Head of Compliance Operations

TechBiz Global is a leading IT recruitment company. We provide IT recruitment, outstaffing, outsourcing, software development, and different consulting services with a primary focus on making our partners achieve their business goals successfully.

At TechBiz Global, we celebrate diversity and are promoting an inclusive environment. Our clients and partners are located around the world.

We are searching for Head of Compliance Operations for our client ideally in Amsterdam or London.

Requirements

Scope

• Lead our Compliance Operations team to make sure we keep bad actors out and legit users in; efficiently, effectively, and always with a user-first mindset.

• Oversee the entirety of ComOps; AML, EDD, Account Restriction (Guardianship, Garnishments, Bankruptcy), Regulatory Reporting, etc

• Design and implement an AI-first approach to Compliance Ops + lead with an engineering mindset: fix problems structurally, automate what can be automated, and eliminate manual noise.

• Constantly ask: “Where in the law does it say that?”

• Act as the ultimate escalation point for complex or sensitive cases.

• Relentlessly puts the user first.

Profile

• Seasoned: 13+ years of experience in compliance, fraud prevention, AML, MLRO, Financial Regulation, Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) or financial crime ops - ideally in fintech, payments, or challenger banking.

• Has built and led ops teams across multiple functions or jurisdictions.

• Knows how to scale: has scaled ops teams and rebuilt systems; not just kept them running.

• Has a backbone and a brain - knows the law well enough to question policy and build smarter ones.

• Loves moving fast and solving problems, not hiding behind policy.

• A real people manager, clear communicator and someone with high expectations

• Sharp under pressure, has seen some sh*t and is not easily phased

• Has worked with regulators (AFM, DNB, FCA, etc.) and knows how to translate between ops and legal.

• Has worked in a scale-up or high-growth environment before

• Intrinsically motivated by implementing AI

Traits That Set You Apart

1. Proactive problem-solver

2. Structured and decisive

3. Analytical and meticulous

4. Low ego, high impact

5. Adaptable and outcome-focused

6. Deeply motivated by transformation, not maintenance