Description
Nayax is a global fintech company (NASDAQ; TASE: NYAX) and a leading provider of cashless payment, consumer engagement, and business management solutions for the unattended retail sectors.
We are looking for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Risk and Compliance Operations Manager to join CoinBridge. This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage company and significantly impact its product and success. In this role, you will take the lead on evaluating and mitigating financial risk, with a strong focus on AML, fraud prevention, and transaction monitoring across complex fintech operations. You will play a key role in safeguarding our business and ensuring full compliance with global regulatory frameworks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate CoinBridge clients using a comprehensive KYB process, assign risk scores, and assess ongoing relationships with larger and more complex customers.
- Design, review, and calibrate risk scoring models, fraud detection rules, and AML/terrorist financing controls to ensure effective coverage and timely detection.
- Work closely with product and engineering teams to implement, test, and refine fraud prevention mechanisms and compliance features within the platform.
- Monitor real-time financial transactions (e.g., wire transfers, card activity) to identify suspicious behavior and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Analyze past transaction data to identify patterns indicative of fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, or sanctions evasion.
- Investigate and escalate suspicious activities to the MLRO, ensuring all regulatory filings (e.g., SARs, STRs) are accurate, timely, and well-documented.
- Operate and maintain fraud detection software and AML tools, conducting periodic system checks and identifying any process vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with CoinBridge’ s third-party partners (e.g., Card scheme, card processors, compliance vendors) to ensure adherence to their regulatory and risk requirements and support any related audits or reviews.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in the fintech industry, ideally with a focus on issuing, transaction monitoring, and risk management.
- Familiarity with AML and terrorist financing guidelines and regulations across different jurisdictions.
- Proven experience in writing policies and guidelines related to fraud and AML prevention.
- Expertise in developing and implementing fraud and AML prevention strategies for payment processing platforms, particularly for card issuers.
- Hands-on experience with fraud detection tools and technologies.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- The ability to work independently while contributing to a team environment.
- A keen eye for detail and a commitment to accuracy.
What Makes This Role Exciting:
- Be at the forefront of designing and implementing critical risk and compliance strategies in a fast-growing fintech environment.
- Work with advanced technologies and contribute to shaping fraud and AML practices within the evolving crypto and digital payments landscape.
- Take full ownership of risk processes and influence product decisions, regulatory readiness, and operational resilience.
- Work closely with global teams, including compliance, product, legal, and finance, providing a broad view and strong professional growth.
- Play a vital role in protecting customers, partners, and the business by preventing fraud and ensuring regulatory integrity.
- Join a company that values innovation, speed, and flexibility in decision-making.