- Exclusive to Ink. 6 month contract, strong likelihood of going permanent.
- Up to $200-220k package (base + super). Sydney CBD, hybrid working.
- MLRO designation. Direct reports. Board and Leadership Team exposure from day one.
This is a working lead position, not a purely strategic one. You will own the enterprise risk and compliance framework end to end, lead a small team across financial crime and transaction disputes, and act as the designated AML/CTF Compliance Officer registered with AUSTRAC. You will sit on the Leadership Team and facilitate both the Board Risk Committee and the monthly LT Risk meeting.
Given the size of the business, you will have genuine breadth, real autonomy, and the ability to make a tangible impact quickly. You do not need to be a deep tech expert, but comfort operating in a tech-led environment is important.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and manage the AML/CTF program and all AUSTRAC obligations, including enrolment and registration updates
- Lead financial crime operations including transaction monitoring, ongoing due diligence, and dispute investigations
- Facilitate the Board Risk Committee and monthly Leadership Team Risk meeting; deliver KRI reporting
- AFSL compliance support including audit artifact preparation, DDO, and PDS maintenance
- Manage regulatory reporting to ASIC via third-party provider
- Maintain the risk register and conduct controls testing on key risks
- Support enterprise merchant onboarding and respond to large merchant compliance questionnaires
- Oversee staff and director due diligence including background and police checks
- Facilitate the upcoming AML independent audit and collate evidence
- Advise on compliant payment flows and support product and strategic initiatives
- 8-10+ years' experience across risk, compliance, and/or financial crime
- Strong knowledge of Australian regulatory frameworks relevant to financial services: ASIC, AUSTRAC, AFSL, Privacy, PSRA
- Comfortable operating at Board and Executive level, credible and able to translate risk into commercial language
- A well-rounded Senior Manager who can pull data, present to leadership, and drive outcomes
- Experience leading a small team whilst demonstrating hands on
- Tight-knit, high-performing team where you will have genuine exposure across all parts of the business, not a siloed role
- Front-row seat to Australia's payments reform agenda: real-time payments infrastructure changes and the new scam prevention frameworks coming into effect next year make this a genuinely career-defining moment to join
- Work directly with a strong risk focused leadership team
- Real autonomy and the ability to shape how risk and compliance is done in a growth-stage business
- Sydney CBD, hybrid working. 1 day in office minimum expectation
- Contract structure with a strong pathway to permanent for the right person
If you are a well-rounded Senior Manager/Head of ready to step into a high-impact, high-visibility role at an exciting point in Australia's payments landscape, we would love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion, contact Jen Jones at Ink Recruitment on +61 (0)409 926 897.
All applications are treated in the strictest of confidence.
