About the Role

Own and evolve the AML/CFT framework in Belgium, ensuring full compliance with local law, EU directives, and NBB expectations. Lead end-to-end suspicious activity investigations and act as the nominated officer for CTIF-CFI reporting. Deliver and maintain the Overall Risk Assessment (ORA), covering customer, product, and corridor-level financial crime risks. Act as the primary point of contact for regulators and law enforcement, managing audits, inspections, and ongoing relationships. Design and monitor internal controls and KPIs/KRIs to ensure ongoing effectiveness of the compliance program. Provide strategic advisory to leadership on new products, market expansion, and risk appetite decisions.

Responsibilities

- Own and evolve the AML/CFT framework in Belgium, ensuring full compliance with local law, EU directives, and NBB expectations
- Lead end-to-end suspicious activity investigations and act as the nominated officer for CTIF-CFI reporting
- Deliver and maintain the Overall Risk Assessment (ORA), covering customer, product, and corridor-level financial crime risks
- Act as the primary point of contact for regulators and law enforcement, managing audits, inspections,



and ongoing relationships
- Design and monitor internal controls and KPIs/KRIs to ensure ongoing effectiveness of the compliance program
- Provide strategic advisory to leadership on new products, market expansion, and risk appetite decisions

Required Skills

- Experience operating as MLRO or equivalent senior compliance role in a regulated environment
- 7+ years of AML/CFT experience within a Payment Institution or Electronic Money Institution
- Deep knowledge of Belgian AML regulations, NBB expectations, and EU AML directives
- Proven track record managing SAR/STR reporting and regulatory interactions
- Strong experience conducting complex financial crime investigations (e.g. layering, smurfing, cross-border schemes)
- Professional fluency in English and either French or Dutch
- Meets "Fit and Proper" requirements for senior compliance roles with the NBB

Preferred Skills

- Previous experience in a high-growth fintech or remittance business
- Experience working with transaction monitoring systems and regtech tools
- LLM or legal/compliance academic background

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