Head of AML Strategies and Compliance

Job Description

The Compliance Manager will oversee the implementation and maintenance of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements. This involves designing and implementing effective AML/CFTP policies, procedures, and internal controls.

The Compliance Manager is responsible for:

• Designing and overseeing AML/CFTP frameworks to ensure robustness, proportionality, and alignment with business activities and ML/FT risk profiles;
• Maintaining coherence and integration between AML/CFTP measures and operational processes across all business lines, aligning with group-wide AML/CFTP strategies;
• Providing regular, comprehensive, and timely AML/CFTP risk and compliance reports to management committees and senior management;
• Escalating serious AML/CFTP breaches or risks, recommending remediation actions;
• Acting as liaison with supervisory authorities on AML matters and ensuring compliance with regulatory findings and supervisor feedback.

Required Skills and Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A university degree in law, finance, economics, risk management, or a related field;
• A minimum of 5-10 years of experience in financial services, preferably in compliance, risk, audit, or AML functions;
• Proven experience in a senior leadership or board-facing role;
• In-depth understanding of AML/CFTP regulations (EU Directive, Belgian AML Law, FATF standards);
• Demonstrated ability to assess and influence AML strategy and risk governance;
• Strong analytical thinking, leadership, and communication skills;
• Good knowledge of Dutch/French/English languages.

Benefits

This role offers:

• An attractive annual gross salary package;
• A challenging position with diverse tasks within a key sector of the financial world;
• Training opportunities to grow professionally;
• The chance to obtain certification in compliance.

Fit and Proper Assessment

The candidate must undergo a fit and proper assessment by relevant regulatory bodies.