Risk Manager

7 days ago

London Area, United Kingdom Ant International Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

Introduction:

Ant International powers the future of global commerce with digital innovation for everyone and every business to thrive. In close collaboration with partners, we support merchants of all sizes worldwide to realize their growth aspirations through a comprehensive range of tech-driven digital payment and financial services solutions.

Ant International strives to become the most trusted digital services connector to achieve sustainable growth of global commerce.

With a focus on Travel, Trade, Technology, and Talent, Ant International is committed to enhancing the digital mindset and capacities of businesses worldwide. Through fostering collaborative efforts with partners, we are driving responsible innovation and increase market accessibility for global SMEs.

We do so across our 3 key businesses: Alipay+, Antom and WorldFirst

What you'll do:

  • Lead and unify the EMEA Duty Safeguard Team — oversee and coordinate the three core functions: Duty Safeguard (technical/system oversight), QDA (data & analytics), and GIOC Operations (AML execution), ensuring alignment, performance, and regulatory readiness across EMEA.
  • Ensure technical & systemic compliance — serve as local technical expert for AML systems; collaborate with UK (data/QDA) and China (R&D/product) teams to embed local compliance into system design; monitor rule/model effectiveness; support audits, testing, and emergency response.
  • Drive data governance and quantitative risk innovation — own data quality and governance for AML models/strategies; lead QDA team to enhance risk detection via data-driven methods; partner with tech teams to automate workflows and improve review efficiency using AI/ML.
  • Manage operational execution and regulatory engagement — oversee AML operations (EDD, TM, Screening) for EMEA; collaborate with QDA to build risk profiles and optimize customer experience; act as primary liaison with regulators; ensure cross-border consistency and global-local alignment.

What we're looking for:

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Finance, or a related discipline.
  • 7- 10 years of experience in AML and financial crime compliance, including 3-5 years in a leadership position; background in banking, fintech or payments is preferred.
  • Deep expertise in EU/Luxembourg AML regulations (AMLD5/6, CSSF, GDPR), AML systems, TM models, data governance, IT controls, and audit support; proven ability to manage cross-border, cross-functional teams (China/UK/EMEA).
  • Exceptional cross-cultural communication, stakeholder management, and strategic execution skills; fluent in Mandarin & English; ability to balance regulatory rigor with business scalability.

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