Senior AML Compliance Manager

Senior AML Compliance Manager - Lisbon

Are you looking to play a key role in helping combat financial crime? How about unleashing your skills in a hugely successful business that is committed to moving money for better? Join Western Union as Senior AML Compliance Manager.

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We’re a FinTech that’s using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We’re a team of over 10,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Better requires process, discipline, and simplification

We’ll be looking for you to be at the heart of our payment’s compliance division in Portugal. This is an opportunity to lead and develop our risk-based AML compliance programs and shape the compliance function. You will play a critical role in developing, implementing and enforcing policies, procedures, and programs to minimise potential money laundering risks. You will steer the compliance strategy and champion strategic initiatives as you influence others to successfully deliver on them. You will be the voice of the customer and use this to develop and manage steps to improve effectiveness. You will steer change initiatives as well as designing and developing process improvements. Developing strong on-going relationships with global partners is required as you deliver reports and data to assist senior management.

For such an important role, you will need to have a well-established background in compliance within the financial services industry. You will need to have a deep knowledge of the Portuguese AML and CTF regulations. You will have demonstrated an excellent relationship with the Portuguese regulator and the country authorities and the ability to build relationships with key stakeholders and have influenced them through your career. You must be a strategic thinker and be analytically minded in your approach whilst remaining able to manage change. Previous experience of working autonomously is also desirable.

Join us, and let’s move money for better

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It’s an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you’re ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

We’re a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and success. Western Union is proud to be an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected category.