Senior AML/MLRO: Strategic Compliance & Investigations

Axis Group - HR Advisor; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Axis Group - HR Advisor in Belgium seeks a senior AML/CFT professional to own and evolve the compliance framework and lead investigations. You will act as the nominated officer for CTIF-CFI reporting and deliver the ORA across customer, product, and corridor risk areas.

You will be the primary contact for regulators and law enforcement, manage audits, and design effective internal controls. Strategic guidance to leadership on new products and risk appetite completes the scope.

Qualifications

• Experience as MLRO or equivalent senior compliance role in a regulated environment.
• 7+ years AML/CFT experience within a Payment Institution or Electronic Money Institution.
• Deep knowledge of Belgian AML regulations, NBB expectations, and EU AML directives.
• Proven track record managing SAR/STR reporting and regulatory interactions.
• Strong experience conducting complex financial crime investigations (e.g. layering, smurfing, cross-border schemes).
• Professional fluency in English and either French or Dutch.
• Meets "Fit and Proper" requirements for senior compliance roles with the NBB.

Responsabilités

• Own and evolve the AML/CFT framework in Belgium, ensuring full compliance with local law, EU directives, and NBB expectations.
• Lead end-to-end suspicious activity investigations and act as the nominated officer for CTIF-CFI reporting.
• Deliver and maintain the Overall Risk Assessment (ORA), covering customer, product, and corridor-level financial crime risks.
• Act as the primary point of contact for regulators and law enforcement, managing audits, inspections, and ongoing relationships.
• Design and monitor internal controls and KPIs/KRIs to ensure ongoing effectiveness of the compliance program.
• Provide strategic advisory to leadership on new products, market expansion, and risk appetite decisions.

Connaissances

MLRO experience

AML/CFT experience

Belgian AML regulations

SAR/STR reporting

Regulatory interactions

English fluency

French or Dutch

Formation

LLM or legal/compliance background

Outils

Regtech tools

Transaction monitoring systems

Description du poste

Axis Group - HR Advisor in Belgium seeks a senior AML/CFT professional to own and evolve the compliance framework and lead investigations. You will act as the nominated officer for CTIF-CFI reporting and deliver the ORA across customer, product, and corridor risk areas.

You will be the primary contact for regulators and law enforcement, manage audits, and design effective internal controls. Strategic guidance to leadership on new products and risk appetite completes the scope.