Senior AML Compliance Executive (Fintech)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid workplace.

Company

hirify.global is building financial infrastructure for the digital economy, providing accounts, foreign exchange, payments, Open Banking services, and stablecoin-enabled money movement through a single API.

What you will do

• Act as a second-line escalation point for complex, high-risk, or sensitive onboarding and due diligence cases.
• Provide risk-based guidance and challenge to first-line teams on AML, CDD, EDD, sanctions, and financial crime matters.
• Review first-line risk decisions, resolve escalations, and document rationales and outcomes.
• Deliver training and mentoring, conduct quality control on applications, and provide subject-matter feedback.
• Conduct compliance calls with customers and assess their controls and compliance programmes.
• Identify improvements to due diligence processes, present case files during audits, and draft or enhance compliance policies and procedures.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of AML experience and comprehensive experience in financial services compliance.
• In-depth knowledge of AML, CTF, and financial services regulations, industry best practices, and robust AML frameworks.
• Experience with CDD and ongoing assurance for complex client types and corporate structures.
• Experience in the UK or EU regulated financial services sector.
• Experience working in fintech.
• Ability to self-manage, organize competing priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Ability to mentor colleagues and deliver training confidently and cohesively.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication, presentation, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to present credibly and professionally to senior management and build strong relationships with peers and business counterparts.

Nice to have

• Experience within a fintech, challenger bank, correspondent banking, or consultancy firm.
• Experience working with digital asset service providers.
• Ability to thrive in situations involving ambiguity.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with Wednesday office breakfasts, office fruit, a full bar, and regular team socials.
• Personal training budget of £3,000.
• Cycle to Work scheme, discounted gym membership with £80 toward any gym, corporate PerkBox discounts, and a travel loan.
• Company pension plan and health, dental, and life insurance.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, an additional birthday day off, and social volunteering leave.