AML expert (d/f/m) at Solaris

Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs, our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking, payments, cards, identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 700+ people from over 70 nationalities - a unique blend of techies, fintech enthusiasts, bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

About your future Team

KYC Operations team is the backbone of the 1st Line of Defence at Solaris. We handle a variety of tasks connected to onboarding,  fraud prevention and AML risk assessment of our prospective and established customer relationships.  We work closely with Sales Support, Tech, Product and Compliance teams as well as third-party providers in order to provide the best possible onboarding experience. Our main goal is to ensure the daily business operations are running smoothly. Your main contribution would be to support us in daily processes as well as improving our safeguards and controls together with Anti-Financial Crime and Product teams.

Your Role 

• Conduct a variety of Know Your Customer (KYC) activities on new and existing customers and partners, in accordance to the anti-money laundering laws and bank’s internal policies
• Act as AML Expert under KYC Operations department (1LoD), support and develop the current operational procedures and controls in close cooperation with Anti-Financial Crime department
• Act as a point of contact and subject matter expert for complex AML/CTF questions
• Manage internal projects as a part of new process implementation for partners
• Play an active role in process and workflow improvement in close cooperation with Product teams
• Proactively support with managing various audits and improve the process and control documentation across KYC Operations

We'd love to see 

Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

• University Degree and/or successfully completed commercial apprenticeship in a related industry (e.g. bank/office clerk, business administration)
• Minimum 3 years experience KYC and/or AFC compliance relevant area
• Solid understanding of European Anti-Money Laundering legislation and industry best practices
• Highly knowledgeable with European Anti-Money Laundering laws and regulations
• Strong attention to detail and methodical approach
• Proficiency in English language, good knowledge of German language is an advantage
• Strong time management skills, problem solving, decision-making and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with both technical and business staff

Benefits 

• We have a "remote-friendly" working arrangement
• Home office budget
• Health and development budget
• Transparent framework to support your career goals
• Competitive salary

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.Information on data processing:

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