Senior Analyst, Real-time Transaction Monitoring (Fintech)

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Company

Airwallex provides integrated payments, business accounts, spend management, treasury, and embedded finance solutions for global businesses.

What you will do

• Conduct real-time transaction monitoring and transaction screening in the case management and Airwallex systems.
• Clear, investigate, and escalate alerts and issuing-related cases according to predefined procedures.
• Perform holistic reviews of post-monitoring alerts and escalate issuing incidents with resolution recommendations.
• Participate in AML-related projects and initiatives focused on operational excellence and efficiency.
• Coordinate with issuing and acquiring initiatives and complete additional transaction monitoring operations assigned by the Transaction Monitoring Lead.
• Track AML news and regulatory developments and contribute to the team’s AML and sanctions knowledge base.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 2–4 years of relevant AML and sanctions experience in fintech, financial services, litigation, or a regulatory environment.
• Knowledge of money laundering schemes, sanctions compliance, risk-based compliance, risk management, and financial crime compliance.
• Experience with alert clearing, investigations, AML typology analysis, KYC and transaction monitoring vendors, case management, or sanctions compliance solutions.
• Understanding of AML regulations and card scheme requirements.
• Experience with policy and procedure development, blacklist and whitelist maintenance, and STR writing or review.
• Strong data analytical skills; advanced Google Sheets, Google Scripts, and SQL are advantageous.

Nice to have

• International, regional, or local regulatory knowledge and experience.
• AML and OFAC risk assessment experience.
• Advanced Google Sheets, Google Scripts, or SQL skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on a global payments and financial platform serving more than 250,000 businesses.
• Collaborate with teams across a global network of offices.
• Operate in a high-ownership environment focused on first-principles thinking, speed, rigor, and continuous learning.
• Use AI and technology to solve complex operational and compliance problems.