Senior AFC Compliance Officer (Crypto)

Location: Berlin, Germany; hybrid working model with onsite collaboration and remote work. An additional 25 days per year may be worked from a city or country of choice.

Company

hirify.global operates a digital investment platform offering cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks, precious metals, and commodities to customers across Europe.

What you will do

• Serve as the appointed AMLO or Deputy AMLO and senior AML control owner for hirify.global in Germany.
• Build and manage a scalable AML/CFT and sanctions compliance framework.
• Ensure compliance with the German Money Laundering Act, BaFin expectations, FIU requirements, MiCAR, and the EU Transfer of Funds Regulation / Travel Rule.
• Own second-level controls, including control design, effectiveness testing, remediation, high-risk customer reviews, EDD assessments, and sanctions escalations.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Data, and Legal to improve case management, monitoring, and compliance workflows through automation and data integration.
• Lead audits and regulatory inspections and manage reporting and interactions with BaFin, the FIU, senior management, and Group AFC functions.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Geldwäschebeauftragter, MLRO, or Deputy MLRO in fintech, crypto, payments, or financial services.
• Deep knowledge of the German GwG, BaFin expectations, FIU reporting, MiCAR, sanctions compliance, and the Travel Rule for crypto assets.
• Experience identifying and mitigating crypto risks involving blockchain analytics, self-hosted wallets, mixers, chain-hopping, scams, and sanctions evasion.
• Ability to translate complex legal requirements into scalable processes and collaborate with executives, regulators, auditors, and cross-functional teams.
• Full fluency in German and English is required.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-border environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work combining onsite collaboration and remote work.
• Competitive total compensation with participation in the stock option plan.
• Confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources through OpenUP.
• Additional paid time off, including three wellbeing days after six months and eight weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave.
• Unlimited access to Udemy courses, partner discounts, onsite dining in Berlin and other offices, and company events.