Compliance Lead, Philippines - Global Payment

ByteDance
Philippines
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Ownership","Self-starter","Clear communication","Risk assessment","Stakeholder advisory"]

Lead compliance for a Non-Bank EMI in the Philippines, serving concurrently as the entity’s designated MLRO. You’ll run the compliance program (including MTPP/AML-CFT), advise product and operations on launches and fund flows, and support BSP/AMLC examinations, RFIs, and remediation. As MLRO, you’ll review and confirm STR filings from Financial Crime investigations and approve submission via GoAML/goTRACS, ensuring audit-ready decision trails. Coordinate closely with APAC and HQ compliance teams.

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Compliance Lead, Philippines - Global Payment

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Job Summary

Lead compliance for a Non-Bank EMI in the Philippines, serving concurrently as the entity’s designated MLRO. You’ll run the compliance program (including MTPP/AML-CFT), advise product and operations on launches and fund flows, and support BSP/AMLC examinations, RFIs, and remediation. As MLRO, you’ll review and confirm STR filings from Financial Crime investigations and approve submission via GoAML/goTRACS, ensuring audit-ready decision trails. Coordinate closely with APAC and HQ compliance teams.
Location: Philippines
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the Chief Compliance Officer to ensure the EMI complies with applicable laws, regulations, and supervisory expectations issued by BSP, AMLC, and SEC.
  • •Develop, implement, and maintain the entity’s compliance program, policies, and procedures, including MTPP/AML-CFT and compliance training.
  • •Provide pragmatic compliance advisory to product, engineering, operations, customer service, treasury, and marketing on launches, partnerships, customer journeys, and flows of funds.
  • •Identify, assess, and manage regulatory and AML/CFT risks, including leading/contributing to Institutional Risk Assessment (IRA) and EWRA.
  • •Serve as designated MLRO: review/confirm STR filings prepared by the investigations team and authorize submission via GoAML/goTRACS with complete audit trails.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.
  • •5+ years of regulatory and AML/CFT compliance experience with substantive time in digital payments (Non-Bank EMI/OPS) or financial services in the Philippines.
  • •Experience engaging with BSP and/or AMLC, including responding to RFIs and participating in examinations.
  • •Strong knowledge of Philippine financial regulations (BSP/AMLC) and AML/CFT requirements applicable to EMIs.
  • •Experience conducting regulatory risk assessments/EWRA and developing compliance policies and procedures.
Experience:5+ yearsDigital paymentsFintechNon-bank EMIFinancial servicesE-walletsCross-border remittanceBNPLVASP
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:OwnershipSelf-starterClear communicationRisk assessmentStakeholder advisory
Certifications:CAMSCFCSICA Diploma
Tech Stack:STRCTRGoAMLGoTRACSMTPPAML/CFTAMLC Registration and Reporting Guidelines (ARRG)BSP MORNBFIMORNBFIInstitutional Risk Assessment (IRA)EWRA

Company Brief

ByteDance
Develops consumer internet and content platforms, including TikTok and other apps for short-form video, news, and entertainment. It also builds advertising, commerce, and creator tools that connect audiences, brands, and publishers across global markets.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Founded: 2012
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