Head of Remote Payment Services

About Remote

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!)

and all of our positions are fully remote. With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role. We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in‑class HR platform.

If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!

• This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as the Head of Remote Payment Services UK
  , joining our Payments & Fintech department
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  We are strengthening our Financial Services subgroup within Remote. This subgroup has acquired financial licenses in the Netherlands, UK, and Canada to support Remote’s growth in Payroll in these regions. This position is going to oversee the Operational aspects of our UK regulated payment entity, and will be an integral member of a growing organization that allows people from all over the world access global work opportunities.

  UK represents a significant growth opportunity for Remote across all its products, and we need a highly driven self-starter to be the face of Remote with the local regulators. You will be the day to day lead for the entity liaise with the regulators, stay abreast of regulatory changes, and ensure that Remote always meets regulatory expectations.

• 7+ years payments experience in Strategy, Legal, Operations, or Entity management departments, preferably in the payments infrastructure or mass payout solution spaces
• 5+ years experience with a Payments Institution, or electronic Money Institution regulated by the FCA
• Understanding of UK financial legislation
• Good understanding of payments products and solutions across the board, at feature level and/or a good understanding of businesses in the payments ecosystem
• Effective communicator, with experience in managing and influencing internal and external stakeholders
• Commercial outlook with ability to assess comprehensive impacts to the business
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills. Consistent track record leading complex projects across large and distributed organizations
• Strong analytical mindset, able to use data to tell a story. Must be a confident self-starter
• Must be a UK resident
• Writes and speaks fluent English
• It’s not required to have experience working remotely, but considered a plus

• End to end ownership of all processes and functions related to running Remote’s UK payments entities. Represent Remote externally with regulators, government officials and industry bodies
• Act as the Entity head of the UK entity, being the primary DRI for ensuring the entity meets its growth goals while meeting all regulatory expectations. As the head of the executive management of the company, oversee all the risk, payment operations, product, and IT functions. Lead the monthly/quarterly Management board meetings
• Work closely with the UK Head of Compliance and MLRO to foster and build close relationship with the regulators, and ensure the payments entities remain compliant with regulatory requirements
• Lead Payment Entity Board meetings (agenda, materials, and minutes). Ensure the Boards are fully equipped to supervise the business of the entity and its financial affairs.
• Act as a key representative for operational audits & exams ensuring detailed planning and preparation ahead of time. Develop Remote’s own internal policies to ensure adherence to audit requirements
• Develop detailed understanding and aligned plans for all activities performed by the entity to anticipate and mitigate risks. Implement, maintain and develop an…