Senior Compliance Manager, Financial Services

Join a movement in which everyone can win. We started a movement in which everyone can win – shoppers, retailers, society and every person on our team. To play fair, trust people and reward them for doing the right thing. We see and feel the impact of our work as more and more people gain financial freedom and retailers grow across the globe.

Founded five years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has over 11 million active customers globally and more than 64,000 of the world's best retailers around the world including Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi's, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.

Afterpay is completely free for customers who pay on time – helping people spend responsibly without incurring interest, fees or extended debt. Afterpay empowers customers to access the things they want and need, while still allowing them to maintain financial wellness and control, by splitting payments in four, for both online and in-store purchases. Afterpay is deeply committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers. We are focused on supporting our community of shoppers.

We trust in the next generation and share a vision of a more accessible and sustainable world in which people are rewarded for doing the right thing.

The Role

As our business grows, so does our Compliance Team! We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Compliance Manager to join our Line 2 Compliance function here at Afterpay ANZ. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone that is looking to innovate and drive organisational risk and compliance maturity in a dynamic team of Compliance professionals, across the Afterpay Australia and New Zealand businesses. You will be AU-based, preferably in Sydney or Melbourne, and will report into our Head of Compliance for ANZ.

You Will

Provide ongoing compliance and risk advisory to the business supporting key projects and ongoing regulatory obligations, including regulated consumer credit, payment systems regulation, P2P/non-cash payment facilities, licensing and regulatory obligations, product development, incidents and breaches, oversight of marketing campaigns, AML governance, consumer protection and anti-bribery and corruption.
Partner with the business and global risk and compliance functions to uplift, embed and maintain governance, risk and compliance frameworks to support the Afterpay business.
Conduct compliance risk assessments on products, services and initiatives.
Assist the business with compliance incident management and potential reportable situation assessments.
Provide ongoing business education to enhance awareness of their obligations and how to ensure they comply with the Governance Risk and Compliance framework.
Act autonomously across competing priorities which may have tight timeframes.
Prioritise decisions on workloads to manage outcomes and you take pride in and ownership in your deliverables.
Problem solve, balancing compliance priorities and ensuring solutions are relevant and sustainable.
Leverage your skills to use innovative tools such as AI to improve compliance outcomes.
Report on compliance risks, trends and key performance metrics.
Promote a strong risk culture and awareness in day-to-day business decisions.

You Have

7+ years of experience as a compliance professional in regulated Australian and New Zealand financial services and credit products is essential, with knowledge of obligations as they apply to regulated financial services and credit products across both regions.
Experience working as a financial services compliance professional, and building and maintaining frameworks to support regulated financial services entities and managing associated licences and licence obligations.
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.
Passionate about why risk and compliance matters, and how it contributes to successful business and community outcomes.
Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills at every organisational level, with strong attention to detail and an open approach to new challenges.
A willingness to learn, be challenged and be part of a team of like-minded people who want to make a difference.
Experience interpreting legislative and regulatory requirements, to develop and operationalise practical and commercial solutions for new regulatory obligations.

We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to identity or other legally protected class. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

Block is a globally distributed company and this role will require working with other employees in multiple time zones. You may be required to perform work outside of normal business as part of this role.

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we’re helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.

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