Regional KYC Operations Manager (AML/KYC)

Location: Limerick, Ireland; applicants must have the right to work in Ireland for the full duration of employment

Salary: Not specified

Company

hirify.global provides wealth management, asset servicing, asset management, and banking services to sophisticated institutional and private clients worldwide.

What you will do

• Provide strategic leadership for AML/KYC operations delivered from Limerick, aligned with global strategy, regulatory expectations, and enterprise risk appetite.
• Oversee end-to-end KYC delivery across client onboarding, periodic reviews, event-driven reviews, and client exits.
• Own governance, controls, escalations, risk management, SLAs, KPIs, quality standards, and regulatory readiness.
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Audit, Legal, senior leadership, and business stakeholders on audits, regulatory examinations, and assurance activities.
• Lead regulatory change implementation, issue management, root-cause analysis, remediation, capacity planning, and resourcing.
• Lead, mentor, and develop KYC leaders while driving succession planning, talent development, and retention.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in AML/KYC operations within financial services.
• Deep expertise in AML/KYC regulations, global regulatory frameworks, operating models, governance, and first-line risk ownership.
• Senior leadership, people management, and talent development experience.
• Strong risk management, stakeholder management, communication, influencing, and operational execution skills.
• College or university degree, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Must already have the right to work in Ireland; employment permit sponsorship is not available.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible and collaborative work culture with a strong history of financial stability.
• Internal mobility is encouraged and senior leaders are accessible.
• Inclusive workplace with support for reasonable accommodations during the hiring process.
• Opportunities to contribute time and expertise to community and philanthropic initiatives.