Senior AML Specialist, KYB (Austria)

Location: Vienna, Austria

Company

A cryptocurrency exchange and digital financial platform providing trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3 products.

What you will do

• Conduct KYB reviews for corporate onboarding, including corporate structure verification, UBO identification, and document authentication.
• Perform enhanced due diligence on high-risk entities, complex structures, and customers in regulated or sensitive industries.
• Assess PEP exposure, sanctions risk, adverse media, and financial crime indicators across corporate hierarchies.
• Perform ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews of corporate clients.
• Maintain audit-ready case files and escalate unusual structures, nominee arrangements, shell entities, and other risk indicators.
• Collaborate with AML Operations, Compliance, and business teams while contributing to KYB procedures and risk frameworks.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in KYB, KYC/CDD, corporate due diligence, or financial crime compliance.
• Strong knowledge of corporate structures, ownership chains, UBO identification, and entity verification across jurisdictions.
• Experience with complex, high-risk, or regulated customers, including financial institutions, MSBs, funds, and trust structures.
• Familiarity with AML/CFT regulations, sanctions regimes, and beneficial ownership transparency requirements.
• Strong analytical, research, communication, and risk judgement skills with close attention to detail.
• Work location: Vienna, Austria.

Nice to have

• Experience with cryptocurrency-related entities such as exchanges, custodians, or DeFi protocols.
• CAMS, ICA, or an equivalent professional certification.
• Interest in using AI and emerging technologies to improve compliance processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional development support through a Study Growth Fund.
• Internal team-building activities, workshops, and events.
• Collaboration with an international team.
• Career advancement and internal mobility opportunities.
• Fast-paced environment with evolving regulatory expectations.