Sr. Manager - Global Network Compliance

• Manage Rapyd’s global network compliance matters, requirements, and related activities; strive to deliver exceptional and responsive service by providing network compliance management expertise in a clear, solution-oriented, and customer-focused manner.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Network/Financial Partnerships, Product, Risk, Legal, Operations, etc.) and external parties (card association/schemes, vendors, partners, etc.) to ensure alignment with card schemes and payment network rules/requirements while keeping up to date with any changes.
• Create and update status reports of program initiatives, activities, and network compliance issues to Rapyd’s management.
• Translate payment networks (e.g. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, NACHA, SEPA, Fedwires, and other alternative forms of payment) rules and regulations, bulletins, and changes into understandable requirements.
• Contribute to the development of Rapyd’s related policies, procedures, and a control plan while disseminating best practices across business lines and jurisdictions.
• Assess compliance requirements that arise from third parties, including advising on any changes to our policies, procedures, and controls through validation and implementation.
• Support audit and testing activities and ensure such activities and the Risk Assessment are timely completed and remediation activities meet with requirements
• Stay abreast of compliance developments and evaluate the payment networks and scheme compliance regulations and industry compliance trends.
• Support the continued development and implementation of Risk and Compliance processes and projects throughout the three regions of AMER, APAC, and EMEA.
• Communicate and escalate concerns, potential risks, issues, or deficiencies identified that may have an enterprise-wide impact on Rapyd’s senior management to drive a culture of compliance.

• 4+ years payments compliance experience with a card scheme, global acquirer, payment processor, or e-commerce merchant/marketplace financial services/banking background payments risk management background, with a technical understanding of card schemes and other payment networks globally.
• Strong knowledge of financial and payments and consumer regulation, including card association and payment network rules, and laws applicable to acquiring, payouts, and issuing, and KYC, KYP, BSA/AML regulations
• Broad knowledge and application of Risk Management programs (e.g. Regulatory, Operational, Financial, etc.) risk assessments, testing and monitoring, training, and policy.
• A strong understanding of the payments industry, and familiarity with its ecosystem (partners, processors)
• Understanding of different types of Merchant and Consumer Risk.
• Effective communication skills (both orally and in writing) with all levels of management
• Excellent intercultural and interpersonal skills, including experience in working with different cultures and proven experience in relationship building.
• Must display a high level of professional judgment, commitment, integrity, teamwork, and customer service
• Capacity to work under pressure and tight deadlines; self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity.
• Project management skills; outstanding organizational skills.
• CAMS and/or CFE certification is a plus.

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