Who we areAgility Forex is a fintech company headquartered in Vancouver. We offer online international payment services to individuals and small/medium sized businesses. We're passionate about helping our clients save money and our proprietary technology enables efficient settlement outside traditional banking channels and offers effective P2P settlement. Our guiding principle is that by investing in technology we can deliver significantly better rates and better service.We are a fast–paced team and pride ourselves on having a positive and collaborative workplace.We love what we do — and it shows. Our team brings energy and commitment to work each day, which translates into exceptional service for our clients. We’re proud of the strong relationships we build with our clients, and our values — honesty, integrity, and efficiency — are at the heart of everything we do as reflected in the reviews and positive feedback we get from our customers.Role SummaryAgility Forex is seeking a Senior Compliance Director with deep Money Services Business (MSB) and Payment Service Provider (PSP) experience to lead and evolve a modern, technology-enabled AML and regulatory compliance program.This role is responsible for building and maintaining a robust, defensible, and regulator-ready compliance regime within a fast-moving FX and payments environment. The successful candidate will combine deep regulatory knowledge, strong risk architecture capabilities, and a distinct bias toward intelligent automation.Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Senior Compliance Director will lead and develop Agility Forex’s compliance function, including direct oversight of a team of three compliance professionals.This role will play a critical leadership role in shaping the next phase of Agility Forex’s compliance maturity as the company continues to scale.What You Will Own1. AML / ATF Program LeadershipDesign and govern a compliance framework that is defensible, consistent, and scalable under Canadian regulation.- Program Oversight: Full ownership and oversight of the company’s AML/ATF compliance framework, ensuring strict adherence to FINTRAC regulations.- Risk Methodology: Ongoing refinement and evolution of the enterprise risk assessment methodology.- Core Operations: Governance of Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR) processes, Sanctions, PEP, and adverse media controls.- High-Risk Management: Development and execution of high-risk client oversight, enhanced due diligence (EDD), and clear escalation protocols.- Regulatory Nuance: Ownership of Travel Rule and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) compliance in a complex payments ecosystem.2. Risk Architecture & CalibrationTranslate risk theory into operational systems, eliminating subjective drift in decision-making.- Risk Scoring: Maintain, refine, and modernize client risk scoring frameworks to ensure objective, criteria-based risk classification.- System Calibration:



Oversee transaction monitoring calibration and complex threshold logic.- Signal Optimization: Continuously improve alert-to-STR conversion quality, reducing false positives while strictly preserving detection integrity.3. Regulatory & Examination ReadinessOperate with a permanent “regulator-in-the-room” mindset.- Regulatory Liaison: Serve as the primary point of contact for FINTRAC and other regulatory bodies or banking partners.- Audit Leadership: Lead regulatory examinations, external audits, and formal information requests.- Effectiveness Reviews: Oversee independent AML effectiveness reviews and ensure that resulting remediation plans are disciplined, timely, and fully executed.- Evidence Standards: Maintain impeccable documentation, audit trails, and evidence standards across the organization.4. Technology & Automation LeadershipEmbed compliance into system design. We believe control by architecture is stronger than control by memo.- Engineering Partnership: Partner deeply with the Product and Engineering team to embed compliance rules directly into the product lifecycle and system architecture.- Workflow Optimization: Optimize screening, transaction monitoring, and case management workflows for maximum efficiency.- Vendor Ecosystem: Intelligently select, leverage, and manage third-party RegTech vendors.- Data & Tooling: Improve reporting automation, dashboarding, and control testing discipline to ensure audit trail integrity.5. Governance & ReportingCommunicate clearly and strategically at both operational and Board levels.- Executive Visibility: Deliver structured, comprehensive quarterly reporting to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.- Advanced Analytics: Provide meaningful risk analytics and trend forecasting—moving beyond simple volume metrics to actionable intelligence.- Proactive Escalation: Identify and escalate systemic issues, emerging typologies, or operational bottlenecks early.- Team Standards: Ensure exceptional documentation and operational standards across the entire compliance function.What We’re Looking ForRequired Experience- 7+ years of progressive AML compliance leadership experience specifically within the MSB, PSP, FX brokerage, or high-growth Fintech payments sectors.- Direct Regulatory Engagement: Proven, direct experience facing FINTRAC and managing regulatory audits or examinations.- STR Governance: Demonstrated experience filing, QAing, and governing high-volume STR programs.- Sanctions Expertise: Strong sanctions governance and complex alert adjudication experience.Strongly Preferred- Proven track record of designing, scaling,



or comprehensively rebuilding AML frameworks from the ground up.- Hands-on experience implementing, testing, or recalibrating automated transaction monitoring systems.- Experience navigating the unique challenges of a high-growth, technology-driven fintech environment.- CAMS, CFCS, or equivalent qualified designation.Leadership ProfileThe right candidate:- Thinks in systems, not checklists. You build processes that scale.- Makes defensible decisions. You are entirely comfortable making firm, well-documented risk decisions in ambiguous situations.- Understands framing. You effectively utilize likelihood vs. consequence frameworks to assess risk.- Holds the line. You are willing and able to push back on commercial pressures when risk thresholds are breached.- Values objectivity. You prefer objective, data-driven criteria over informal or subjective judgment.- Drives culture. You value clarity, discipline, consistency, and a culture of continuous improvement.- Core Values. A commitment to Agility Forex’s core values: Trust & Transparency, Collaboration, Efficiency & Innovation, and Respect.What Success Looks Like (The First 18 Months)- Regulatory Excellence: Maintains ongoing compliance with FINTRAC requirements and supports successful regulatory reviews.- Operational Efficiency: Substantially reduced monitoring noise coupled with stable or improved detection quality.- Framework Integrity: Consistent, unquestionable risk classification discipline across the client portfolio.- Strategic Transparency: Clear, highly visible risk reporting at the Board and Executive level.- Audit Readiness: Exceptional documentation standards established across the function, resulting in zero repeat audit findings.Why This Role Is DifferentWe are actively building a compliance function that is:- Robust for regulators.- Agile to enable aggressive business growth.- Structured to completely eliminate operational drift.- Technology-enabled rather than paper-heavy or manual.If you want to architect, build, and scale a modern MSB/PSP compliance regime — we should talk.What we can offer- Comprehensive Benefits Package, including Extended Health and Dental Coverage.- Pay Range: CA $120,000 - $160,000 per year.- Company Stock Options.- Flexible hybrid work model- Growth & Development Opportunities.- Access to Employee and Family Assistance Program.- Inclusive and Collaborative Work Culture.Equality StatementAgility Forex Ltd. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strongly support diversity in the workforce. We are committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process and work environment. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodation needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.Note: Only candidates legally entitled to work in Canada will be considered for this position.

📌 Senior Compliance Director - C$120,000 - C$160,000 A Year (Vancouver)
🏢 Agility Forex
📍 Vancouver