Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Financial Services, Afterpay

The role

This role provides financial services compliance advisory, licensing, governance and frameworks services for Afterpay business units in Australia and New Zealand. You will support the Head of Compliance to ensure the Compliance Function and Risk Management Framework meet regulatory expectations.

What you will do

• Support the Head of Compliance to ensure the Compliance Function and Risk Management Framework operates effectively
• Lead the Compliance Framework and Program including documenting policies, standards, and procedures
• Build, embed and maintain governance, risk and compliance frameworks for regulated financial services products
• Maintain Afterpay's Australian Credit License and submit annual compliance certificate requirements with ASIC
• Manage monitoring, reporting, audit and testing activities for regulators, Board and internal committees
• Assist the business with compliance incident management and reportable situation assessments
• Lead projects to assess, implement and monitor adherence to new regulatory obligations and policies
• Oversee compliance risk assessments on new financial products, services and initiatives
• Manage databases, registers and other records relating to compliance risk management
• Advise internal management and business partners on compliance programs

Required qualifications

• 10+ years experience as a compliance and risk professional in Australian financial services environments
• Knowledge of obligations for regulated financial services products and maintenance of financial services regulatory licenses
• Experience building and maintaining frameworks to support regulated financial services products
• Knowledge of and experience with regulatory interactions and investigations
• Deep knowledge of financial services regulation and compliance subject matter expertise
• Experience identifying, recording and overseeing the remediation of incidents and issues
• Tertiary qualified in relevant discipline
• Data and technical focus with ability to analyze and operationalize new regulatory obligations
• Experience using innovative tools such as AI to improve compliance outcomes

Nice to have

• preferably in Sydney or Melbourne

Benefits

• Remote work
• medical insurance
• flexible time off
• retirement savings plans
• modern family planning

About the company

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. Its brands include Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto.