Senior AML & KYC Investigator — Fintech Compliance

Papaya Global; Buenos Aires; Hybrid; ARS 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Papaya Global, based in Buenos Aires, is seeking an experienced Senior AML & Financial Crime Specialist to strengthen its Global Compliance Operations. The role involves leading complex investigations, monitoring transactions, and enhancing AML controls in a fast-growing fintech environment.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years of AML experience, strong KYC/KYB, EDD, and sanctions screening skills, plus proficiency in English.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in AML, Financial Crime, Compliance, or Fraud within fintech, banking, payments, or other regulated financial institutions.
• Strong experience in transaction monitoring, AML investigations, KYC/KYB, EDD, sanctions screening, and risk-based compliance frameworks.
• Solid understanding of international AML/CFT regulations and FATF recommendations.
• Experience supporting financial crime programs in a cross-border payments, fintech, or banking environment.
• Self-starter with a proactive mindset, capable of working independently and driving initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities and ambiguity.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance operational execution and continuous improvement.
• Professional proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex AML investigations, transaction monitoring reviews, and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) using a risk-based approach.
• Support the continuous improvement of AML controls, monitoring scenarios, and financial crime processes.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Product, Risk, Operations, and Engineering teams to strengthen financial crime prevention capabilities.
• Perform risk assessments, identify emerging financial crime trends, and recommend control enhancements.
• Contribute to regulatory reporting, internal procedures, training initiatives, and quality assurance activities.
• Mentor junior analysts and provide subject matter expertise across the Compliance function.

Skills

AML investigations

Transaction monitoring

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Tools

AML Monitoring Platforms

Case Management Systems

Job description

Papaya Global, based in Buenos Aires, is seeking an experienced Senior AML & Financial Crime Specialist to strengthen its Global Compliance Operations. The role involves leading complex investigations, monitoring transactions, and enhancing AML controls in a fast-growing fintech environment.

Ideal candidates have 5–8 years of AML experience, strong KYC/KYB, EDD, and sanctions screening skills, plus proficiency in English.