Adyen
Head of CDD and KYC, Americas
Chicago; San Francisco · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$190k-$260kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- As part of our regional growth, we are looking for a strategic and experienced leader to serve as our Head of Customer Due Diligence, Americas.
- You will oversee a team of five people managers and a total of ± 45, spanning onboarding to ongoing reviews, and will play a pivotal role in evolving the CDD function across the region.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coach a high-performing CDD team across Sao Paulo, San Francisco and Chicago, including five people managers empowering them to grow in CDD knowledge and leadership skills.
- Collaborate with Commercial teams to balance risk and business objectives, enabling pragmatic and compliant decision-making.
- Partner with Compliance, Operations, and Product teams to improve processes, identify automation opportunities, and implement scalable solutions.
- 7+ years of MoM people management experience (leading managers or team leads) and building high-performing teams across regions and functions.
- If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you'll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.
- If you need accommodations or support during the recruitment process to perform at your best, you'll have the opportunity to let our team know in your application.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in Operations (preferably Onboarding, KYC/CDD, Risk) or Compliance within financial services, fintech, banking, investment banking, or consulting.
- Willing to travel regionally and globally as required.
- No matter who you are or where you're from, you're welcome to be your true self at Adyen.
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- to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here.
Compensation
- We offer a competitive compensation package that includes both a base salary and equity in the form of RSUs. Base salary ranges are location-dependent:
- The annual base salary range for this role is $190,000 to $260,000 plus RSU's
- to learn more about our compensation philosophy, please click here.
Benefits
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Adyen
- Recruit and expand the function as needed to support regional growth, ensuring consistent coverage and capability across locations.
Company info
- This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice.
- We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team.
- The role As part of our regional growth, we are looking for a strategic and experienced leader to serve as our Head of Customer Due Diligence, Americas.
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