Head, Transaction Monitoring & Resilience

ABOUT THE COMPANY

These milestones define our growth, innovation, and impact—marking key moments that have shaped NCBA into the financial powerhouse it is today.

JOB SUMMARY

Job SpecificationsEducation & QualificationsBachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Computer Science, Statistics or related quantitative field).Professional certification in AML/CFT (e.g. CAMS, ICA) and/or operational resilience strongly preferred.Experience10+ years in financial services with deep exposure to AML/CFT, fraud, transaction monitoring or financial crime investigations; at least 5 years in a leadership role.Demonstrated experience leading a transaction surveillance or financial crime operations function in a PSP, bank, mobile money operator or large fintech.Working knowledge of payments operations across consumer wallet, merchant acquiring (POS & eCommerce), card and partner-ecosystem flows.Familiarity with regulatory frameworks governing PSPs and AML/CFT across Loop DFS markets; FATF Recommendations; data protection requirements.Experience supporting regulatory and audit engagements — directly or in support of Risk, Compliance, the MLRO or Legal & Regulatory Affairs.Strong analytical orientation; able to interpret large datasets, validate detection models and make evidence-based decisions on rule changes.Experience deploying or overseeing AI-assisted or automated detection capabilities is a strong advantage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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