Key Responsibilities

📍CDD & Risk Oversight 📍Manage end-to-end onboarding, periodic reviews, and trigger event reviews for retail clients. 📍Supervise the application of risk ratings. 📍Oversee sanctions, PEP, adverse media, and law enforcement screening processes ongoing basis. 📍Cross-Functional Collaboration 📍Act as the bridge between Compliance, Operations, and Product teams, ensuring that due diligence requirements are clearly understood and effectively integrated into business processes. 📍Provide expert input into product development and operational workflows to maintain compliance without creating unnecessary customer friction. 📍Communicate regulatory requirements and risk findings in a clear, business-oriented manner to non-compliance stakeholders. 📍As subject matter expert be part of internal and external audits. Escalation & Reporting 📍Serve as escalation point for complex or high-risk cases, ensuring timely decision-making. 📍Review and prepare unusual activity escalations. 📍Ensure audit-ready documentation of all risk decisions and case outcomes. 📍Leadership & Development 📍Lead, mentor, and train CDD analysts to maintain high-quality reviews and investigations. 📍Foster a culture of effective communication, accountability, and continuous learning within the team. 📍Promote consistent application of policies and support the professional growth of team members. 📍Continuous Improvement 📍Work with system vendors and internal technology teams to optimize screening, monitoring, and case management tools. 📍Stay up to date on regulatory changes and emerging industry practices to strengthen the firm’s compliance posture.

Requirements

📍Minimum 5 years’ experience in AML, CDD, or related compliance functions within financial services, fintech, or VASPs. 📍Proven expertise in onboarding, risk assessments, sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening, escalation handling, and regulatory reporting. 📍Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to translate complex compliance requirements into clear business terms. 📍Experience collaborating with operations, product, and technology teams to implement compliance requirements. 📍In-depth knowledge of global AML/CFT regulations (FATF, EU AMLDs, FinCEN, FCA, MAS, etc.). 📍Familiarity with leading screening and blockchain analytics tools (e.g., World-Check, Dow Jones, Refinitiv, LexisNexis, Chainalysis, Elliptic). 📍Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail, while maintaining a pragmatic, risk-based approach. 📍Previous team leadership experience preferred.

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