Chief Compliance Officer

Summary

Join Deel, a global leader in international payroll and compliance, as their EU Chief Compliance Officer! Based in Belgium, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a robust compliance program for our EU payment institution, ensuring adherence to regulations like PSD3, GDPR, DORA, and AML. This critical role requires 10+ years of experience in compliance, a deep understanding of the NBB regulatory framework, and strong leadership skills. You will advise senior management, interact with regulators, and build a strong internal controls environment. Deel offers competitive pay, benefits, and perks, including remote work flexibility and stock grant opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute significantly to a rapidly growing organization while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Previous experience in the role required - 10+ years of experience with extensive leadership and strategic expertise - the ideal candidate will have previous functional experience across compliance topics, with a solid understanding of anti-money laundering (AML) frameworks, outsourcing requirements, IT security requirements (DORA), operational risk and resilience topics and data protection laws (GDPR). Fintech/payments experience is highly regarded
• In-depth understanding of the NBB regulatory framework, particularly related to payment services
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business or relevant field, or equivalent work experience (Fintech/payments experience is highly regarded)
• Exceptional organizational, project management, and operational skills, with a knack for creating and implementing efficient processes, ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Demonstrated success in managing Compliance for multinational organizations
• Experience in building and motivating teams
• Attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, both independently and cross-functionally
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the capability to articulate legal and regulatory obligations to internal and external stakeholders
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal departments, external stakeholders, and regulatory bodies
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities to address issues and make sound judgments related to licensing matters
• Strong ethical conduct and ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Entrepreneurial drive with a start-up mentality

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of the organisation's compliance program, ensuring the organisation meets all legal requirements and expectations of the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). This must be done across various Fintech compliance domains (DORA, GDPR, PSD3, AML, …)
• Act as the AML Compliance Officer (AMLCO) for the EU entity and stay updated on EU financial crime legislation and ensure the organisation remains compliant with current AML/CTF requirements
• Act as a key point of contact for regulators (including the National Bank of Belgium) and industry bodies, represent the organization in regulatory discussions and industry forums
• Conduct regular reviews of internal compliance policies and procedures, updating them as necessary to reflect changes in the EU regulatory landscape, implement strategies to mitigate risks and required training
• Prepare or oversee preparing and submitting regulatory reports and notifications to the NBB and other regulators, as needed
• Provide advisory support to various business units on compliance-related matters, with a focus on payment services regulations
• Provide technical compliance support enabling new products or existing product feature changes
• Ability to find the right balance between customer friction, compliance and cost in order to formulate creative and pragmatic compliance processes
• Take on and own new challenges that arise in any area of the compliance programme on a project basis. Take a problem-solving approach, whether designing a new process to be implemented or driving an effort for multiple teams to work together to meet new regulatory requirements
• Build effective working relationships and collaborate with key stakeholders regarding updates on issues, internal controls and key process changes
• Design and implement control testing procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, conduct testing and formulate feedback
• Identify control gaps, provide recommendations for control process improvements, and oversee corrective action plans on control gaps
• Identify opportunities for efficiencies and automation i.e. to utilize various tools to monitor internal controls
• Serve as a point of contact to internal and external auditors and support the evaluation of remediation action plans. Support cross functional teams in the issues management process
• Provide regular updates and reports to management, including governance committees and respective boards

Preferred Qualifications

Professional certificates/qualifications in compliance (for example Febelfin Compliance Officer), AML/CFT, risk management, finance, and/or fintech or relevant certification such as CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE are nice to have but not required

Benefits

• Provided computer equipment tailored to your role
• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
• The flexibility of remote work, including WeWork access where available