Director Of FCC Operations (Fintech)

TL;DR

Director of FCC Operations (Fintech): Leading and scaling global second-line operational advisory and escalation capabilities for financial crime compliance with an accent on KYC, transaction monitoring, and sanctions frameworks. Focus on translating complex global policies into localized standard operating procedures and serving as the final decision-maker for high-risk compliance escalations.

Location: Must be based in the US or EMEA (Amsterdam/London)

Company

hirify.global is a global unified payments and financial platform empowering businesses with integrated solutions for accounts, payments, and treasury management.

What you will do

• Lead and scale a global second-line team of subject matter experts across KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions, and suspicious activity reporting.
• Serve as the final decision-maker for complex Level 3 compliance escalations, including high-risk customer offboarding and transaction holds.
• Operationalize global FCC policies into clear, localized standard operating procedures to ensure consistent execution.
• Oversee training, calibration, and compliance standards for frontline operations teams to drive effective remediation of gaps.
• Partner with strategy, risk product, and engineering teams to optimize compliance workflows and case management tooling.
• Represent FCC operations during regulatory examinations, audits, and banking partner reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, or Business Administration.
• CAMS or equivalent globally recognized financial crime compliance certification.
• 12-15+ years of experience in financial crime compliance, risk management, or operations within financial services or fintech.
• 5+ years of experience leading a global or multi-jurisdictional compliance advisory or operational oversight function at a senior level.
• Deep domain expertise in transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence.
• Proven ability to translate compliance policies into practical operational procedures and training programs.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MBA, Master’s in Regulatory Compliance, or JD.
• Professional certification such as CAMS-Audit or CGSS.
• Deep fintech and payments experience, including cross-border payments and multi-currency wallets.
• Strong data literacy with experience using BI dashboards and operational metrics.
• Experience partnering with Product and Engineering teams to optimize compliance tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a high-growth, US$8 billion valued global fintech company.
• Collaborative environment focused on founder-like energy, impact, and accelerated learning.
• Exposure to complex, high-visibility global financial crime risk challenges.
• Integration of AI tools to work smarter and solve problems faster.
• Work with a diverse, international team across 26 global offices.