AML & KYC Lead
Mondu
👩💻👨💻 About the role
Only three and a half years after entering the market, Mondu is one of Europe’s leading B2B payments providers. Live across 30+ markets, trusted by ambitious companies, and operating with an EMI license, we’re expanding our commercial footprint in Europe, and beyond.
We’re now searching for an AML/KYC Lead to hold a pivotal role in our risk department, responsible for overseeing and operationalizing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) processes.
Your mission is to ensure that our organisation complies with regulatory requirements while effectively managing and mitigating financial crime risks. You will lead a small, external team of specialists in maintaining a robust AML/KYC program.
🚧 What you’ll do
- Develop, implement, and maintain AML/KYC policies, procedures, and controls in alignment with regulatory guidelines (incl. customer identity verification, screening against sanctions lists, and ongoing monitoring).
- Maintain KYC, Screening, Transaction Monitoring and AML cases management tools (incl. vendor management), collaborate with product and data teams to ensure functioning of the tools.
- Ensure ongoing compliance with evolving AML/KYC regulations and industry standards.
- Lead and manage a team of AML/KYC Specialists, providing guidance, training, and support.
- Foster a culture of compliance and excellence within the team.
- Conduct risk assessments to identify potential money laundering or fraud risks within customer profiles and transactions.
- Collaborate with relevant teams to assess and mitigate identified risks.
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of customer due diligence records.
- Lead the investigation and reporting of suspicious transactions or activities to appropriate authorities.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Provide AML/KYC training and awareness programs for employees to enhance their understanding of AML/KYC requirements and obligations.
- Foster a culture of vigilance and reporting within the organisation.
- Collaborate with external auditors and regulatory bodies as needed.
- Maintain accurate records of AML/KYC activities, risk assessments, and investigations.
- Prepare and submit reports on AML/KYC compliance to senior management and regulators.
🏅What you need to succeed
- 5+ years prior experience in KYC, EDD, AML, or Compliance roles within the banking or financial services industry. Experience in FinTech, startup or scaleup is an advantage.
- Experience in people management.
- Good knowledge of the industry best AML practices including wwft.
- Excellent analytical and investigative skills, with the ability to identify and assess potential risks.
- Attention to detail and ability to work accurately within tight deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
- Fluency in English.
It would be a plus if you also have:
- Knowledge in Dutch or German.
- Professional certifications from ACAMS (like CKYCA, CTMA, CAFCA, or higher), ACFCS, ICA , or equivalent.
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or 2+ years of experience working in a regulated bank or FinTech.
🎁 What's in it for you?
- €1000 per year for you to contribute to your learning & development to help you grow professionally and personally.
- €300 per year for you to endorse team build, including dinners, games, and events.
- 28 vacation days per year (increasing 1 day every year up to 30).
- We welcome you to our office in the center of Amsterdam 3+ days a week.
- Take advantage of our Workation policy, allowing for up to 6 weeks every year of work outside of The Netherlands (some restrictions apply).
- Subsidised gym membership to boost your physical and mental well-being.
- € 46 per month towards public transport and tax relief for payments into our Business Bike scheme.
- You can accelerate your career and take ownership of your work and development in a flat hierarchy where 360 feedback is encouraged.
🦸 Are you a Monduneer in disguise?
Working in a truly diverse group makes us stronger and more resilient. Furthermore, it enables an unfair advantage - the opportunity to learn from each other, see different perspectives, and consider a broader range of variables in our decision-making. That is what being a Monduneer is all about.
Thus, regardless of your background, age, disability, gender, parental status, race, religion, sexual orientation, educational background, or any other aspect you feel is a statement of your diversity, we look forward to discussing your role in mind.
If you believe you are a Monduneer in disguise, and it's time for you to shine, submit your application, and we'll take it from there.
💜 Meet Mondu
Mondu is changing the B2B payments ecosystem by providing payment solutions that enable any B2B company to grow quickly and safely. We envision a future where businesses, not just consumers, experience a seamless, modern, and human-centered payment flow. Founded by a dream team of passionate entrepreneurs and seasoned tech leaders, Mondu is rapidly scaling. In just two years, we've secured over $120 million in funding, attained an e-money banking license through the Dutch National Bank, and assembled a talented team of over 100 Monduneers across our three locations of Berlin, Amsterdam and London. On the road, we have successfully launched numerous products accessible to buyers in +30 markets - and counting!
Our products bring B2B payments up to par with B2C payments: putting the people behind the business at the heart of the payment flow, and ensuring they have a seamless, modern and state-of-the-art experience, whether they are sellers or buyers.
We’re building a culture at Mondu where amazing people do their best work. If you’re ready to grow your career and help thousands of organizations pay better, you’re in the right place.