AML Operations Lead (Fintech)

TL;DR

AML Operations Lead (Fintech): Leading and overseeing AML operational activities, including customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and fraud prevention with an accent on process ownership, complex case resolution, and continuous improvement of AML workflows. Focus on developing, documenting, and implementing new AML processes, supporting alignment across multiple teams and jurisdictions, and acting as an escalation point for operations.

Location: Fully Remote

Company

Our client is a successful and fast-growing fintech company with legal entities across Europe and several other jurisdictions worldwide, operating in a highly regulated environment.

What you will do

• Lead and oversee AML operational activities, including customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and fraud prevention.
• Ensure uninterrupted and compliant onboarding and monitoring processes.
• Handle complex, high-risk, and non-standard AML cases, applying a risk-based approach.
• Utilize crypto compliance tools to assess customers, transactions, and risk exposure.
• Develop, document, and implement new AML processes and procedures across first-line teams.
• Support process alignment across multiple teams and jurisdictions and act as an escalation point for AML operations.

Requirements

• 3+ years of AML experience in a fast-growing fintech or crypto company.
• Hands-on experience using crypto compliance and blockchain analytics tools.
• Ability to think critically and resolve complex and ambiguous cases.
• Experience designing, writing, and implementing AML processes and procedures.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to take a leading role and directly influence how compliance processes are built and scaled.
• Work in a successful and fast-growing international fintech company.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Ownership mentality and ability to operate with a high level of autonomy.
• Strong problem-solving mindset.
• Opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.