Singapore Mlro

**Rapyd is Building the Future of Fintech**

Rapyd is a financial technology company that allows businesses to accept and make payments anywhere, using any method. By building the largest local payments network, we are unleashing global opportunities, letting businesses reach new markets faster, and giving more consumers access to innovative goods and services.

Built from the ground up as a global organization, diversity is in our DNA. We have offices in London, Tel Aviv, Singapore, California, and Reykjavik, and employees around the world. Our investors include Stripe, General Catalyst, Oak FT, Tiger Global, Durable Capital, Target Global, and TaL Capital.

If you’re looking to be part of a fast-growing company that’s disrupting the payments industry by building transformative technology, then join our team and play a pivotal role in developing the future of fintech.

We are looking for a dynamic, high impact seasoned manager to help us build and manage our underwriting risk program to ensure we actively manage our fraud and credit risks in line with our internal and partner expectations.

The MLRO serves as the head of Compliance for our Singapore entity and is responsible for managing the regulatory risk of the firm. The MLRO is the main point of contact of the firm with all its regulators and advises the staff, SEO and the Board on relevant regulatory and internal compliance policy matters.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assisting with the development and maintenance of the risk based compliance program
- Perform monitoring and surveillance reviews in line with the compliance monitoring plan
- Validate control processes to ensure compliance with laws, rules, regulations and policy requirements
Produces Compliance management information
- Perform KYC reviews
- Assist with client enquiries and requests for information
- Identify, log and resolve compliance issues and breaches
- Assist with ad hoc projects, monitoring tasks and regulatory change
**More Specific MLRO Responsibilities**:

- Develop Anti Money Laundering policies and procedures and overseeing their implementation
- Advise senior management on the implications and scope of internal policies and related plans
- Draft the annual Anti Money Laundering plan, undertaking risk monitoring and quality assurance to demonstrate compliance
- Conduct due diligence reviews, reporting on the outcome of Anti Money Laundering risk assessments and ensuring that remedial action is taken
- Identify, investigate and resolve non-compliant activities
- Plan Anti Money Laundering training sessions and deliver training
- Report to the local Board of Directors and regulators on the overall effectiveness of the AML & compliance prograM/Framework
- Advising on the regulatory implications of future business strategies

**Requirements**:

- 5-7 years of Regulatory Compliance & AML experience.
- Proven compliance experience in the region of APAC, specifically in Singapore - Must
- Strong understanding of international banking and payments industries
- Former experience establishing relationships with Commerce players, banks, lenders, Fintechs, and clients who live and breathe payments every day.
- Experience in a Payments/high-tech company required.
- Proven experience managing merchant risks and regulatory compliance.
- Ability to communicate complex matters in a simple and clear manner.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including strengths in influencing, conflict management, and negotiation.
- High energy and creativity, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the desire to work in a growing and changing environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Criminal Law, or similar discipline
- Law degree, CAMS, and/or CFE certifications are a plus
- Travel based on demand