Deputy Head of Fincrime Operations (Fintech)

TL;DR

Deputy Head of Fincrime Operations (Fintech/Crypto): Leading and optimizing financial crime operations to safeguard global crypto transactions with an accent on AML/CFT compliance, transaction monitoring, and team leadership. Focus on managing complex fraud cases, scaling operational controls, and ensuring regulatory adherence in a fast-paced crypto payments ecosystem.

Location: Fully Remote (flexibility to work from almost anywhere), presence in Riga mentioned.

Company

An international company providing a comprehensive crypto payment ecosystem, including payment acceptance, automatic conversion, and secure wallet solutions for e-commerce, iGaming, and fintech.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 15 specialists across Transaction Monitoring, Onboarding (KYC/KYB), and Fraud Operations.
• Oversee daily financial crime operations to ensure compliance with AML/CFT regulations and internal procedures.
• Review and resolve complex AML, fraud, sanctions, and high-risk client cases.
• Coordinate responses to FIU, law enforcement, regulatory bodies, and audit requests.
• Support the development and implementation of AML/CFT policies, procedures, and operational controls.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Payments, Product, and Engineering teams to strengthen controls.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Financial Crime Operations, AML, Fraud, or Risk Operations within regulated fintech, crypto, forex, or iGaming.
• Previous experience managing operational teams of 10–20+ people.
• Strong background in B2B financial services (B2C-only experience is not suitable).
• Experience working in a fully regulated financial institution (EMI, PI, bank, VASP/CASP).
• Hands-on knowledge of Transaction Monitoring, KYC/KYB, EDD, and sanctions screening.
• English: C1+ required.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement with global flexibility.
• Benefit Bar for sports, mental health, coworking, home office, or medical expenses.
• Regular team offsites, meetups, and company events.
• Company merchandise and employee rewards program.
• Opportunity to work at the forefront of crypto payments and fintech innovation.