Senior Manager - Financial Crime & Transaction Monitoring

As Senior Manager of Financial Crime and Transaction Monitoring at Blueberry, you own the transaction monitoring and financial crime framework for the whole group, across fiat and crypto. You report directly to the Head of Compliance and shape the strategy, operating model, technology and team as we add entities, products, payment methods and crypto assets. You are the person auditors, regulators and banking partners hear from, and the one the business turns to before launching something new. You lead a team across Sydney and Kuala Lumpur.

What you'll do

• Set the financial crime strategy, roadmap and operating model for transaction monitoring, including the business case for monitoring and case management technology
• Own the transaction monitoring and financial crime framework across regulated entities and keep it current with regulatory change and FATF standards
• Lead ML/TF and fraud risk assessments at enterprise and product level, including crypto and new payment methods
• Set the approach to crypto financial crime risk: blockchain analytics, wallet risk thresholds, Travel Rule compliance and self-hosted wallet policy
• Chair the financial crime governance forum and report on monitoring effectiveness, key risks and remediation to senior management, with input to board reporting
• Lead engagement in audits, independent reviews and regulator inquiries, and commission independent testing of monitoring
• Advise the business on financial crime risk in product, payments and partner decisions, and support banking and payment provider relationships
• Lead and develop the transaction monitoring leadership team, and build a culture of accountability and quality across both locations

What you bring

• 10+ years in financial crime, AML/CTF or transaction monitoring within financial services, including 5+ years leading a function
• A track record building or transforming a transaction monitoring function: framework, technology and team
• Strong knowledge of Australian AML/CTF obligations, plus experience in multi-jurisdiction groups such as Mauritius, Vanuatu or the UAE
• Experience managing crypto financial crime risk in a brokerage, exchange, payments or digital asset business
• Comfort presenting to senior management, boards, auditors and regulators
• Experience leading teams across multiple locations
• Commercial judgement in balancing financial crime risk with business growth
• A degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Law, Criminology or a related field, and an AML certification such as ACAMS CAMS or ICA

Nice to have

• A postgraduate qualification
• An advanced financial crime or crypto certification

What we offer

• Onsite role based in our Sydney office

About Blueberry

Blueberry is a financial services group offering fiat and crypto payment solutions across multiple regulated entities and jurisdictions.