AML Compliance Team Lead

🚀 Exciting Opportunity! 🚀

Are you ready to take the lead in Compliance and make a real difference?
We are looking for an AML Compliance Team Lead to join our team in Lisbon!

In this role, you will lead and manage a team within Payments Operations: setting schedules, defining performance requirements, ensuring quality, schedule adherence, attendance, etc. You’ll also be responsible for identifying improvement opportunities in workflows and team structure, enhancing user/client experience through collaboration with other teams. As a leader, you will coach team members, handle performance improvement plans, and serve as a career mentor.

Your Responsabilities:
⏩Oversees and manages a team within Payments Operations
⏩Develops and administers team schedules and performance requirements
⏩Identifies improvement opportunities in work flow, and or team structure and suggest solutions
⏩Identifies opportunities to improve user experience and communicate to delivery lead and client teams
⏩Serves as a leader within the team Interfaces effectively with other teams
⏩Coaches team members to improve work performance e.g. Quality, Schedule Adherence, Attendance
⏩Administers performance improvement plans and other disciplinary actions as needed
⏩Acts as a career counsellor to team members


Your abilities:
☑ Experience in leading Teams within KYC, EDD, AML, Transaction Monitoring or Compliance roles within the financial services industry or risk consulting services - mandatory
☑English - Minimum C1
☑University Diploma in financing, management or similar (preferably), or Complete 12th Grade
☑Own a valid work permit or European Union/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal
☑At least one of the following certifications: ICA certifications in AML, Financial Crime, or Compliance and/or CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist)
☑Basic knowledge of relevant AML and CTF typologies and regulatory obligations desirable
☑General knowledge of the Financial Service Industry e commerce, BNPL, Retail Banking products and services, etc
☑Relevant experience from working within FinTech, Banking, or Financial institutions Relevant experience with operational work.
☑Computer and OSINT literacy


What we offer:
👉 Schedule: Monday to Friday (09h00-18h00) with the need of working during Portuguese bank holidays
👉 Base salary + Meal Allowance
👉 FlexBen: 575€/year
👉 Direct contract with the client
👉 Health Insurance
👉Work Regime: On Site for the first 8 months, then hybrid 50%-50%

Ready to embark on an exciting career journey?

Apply now and join us in shaping the future of finance in the heart of Lisbon! 🌍💼