaaS / PaaS and direct programs. Build and mentor a high-performing global FCC team and foster a culture of compliance by design. 10+ years in Financial Crime Compliance within fintech, payments issuing, or e‑money, with leadership of multi‑country programs. Direct, recent experience in stablecoin-based payments and / or card issuing is required. Builder mindset with a track record of architecting FCC environments from the ground up. You design strategy and roll up sleeves to implement processes, data models, playbooks, dashboards, and change management. Architecture ownership of the FCC tooling stack including vendor strategy, data decisioning and product integration. Deep knowledge of AML / CFT and Sanctions frameworks and card scheme requirements. Strong execution of RBA, EWRA, and control testing with measurable outcomes. Investigations and reporting expertise, including SAR / STR workflows and regulator engagement, with crisp documentation standards. Data-centric and analytically fluent. Comfortable writing basic queries, working with databases and metrics, and building or interpreting dashboards in tools like Looker or Power BI to drive tuning, segmentation, and MI. Experience leveraging AI to automate and improve FCC outcomes. You have used machine learning or AI-assisted techniques to enhance alert accuracy, reduce false positives, prioritize cases, generate investigations summaries, and streamline FCC workflows. Strong desire to keep building and iterating with AI tools. Executive communication and stakeholder leadership, including Board and audit interactions. Certifications such as CAMS or ICA are a plus. Measurably improved detection quality and reduced false positives via segmentation, tuning, and data enrichment. Timely and accurate regulatory reporting and positive audit outcomes. Mature MI and program metrics informing leadership decisions on compliance. Automated and AI-embedded controls across new products and geographies.
Financial Crime Compliance Lead (Global)
Reap Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Reap is a global financial technology company headquartered in Hong Kong with employees across multiple countries. We enable financial connectivity and access for businesses worldwide by combining traditional finance with stablecoins for efficient money movement. Through our stablecoin-powered corporate cards, payments, and expense management tools, we streamline financial operations and help businesses scale. Our APIs enable businesses to integrate stablecoin-enabled finance into their own products and services—from issuing Visa cards to facilitating cross-border payments. Backed by leading investors including Index Ventures and HashKey Capital, Reap is building the future of borderless, stablecoin-enabled finance.
Role Overview
As the Global Financial Crime Compliance Lead, you will own and evolve Reap’s AML / CFT and Sanctions program across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll lead prevention, detection, reporting, and assurance activities, partner with Product, Engineering, Growth, and Operations, and embed a risk-based approach and automation across onboarding, screening, and transaction monitoring to effectively combat financial crime. Help build a world-class compliance program that enables innovation with confidence.
Team & Scope
- Team : Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) — Financial Crime Compliance
- Reporting to : Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance
- Location : Flexible within APAC or EU. Hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore. Remote-friendly.
- Scope : Global fincrime leadership across Reap entities and partner programs
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