Compliance Manager (Fincrime & Regulatory)

What you’ll be doing:

• Receiving and promptly responding to enquiries from law enforcement agencies
• Continuously developing, enhancing, and embedding the financial crime and AML risk framework across the firm, ensuring all processes are fit for purpose
• Serving as a liaison to local authorities, and managing filings to the local Financial Investigation Unit
• Supporting the business where necessary regarding the launch of products to ensure regulatory requirements are met, as appropriate
• Working cross-functionally across multiple teams to ensure execution against regulatory requirements and internal policies
• Collaborating with internal Compliance teams (such as Financial Crime, Compliance Operations, Risk & Controls) and identifying steps necessary to mitigate regulatory risks and provide recommendations
• Partnering with Product Owners to educate and drive the appropriate execution of compliance requirements

What you'll need:

• A bachelor’s degree, with a relevant Master’s Degree preferred or a professional qualification from an internationally recognised body (e.g ICA, ACAMS)
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge and experience of best practice in financial services regulation, fraud detection methodologies, and emerging practice in financial crime and money laundering typologies
• Fluency in English and German with great communication skills
• The ability to exercise oversight, knowledge, and understanding of financial crime and AML policies, procedures, and control arrangements in a complex financial operation
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills to analyse complex information and identify the key issue/action to drive resolutions
• Deep knowledge of the EU regulatory environment and key financial crime regimes including the German AML Act (Geldwäschegesetz)