Head of Compliance (AML)

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania; hybrid with at least 3 days per week in the Vilnius office

Company

Doit builds financial products for spending, saving, investing, exchanging, and travel, including a digital investment platform and an insurance platform serving Southeast Asia.

What you will do

• Build and run the compliance and AML/CTF function, acting as Compliance Officer and AML Officer and reporting independently to the management board.
• Write and own compliance and AML/CTF policies, procedures, risk assessments, customer risk scoring, and risk appetite.
• Design remote onboarding controls, enhanced due diligence, transaction monitoring scenarios, and sanctions screening.
• File suspicious activity reports with the FNTT and suspicious order reports under MAR; run compliance monitoring and report to the board.
• Approve marketing communications and oversee product governance, complaints, conflicts of interest, and regulatory relationships with the Bank of Lithuania.
• Prepare for the EU AML Regulation applying from July 2027 and build the compliance and AML team as the business grows.

Requirements

• Significant AML/CTF experience at a regulated EU financial institution, ideally an investment firm, neobroker, neobank, or e-money institution.
• Experience with digital onboarding and remote identity verification at scale.
• Hands-on experience building risk assessments, monitoring scenarios, and EDD processes.
• Experience filing suspicious activity reports and handling regulatory inspections.
• Knowledge of MiFID II conduct and investment-services compliance, or the ability to learn it quickly.
• Experience selecting and overseeing KYC, screening, and monitoring tools.
• Strong judgment, confidence challenging senior colleagues, and clear, concise writing for policies, board reports, and regulators.
• A clean record and good reputation suitable for regulatory approval as a key function holder.
• Based in Lithuania or open to relocating to Lithuania; must be a European citizen or already hold a valid right to work in Lithuania.
• Strong English communication is required.

Nice to have

• Lithuanian language ability.
• Existing working relationship with the Bank of Lithuania or the FNTT.
• Knowledge of Lithuanian AML law and Bank of Lithuania instructions.
• Experience with clients across several EEA countries.
• CAMS (ACAMS) or ICA certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with regular office presence in Vilnius.
• Work with global teams representing more than 20 nationalities.
• English is the main working language across global teams.
• The role requires hands-on ownership, professional follow-up, practical compliant solutions, and concise decision-oriented updates.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

Hiring process

• Online assessment or practical task, followed by a role-specific interview and CEO/final round.
• The process is intended to move quickly, with an offer targeted within one week from the start of interviews for strong candidates; quick assessment completion is prioritised.