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This role is for a Compliance Professional at Axiom, supporting a fintech client on the Gold Coast. The position focuses on AML/CTF compliance, regulatory governance, and risk management. Responsibilities include enhancing compliance frameworks, monitoring, policy development, and supporting audits. The ideal candidate has experience in compliance, risk, or legal within regulated industries and strong analytical skills. This is a long-term secondment with a competitive compensation package and remote work flexibility.
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I am writing to express my interest in the Compliance Professional position at Axiom. With extensive experience in AML/CTF compliance and regulatory risk management, I am confident in my ability to support your client's compliance framework effectively.
In my previous role, I successfully enhanced compliance monitoring systems and ensured adherence to AUSTRAC obligations, which aligns directly with the responsibilities outlined. My strong analytical skills and practical approach to compliance enable me to interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements efficiently.
I am particularly drawn to this opportunity because of Axiom's reputation for high-caliber legal talent and its commitment to diversity and inclusion. I am eager to contribute to a dynamic team and help drive regulatory excellence within a leading fintech environment.
Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to the possibility of discussing how my background can add value to your client's operations.
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I have worked extensively with AML/CTF frameworks, including customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and reporting suspicious activities. I have implemented compliance programs that align with AUSTRAC requirements and regulatory changes.
I subscribe to regulatory updates, attend webinars, and participate in professional networks. I also review official publications from AUSTRAC and other regulatory bodies to ensure compliance.
At my previous role, I noticed gaps in our transaction monitoring system. I conducted a risk assessment, proposed enhancements, and worked with the team to implement new monitoring rules, reducing false positives by 20%.
I use a risk-based approach, focusing on high-risk areas first. I also maintain a compliance calendar for deadlines and communicate with stakeholders to align priorities.
Product governance ensures that financial products meet regulatory standards and customer needs. It involves reviewing product designs, disclosures, and outcomes to prevent mis-selling and ensure compliance.
Axiom, the leading provider of on-demand legal talent globally, is seeking a skilled risk and compliance professional to support our client, a well-respected fintech, on a long-term secondment opportunity based on the Gold Coast.
This role offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced compliance professional to support a broad range of regulatory, governance and risk management activities, with a particular focus on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) compliance. Working closely with the Legal, Risk and Compliance team, you will play a key role in supporting the organisation’s compliance framework and ensuring adherence to regulatory obligations across a range of legislative and industry requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Support and enhance the organisation’s AML/CTF compliance framework, including AUSTRAC obligations, customer due diligence, monitoring, risk assessments, and regulatory change implementation.
- Assist with regulatory compliance across financial services, consumer, privacy, and marketing legislation, including the review of customer communications and business practices.
- Contribute to risk, compliance and governance activities, including compliance monitoring, incident and breach management, reporting, policy development, and audit support.
- Support product governance, customer outcomes, regulatory reform initiatives, complex remediation programs, and broader compliance projects across the business
Qualifications:
- Experience in compliance, risk, legal, AML/CTF, financial services, or another regulated industry.
- Knowledge of Australian regulatory frameworks, including AML/CTF obligations, AUSTRAC requirements, financial services regulation, privacy, and consumer protection laws.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interpret and apply legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a practical and commercially focused approach to compliance.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in law, business, commerce, risk, compliance or a related discipline; compliance, risk or AML certifications will be highly regarded.
Compensation, Benefits & Location:
This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence.
Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
Learn more about working at Axiom.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
We understand that many legal professionals have chosen to adopt the consultancy model, and we are happy to discuss this option with you. We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster. Contact us in complete confidence to find out more about opportunities to work with Axiom as an employee or consultant.
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include “Applicant Accommodation” in the subject line.
Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full privacy notice is available at https://www.axiomlaw.com/privacy-notice.
Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.
By submitting an application, you acknowledge that all information contained therein, and provided at any part of the application process, is correct and accurate to the best of your knowledge.
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