Compliance Senior Manager

A compliance consultancy firm is seeking a Compliance Senior Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate will be a commercially minded compliance leader with strong technical expertise in EU and Maltese AML/CFT regulations and corporate governance best practices, and business management experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of AML and Regulatory specialists, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
• Oversee departmental revenue and costs, ensuring healthy profitability at fiscal year- end and support the C-suite executives in advancing strategic business initiatives.
• Drive regulatory engagements and client interactions
• Meet clients and prioritise client engagement opportunities and the service delivery pipeline to ensure timely, efficient, and consistently high-quality execution.
• Stay up to date with AML and Regulatory developments, including newly issued rules, regulations, guidance notes, and circulars, and recommend corresponding updates to the AML software.
• Identify business opportunities in AML and Regulatory compliance as a result of changing legal and regulatory landscape.
• Oversee departmental activities, including risk assessments, compliance audits, and the drafting and maintenance of compliance policies and manuals.
• Provide compliance advice to clients, responding to queries and supporting them before and after MFSA and FIAU inspections.
• Develop training programmes for clients in relation to their AML and regulatory obligations.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

• 3+ years of management experience in AML, compliance, or financial crime prevention ideally in a CSP
• Exposure to the DNFBP sector and strong regulatory expertise, with in-depth knowledge of AML/CFT laws, risk assessment frameworks, and regulatory compliance.
• Commercially minded, comfortable taking ownership of revenue, cost management, and growth targets.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English and Maltese.

Education and Experience

• University degree in law, criminology, or a related AML qualification

Benefits

• Remote working

Job Reference: NB527