Manager, EMEA FCC Monitoring & Testing
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom or Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Job Summary
Shape and scale the global financial crime compliance monitoring and testing framework by establishing rigorous, data-driven second-line assurance methodologies and annual plans. Independently validate the design and operating effectiveness of AML, sanctions, and KYC/KYB controls across production environments, leveraging data analytics and automated scripts to transition from traditional sampling to population-level assurance. Oversee the EMEA monitoring program, including KPI establishment and metric tracking, while representing the function during regulatory examinations and banking partner reviews to defend testing methodologies and control evidence. Translate complex testing outcomes into decision-useful reporting for executive leadership, driving root-cause remediation and operational accountability. This role covers the EMEA region and is based in London or Amsterdam.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related quantitative/analytical discipline
- CAMS certification or an ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (or equivalent professional credential)
- 7+ years of experience within FCC quality assurance, compliance monitoring, internal audit, or a related second/third-line control function inside a fintech, payments, or highly regulated banking environment
- Strong technical knowledge of financial crime controls across transaction monitoring, sanctions/PEP screening, customer due diligence, and digital KYC/KYB workflows
- Proven mastery of risk-based testing methodologies, including scoping, sampling, design and operating effectiveness assessments, issue writing, and remediation validation
- A high-ownership, pragmatic approach, with excellent written communication and stakeholder management skills to challenge senior partners constructively and drive operational accountability
Desired Qualifications
- Advanced degree such as an MBA, Master's in Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, or a related field
- Professional assurance or audit certifications such as CAMS-Audit, CISA, or CIA
- Strong fintech and platforms experience, including exposure to cloud-native, API-driven, high-growth global environments with significant cross-border transaction volume
- Strong data literacy, including comfort using SQL, Python, BI dashboards, or automated tools to support continuous control validation and population-based testing
- Experience partnering directly with Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams to validate automated rules, model-driven controls, and rapid deployments within an agile product lifecycle
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