Nium, the Leader in Real-Time Global Payments
Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.
About the Role
As the Head of Compliance and MLRO for the ANZ region, you will play a key leadership role within Nium’s global Compliance function, reporting directly to the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). You will be responsible for ensuring Nium’s operations across Australia and New Zealand meet all relevant regulatory, AML/CTF, and financial crime prevention obligations, while enabling the business to scale responsibly in the dynamic payments and fintech ecosystem.
This role combines strategic regulatory oversight, hands-on compliance operations, and regulatory relationship management. You will work closely with product, operations, and technology teams to ensure compliance is embedded into Nium’s business model and that all compliance processes are efficient, tech-driven, and proportionate to risk.