Senior Transactions Monitoring Officer
About the Role
As a Senior TM Officer, you will serve as a subject matter expert, leading complex investigations and driving the evolution of our AML/Sanctions framework. You will bridge the gap between traditional compliance and modern technology by leveraging AI and automation to enhance team efficiency and accuracy.
The Senior TM Officer acts as a subject matter expert for client TM, sanctions screening, and non-standard cases. You will stay current with regulatory and overall AML/Sanctions requirements (e.g., KYC, Sanctions regimes) and ensure this knowledge is disseminated to the team.
Reporting Line: Head of AML & Sanctions
Worksite: Remote
Responsibilities
- Advanced Investigations: Conduct end-to-end monitoring for complex deposits, WD, securities trading.
- Advisory & Mentorship: Act as the primary escalation point, providing technical guidance and coaching to junior officers.
- Innovation & Automation: Identify process bottlenecks and implement AI-driven or automated solutions to optimize TM workflows.
- Risk Mitigation: Perform in-depth SoF/SoW analysis and manage high-level sanctions escalations (EU/UK, OFAC, UN).
- Regulatory Intelligence: Interpret and disseminate updates on FATF, MiFID II, and MAR to ensure team alignment.
- Reporting: Prepare data-driven reports on TM metrics and support regulatory audits.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Law, Economics, or a related field.
- 3–5+ years in AML/TM, ideally within brokerage, trading, or fintech.
- Tech Stack: Proven experience with TM systems (e.g., ComplyAdvantage, WorldCheck) and AI-enhanced compliance tools.
- Automation Mindset: Demonstrated experience in reviewing existing processes to improve speed and quality through automation.
Skills & Competencies
- Attitude: Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset capable of driving process improvements.
- Analytical Depth: Ability to decode complex client structures and cross-border flows.
- Leadership: Strong interpersonal skills for mentoring and collaborating with senior management.
- Certifications: ACAMS, ICA, or CGSS is highly preferred.
- Ethics: Unwavering integrity and discretion. Exceptional attention to detail and strong case documentation skills.
Efficiency & Innovation
- Process Optimization: Skilled at identifying manual bottlenecks and redesigning workflows for maximum speed and accuracy.
- AI & Automation Literacy: Ability to leverage AI tools and automated logic to reduce "false positives" and streamline alert handling.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Capacity to interpret large datasets and TM metrics to identify emerging risk trends.
Personality / Mindset
- Team player with advanced communication and collaboration skills
- A hands-on, can-do attitude - always looking for solutions and thinking out of the box
- Overachiever mentality
- The capability to work and succeed in the fast-paced and ever-changing environment
We Offer*
- Competitive salary that reflects your experience and the value you bring.
- Flexibility that fits your life — work from home, from our office, or a mix of both. You decide what works best.
- Flexible benefits package — choose the options that suit your life, not a one-size-fits-all bundle.
- A genuinely good place to work — an informal, collaborative culture where ideas are heard and bureaucracy stays out of your way.
- Continuous learning — ongoing training, education programs, and the support to deepen your expertise in a fast-moving industry.
- Connection beyond your desk — events that bring our teams together to network and celebrate.
- Global exposure — work side by side with talented colleagues from all over the world, across a business serving clients in 100+ countries.
