Alternate Principal Officer

About Payoneer

Founded in 2005, Payoneer is the global financial platform that removes friction from doing business across borders, with a mission to connect the world’s underserved businesses to a rising global economy. We’re a community with over 2,500 colleagues all over the world, working to serve customers, and partners in over 190 markets.

By taking the complexity out of the financial workflows-including everything from global payments and compliance, to multi-currency and workforce management, to providing working capital and business intelligence-we give businesses the tools they need to work efficiently worldwide and grow with confidence.

We are looking for:
Location

Bangalore, India (On-site)

What you will be spending your time on:

- Closely work with the Principal Officer (Money Laundering Reporting Officer, “MLRO”) to support the Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") and Sanction function, e.g. provide advisory on AML matters and etc. Ensure that they are in full compliance with local, Group and regulatory requirements.
- Work as Deputy MLRO to handle unusual activity report, and report them as suspicious transaction report (STR) to the FIU-India; and assist Principal Officer to work along the process and cycle of STR.
- Assist Principal Officer to maintain an effective transaction monitoring system to detect potentially suspicious transactions within the platform
- Support local teams to work with technology and senior AML management to drive the Financial Crimes Compliance.
- Handle escalations from stakeholders relating to KYC, onboarding and Risk Investigations etc.
- Provide practical and effective advices to enable businesses, on their daily process or any business initiatives
- Support Principal Officer to prepare management information/report for regular submission to Local management, Group and regulators.
- Handle external enquiries and provide support to Principal Officer who is the primary liaison for all AML and compliance-related matters between regulatory authorities, auditors, and law enforcement agencies.
- Drive Compliance related projects and implement relevant Compliance programs in the company as assigned.
- Acting as the position of Principal Officer during the latter away.
- Support ad-hoc tasks assigned.

For this role you will need:

- Bachelor's degree holder or above.
- Minimum of 6 years relevant experience in payment, financial services industry or regulatory bodies in legal, compliance or internal control functions.
- Good team player, detail-oriented and self-starter.
- Able to work independently and efficiently and accomplish task within given timeline.
- Knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, rules and codes of conduct.

Who we are:
Payoneer (NASDAQ: PAYO) is the world’s go-to partner for digital commerce, everywhere. From borderless payments to boundless growth, Payoneer promises any business, in any market, the technology, connections and confidence to participate and flourish in the new global economy. Powering growth for customers ranging from aspiring entrepreneurs in emerging markets to the world’s leading brands, Payoneer offers a universe of opportunities, open to you.

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- We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. Payoneer is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment no matter your race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please speak to the recruiter managing the role for any adjustments. Decisions about requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis._