What We Need
Corpay is currently looking to hire a Chief Compliance Officer within our Corpay Cross-Border division. Corpay’s Cross-Border Division provides global payment and currency risk management solutions through a network of regulated entities operating in Australia, Canada, the European Union, Jersey, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. As we continue to expand into new jurisdictions, we remain committed to delivering innovative and compliant financial solutions to our diverse client base. In this role, you will serve as the senior leader responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing Corpay’s global compliance strategy within the Cross-Border Division. The CCO will lead a team of 50+ compliance professionals across North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, ensuring that Corpay maintains robust anti-financial crime frameworks while enabling business growth. You will report directly to the Global Chief Compliance Officer and regularly collaborate with team and departments.
How We Work
As a Chief Compliance Officer, you will be expected to work in a fast-paced environment. Corpay will set you up for success by providing:
- Assigned workspace in the office as needed.
- Company-issued equipment + remote access
- Formal, hands-on training
Role Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the role will include:
Strategic Compliance Leadership & Governance
- Oversee and continuously enhance Corpay’s Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC) Program.
- Provide strategic guidance to business leaders across the Corpay Cross-Border Division, balancing regulatory requirements with aggressive commercial objectives.
- Manage and develop a global compliance team of 50+ professionals across multiple time zones, ensuring operational effectiveness and regulatory compliance.
- Liaise with global regulatory authorities to monitor, interpret, and implement new FCC regulations impacting Corpay’s operations.
- Maintain a corporate governance framework, reporting compliance matters to Boards of Directors and senior executives across multiple Corpay entities.
- Serve as stakeholder in managing relationships with banking and non-banking financial institutions globally.
- Provide oversight and strategic direction for internal and external audits and regulatory examinations.
Financial Crime & Sanctions Compliance
- Ensure FCC Program alignment with international AML/CFT/Sanctions/Export Control frameworks and regulatory expectations while managing to business SLAs and Corpay’s risk appetite.
- Lead internal Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) operations, ensuring effective detection, investigation, and reporting of suspicious activities.
- Optimize and oversee compliance operations by managing workflows, SLAs, resourcing, systems, and team performance to ensure efficiency, scalability, and regulatory adherence.
Regulatory & Risk Management+
- Assess and mitigate exposure related to nested payments and high-risk payment verticals by developing and implementing robust risk management frameworks.
- Monitor regulatory developments in key jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, EU, Jersey, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, and US) and operationalize required changes.
- Oversee the development, implementation, and testing of FCC policies, procedures, and controls across Corpay’s regulated entities.
- Lead the execution of key compliance initiatives, including program enhancements, system implementations, risk assessments, and process optimizations.
Training, Culture, and Compliance Awareness
- Oversee AML/CFT and sanctions training programs ensuring awareness at all organizational levels.
- Deliver training to address emerging regulatory issues and evolving financial crime threats.
- Foster a strong culture of compliance, ensuring that employees understand and adhere to regulatory obligations and ethical standards.
Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in FCC roles within banking or FinTech sector.
- Deep expertise in FX and international payments, including managing exposure across high-risk verticals (e.g., MSBs, FIs, Gaming, Crypto, etc.) and geographies (e.g, LATAM, Eastern Europe, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of AML, CFT, and sanctions regulations across multiple jurisdictions, with a preference for experience in Australia, Canada, EU, Jersey, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, and US.
- Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, business-aligned compliance strategies.
- Track record of managing relationships with global regulatory bodies and banking partners.
- Proven experience in developing, implementing, and optimizing global FCC programs.
- Track record of successfully leading, developing, and mentoring large global compliance teams.
- Strong project management skills and experience executing technology transformation initiatives.
- Experience managing budgets and optimizing resources to ensure cost-effective compliance operations.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex regulatory concepts to executives, board members, and regulators.
- Experience leading internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and risk assessments.
- Experience navigating licensing and approvals for entering new jurisdictions.
- Familiarity with emerging financial crime detection technologies, systems, and compliance analytics tools.
- Preference for experience overseeing swap dealer compliance and CFTC regulations, including engagement with the CFTC and NFA.
Preferred Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD)/Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent legal background.
- CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or equivalent compliance certification.
- Prior C-suite executive engagement experience, including board-level reporting and strategy development.
- Experience managing swap dealer compliance programs, ensuring adherence to CFTC regulations, and engaging with the CFTC and NFA
Benefits & Perks
- Medical, Dental & Vision benefits available the 1st month after hire
- Automatic enrollment into our 401k plan (subject to eligibility requirements)
- Virtual fitness classes offered company-wide
- Robust PTO offerings including major holidays, vacation, sick, personal, & volunteer time
- Employee discounts with major providers (i.e. wireless, gym, car rental, etc.)
- Philanthropic support with both local and national organizations
- Fun culture with company-wide contests and prizes
Our Company & Purpose
Corpay is a global leader in business payments, laser focused on developing smarter ways for businesses to pay their expenses. Since 2000, Corpay has developed innovative digital solutions that help businesses better track, manage, and pay their expenses. Today, Corpay is an S&P 500 company with hundreds of thousands of customers using our products in over 100 countries. Companies of all sizes, industries and geographies rely on our product portfolio to manage spending more quickly, efficiently and securely than ever before.
We embrace a culture grounded in five key values: integrity, collaboration, innovation, execution and people. These values offer you the opportunity to ‘thrive & grow’ through career development, volunteer, community, and wellness initiatives. This allows you to create a balance between professional goals and personal achievement.
Corpay is also committed to building and nurturing a culture of diversity, inclusion, equality, and belonging by:
- Welcoming people of different backgrounds, cultures, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations.
- Empowering our people to share their experiences and ideas through open forums and individual conversations; and
- Valuing each person’s unique perspectives and individual contributions.
Embracing diversity enables our people to “make the difference” as Corpay and its more than 8,000 employees continue to shape the future of global payments. Learn more by visiting www.Corpay.com or following Corpay on LinkedIn.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Corpay is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Corpay provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, gender (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, language, ancestry, genetic information, veteran and/or military status or any other group status protected by federal or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation for the application and/or interview process, please notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.
For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity and pay transparency, please click the following links: EEO and Pay Transparency.
