Global Head of Financial Crime Strategy
Nium is seeking a Global Head of Financial Crime Strategy to lead prevention, detection, and reporting efforts for their global cross-border payments infrastructure. This role will own the 1st Line of Defence FCC program, focusing on technology, automation, and remediation strategies to manage money laundering and sanction risks. The candidate will work closely with executive leadership, operations, and product teams to drive continuous optimization of compliance systems. This is a strategic leadership position requiring extensive experience in fintech financial crime environments.
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Experience
10+ years
Function
Operations
Work mode
Hybrid, Singapore
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Nium is seeking a Global Head of Financial Crime Strategy to lead prevention, detection, and reporting efforts for their global cross-border payments infrastructure. This role will own the 1st Line of Defence FCC program, focusing on technology, automation, and remediation strategies to manage money laundering and sanction risks. The candidate will work closely with executive leadership, operations, and product teams to drive continuous optimization of compliance systems. This is a strategic leadership position requiring extensive experience in fintech financial crime environments.
TAL's take
Senior strategic leadership role at a well-funded, high-growth fintech unicorn with global scale.
Clearly defined scope and responsibilities focused on financial crime compliance strategy and operational optimization.
Salaries at Nium
33.5 LPA average
Based on 15 Grapevine salary entries for Nium.
Engineering
0 - 2 years | L1
3 LPA average
Range: 3 - 3 LPA
Other roles
0 - 2 years | L1
5 LPA average
Range: 5 - 5 LPA
Engineering
2 - 4 years | L4
31 LPA average
Range: 31 - 31 LPA
Other roles
2 - 4 years | L4
22 LPA average
Range: 17 - 28 LPA
Must haves
- Minimum 10 years experience in Financial Crime Compliance in EMI/FinTechs
- Experience in designing, implementing, and running financial crime technology infrastructures
- Knowledge of governance and Financial Crime Compliance policies and procedures
- Experience in fintech Financial Crime Compliance risk and advisory
- Ability to communicate and present to senior management
- Experienced people manager
Tools and skills
About the company
High-growth fintech unicorn, well-regarded in the payments sector but not at the global FAANG-scale.