Lead - Partner Onboarding & Due Diligence

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:    Responsible for end-to-end onboarding and ongoing due diligence of banking partners, payment partners and financial institutions. The role will ensure compliance with regulatory and internal requirements, maintain accurate partner documentation, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to support partner relationships across geographies. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end onboarding of banks, payment partners and financial institutions across multiple geographies. 

• Coordinate partner KYC/KYB, AML, financial crime due diligence and risk assessments in collaboration with Compliance and other relevant teams. 

• Conduct ongoing and periodic due diligence reviews of existing partners, ensuring documentation and approvals remain up to date. 

• Assess partner documentation, identify gaps and follow up with partners and internal stakeholders to ensure timely completion of onboarding and review requirements. 

• Maintain accurate partner records, due diligence documentation, approvals and review timelines. 

• Manage partner queries and coordinate the resolution of onboarding and due diligence-related issues. 

• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, Treasury, Operations, Product and other internal teams to facilitate onboarding and ongoing partner reviews. 

• Build and maintain effective relationships with banking and payment partners to support timely onboarding and ongoing compliance requirements. 

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in payments, fintech, banking or financial services. 

• Experience in partner onboarding, KYC/KYB, due diligence or financial crime compliance within banking or financial services. 

• Strong understanding of AML, financial crime risk, regulatory requirements and due diligence processes. 

• Familiarity with banking and payment partner documentation, risk assessments and periodic review processes. 

• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills. 

• Excellent attention to detail, documentation and organisational skills. 

• Ability to manage multiple onboarding and review activities independently while meeting deadlines. 

• Exposure to cross-border payments, correspondent banking, SWIFT/BIC and payment networks and Knowledge of legal entity structures and designations across jurisdictions, such as Pte. Ltd. in Singapore and equivalent entity types in other markets and Experience working with banking partners across multiple regions and regulatory environments. 

What we offer at Nium   We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. 
We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). 
We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.
We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!  
We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.   For more detailed region specific benefits :  https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perks  For more information visit www.nium.com 
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