Senior Compliance Officer

Introduction:

Our client is an established global leader in FinTech / Payments, continually expanding its product range and entering new markets.

Role Description:

We seek an experienced and enthusiastic professional to join their Compliance team in Luxembourg City.

As Senior Compliance Officer, you will work closely with the Head of Compliance and group AML/CFT teams to assess, mitigate and report financial crime risks within Europe. You will work with state-of-the-art systems and tools to investigate unusual customer behaviour and transactions on the Blockchains, detect, prevent and report any suspicious activities internally and to the Luxembourg authorities, and minimise the financial loss and fraud for our customers and the company.

This position is placed in the 2nd Line of Defence. You are to conduct periodic compliance monitoring and testing activities to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal controls the company has put in place.

You will support the Head of Compliance to ensure the group is able to demonstrate, in Europe it has adequate and effective controls in place to continuously meet the regulatory obligations it is subject to in the field of AML/CFT and Financial Crime in general.

This is a unique opportunity to work for a leading player at the cutting edge of a fast-growing and revolutionary industry. You will be an instrumental part of this growth story.

Candidate Profile:

• At least 5 years of experience in a regulated financial institution – banking, EMI, FinTech, Payments – in Luxembourg or the European Economic Area
• Preferred previous experience in an innovative FinTech, Payments or Crypto business
• At least 5 years of Financial Crime Compliance experience with systems and tools for Transaction Monitoring, e-KYC and document checking, Sanctions screening, the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports, FATF Travel Rule.