Transactions Monitoring Officer

About the Role

As a Transactions Monitoring Officer, you will conduct daily transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and ongoing client due diligence. You will analyze non-standard cases, investigate potential red flags, and help maintain the integrity of our AML and sanctions framework.

This is a hands-on role in a fast-moving environment, with real scope to shape how the team works — we are actively adopting automated and AI-assisted compliance tooling, and we want someone who will help drive that.

Reporting Line: Head of AML & Sanctions

Location: Remote

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day reviews of client transactions, handle alerts, and support ongoing Client Due Diligence (CDD)
• Conduct Source of Funds (SoF) and Source of Wealth (SoW) reviews, and support initial screening against EU/UK, OFAC, and UN sanctions regimes
• Investigate potential risks and escalate complex or high-risk cases to senior team members with clear documentation and context
• Identify manual bottlenecks and support the adoption of automated and AI-assisted tools to speed up alert handling and reduce false positives
• Stay current with key regulatory requirements (FATF, MiFID II, MAR) and apply them to investigation practice
• Generate data on TM metrics and support internal quality reviews and regulatory audit preparation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Law, Economics, or a related field
• 1–3 years of experience in AML or transaction monitoring, ideally in brokerage, fintech, or wider financial services
• Solid foundational knowledge of AML, CTF, and sanctions regimes (OFAC, EU, UN)
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to document a case so that someone else can pick it up
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work through complex transaction flows

Personality / Mindset

• Integrity & loyalty
• 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
• Capability to work and succeed in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment

We Offer*

• Competitive salary
• Corporate benefits (choose your preferred options)
• Truly inspiring culture, pleasant and informal work environment
• Ongoing education & training programs
• Opportunity to network and connect at corporate events
• Global career opportunities

*Benefits/perks vary depending on the nature of your employment with the company and the country where you work