Lead Business Developer DFC Transaction Monitoring Amsterdam • Oliver James Professionals

Lead Business Developer DFC Transaction Monitoring

This is where you will work

Our client is a leading provider of payment services and the market leader in issuing credit cards in the Netherlands, with a subsidiary in Germany. For over 30 years, they have been issuing Visa and Mastercard credit cards, promoting, managing, and processing payments. Our client issues credit cards under its own brand as well as in partnership with co-branding partners, serving both consumers and business clients. In addition, they offer various other financial services and products.

Their credit cards can be used at more than 46 million locations worldwide and in any currency. In the Benelux region, approximately 2.7 million people hold a credit card issued by our client. Their customers enjoy worry-free and highly secure payments: their purchases are insured, and delivery is guaranteed.

The goal of "Carefree-Free Payments" and the vision and mission "We offer our customers and partners relevant, sustainable, and secure payment products" are central to all activities. They believe this is what sets them apart from other companies. They are convinced that reliability, security, and worry-free payments must go hand in hand. They relieve customers of concerns regarding payment solutions and enable them to pay with ease anywhere. In doing so, they contribute to a safer society and enhance trust in financial institutions.

The company culture can be described as family-oriented, supportive, people-focused, and service-driven. Service is in their DNA. The core values are: courage, care, and collaboration.

You work in a dynamic environment on the intersection between Product, Operations, Compliance and IT. They're located in Diemen, and have a hybrid working culture, with working 2 days in Diemen. The culture within our client can be described as helpful, people, and service-oriented. Service is in their genes.

Their purpose 'Carefree Payments' and their vision and our mission 'We offer our customers and partners relevant, sustainable and secure payment products' are at the heart of all their activities. They believe that this sets them apart from other companies.

The new department Product, Solutions & Control (PS&C) consists of 6 domains who are highly interconnected and need to work together with all other departments, and other relevant stakeholders. The TM Strategy team is place under the Client Integrity department and mitigates AML, Sanctions and TF risks related to the WWFT with a state of art TM landscape working near-real time, is effective, robust and ready for capabilities like Machine Learning modelling and AI.

Your job

As Lead Business Developer DFC for Transaction Monitoring, you will play a critical role in shaping the ICS Transaction Monitoring landscape further. They're aiming for a "Champions League" performance over the next few years. To be able to achieve that, they want you to be able to:

• Lead change processes, with a focus on the long term, strategic level to mitigate the ICS Client Integrity risks even better;
• Be responsible for specific TM policies and its adherence;
• Be in the driver's seat in our Feedback loop process to push and pull TM insights to and from the entire organization;
• Have a pre-sales mentality and soft skills to sell (internally) new functionality, technology, and political decisions;
• Be responsible for specific TM business- & data strategies;
• Execute the Risk Based Approach (RBA) for TM based on new iterations of the SIRA (updates);
• Staying in control in assessing problems, or other challenges in a risk-based way of working
• Be yourself and grow yourself, while helping others!

Your profile

Our client is looking for an experienced business developer who has earned her/his spurs in the areas of SIRA, KYC/CDD and Transaction Monitoring within a banking organization, a financial organization or consultancy. Do you think you fit in? Check your profile:

• Master's degree in a relevant area of knowledge;
• Minimal 8 years of experience, of which 4 years with regards to FEC policy and regulations and Transaction Monitoring;
• Excellent communication skills (both in Dutch and English) to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely to different audiences, including senior management and cross-functional teams;
• Wide experience with and knowledge of Transaction Monitoring, SIRA, KYC/CDD, Client Monitoring, Risk Based Approach and WWFT/FATF;
• Ability to lead complex program and cultivate a culture of Courage, Care, and Collaboration, encouraging the team to innovate and challenge the status quo;
• Demonstrates resilience and adaptability, through challenges, and fostering a culture of continuous learning;
• Highly values collaboration, inter-team effectiveness, and decision-making capabilities. Excels in stakeholder management and embodies the organization's core values;
• Demonstrates ownership by taking responsibility for one's actions, decisions, and their consequences, demonstrating accountability and commitment towards achieving goals or resolving issues.

We are offering

This job offers the opportunity to create, maintain and broaden your network within KYC and TM.

• A custom made annual salary (based on knowledge & experience);
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month;
• A 36 hour workweek.
• Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year;
• Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000;
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your position)
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands;
• An excellent pension scheme.