About the role
Company Description We’re Checkout.com . You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day. We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale. If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started. Checkout is looking for an experienced leader with deep expertise in financial crime compliance to establish, grow, and maintain a global second-line team. This role will oversee the compliance frameworks supporting our rapidly evolving portfolio of mass market products. This opportunity is a perfect fit if you are excited by the prospect of leveraging the momentum and resources of a global scale-up to support the launch and scale of high velocity products. As products expand and launch, there will be an opportunity to grow your team across multiple regions. You will be expected to: Build the Framework: Establish the global framework for second-line escalations for new products; working closely with relevant regional MLROs to ensure consistency and operational excellence. Drive Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Risk, Operations, and Product teams to align compliance
requirements with fraud mitigation and user experience goals. Monitor Emerging Trends: Maintain a deep understanding of financial crime typologies, regulatory guidance, and emerging industry trends, ensuring these are proactively factored into our control framework and knowledge base. Design & Deliver Training: Develop and deliver targeted training to business and compliance teams regarding complex financial crime and fraud risks inherent in high-volume environments. Ensure Compliance-by-Design: Partner with our Regulatory Compliance function to integrate compliance