Anti-Money Laundering Officer

We are partnering with a fast-growing international digital assets business as it continues to expand its European regulatory and compliance capabilities.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced MLRO or Financial Crime professional to take ownership of the firm's anti-financial crime framework within the DACH region. The successful candidate will play a leading role in designing, implementing, and enhancing AML, CTF, sanctions, and broader financial crime controls in a highly entrepreneurial and international environment.

The position offers significant autonomy, visibility with senior leadership, and the opportunity to shape compliance standards in a business operating at the forefront of financial innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert for Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter Terrorist Financing (CTF), sanctions, and broader financial crime matters.
• Establish, develop, and continuously enhance the firm's AML and financial crime compliance framework.
• Design and implement policies, procedures, controls, and governance processes aligned with European regulatory requirements.
• Conduct enterprise-wide money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessments.
• Oversee customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), ongoing monitoring, and high-risk customer reviews.
• Develop and refine transaction monitoring and suspicious activity detection methodologies.
• Manage sanctions screening frameworks, investigations, and escalation processes.
• Review and report suspicious transactions and activity where required.
• Provide expert guidance to senior stakeholders on regulatory developments and emerging financial crime risks.
• Coordinate regulatory examinations, internal audits, and independent reviews.
• Deliver AML and financial crime training across the organisation.
• Partner closely with Legal, Risk, Operations, Product, and senior management teams to embed compliance across the business.

Requirements

• Significant experience in AML, Financial Crime Compliance, or MLRO functions within crypto, fintech, payments, banking, or other regulated financial services environments.
• Strong knowledge of AML, CTF, sanctions, and financial crime regulations across Europe.
• Experience building or enhancing AML and compliance frameworks.
• Proven ability to conduct ML/TF risk assessments and implement risk-based controls.
• Experience interacting with regulators, auditors, and senior leadership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent German and English.

Preferred

• Previous MLRO, Deputy MLRO, Head of AML, Head of Financial Crime, or Compliance Officer experience.
• Exposure to digital assets, cryptocurrency exchanges, virtual asset service providers (VASPs), or fintech businesses.
• Experience with transaction monitoring systems, sanctions screening tools, and blockchain analytics solutions.
• Regulatory licensing or framework implementation experience.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to build and shape a financial crime framework from the ground up.
• Highly visible role with significant ownership and influence.
• International and fast-paced environment.
• Exposure to cutting-edge developments within digital assets and financial services.