Senior Specialist, AML

Bitpanda LA; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working model

Stock option plan

OpenUP mental health support

3 extra days paid time off after 6 m

Udemy online courses

Discounts and perks

8 weeks gender-neutral new parentleave

Free onsite dining (location-based)

Zusammenfassung

Bitpanda is seeking a Senior Specialist Anti Money Laundering to lead Germany AML/CFT compliance, ensuring BaFin, EU and Transfer of Funds rule alignment. You will act as the key senior AML expert in Germany, translating regulations into scalable processes.

Join our Hybrid team in Berlin and collaborate with regulators, internal teams, and external auditors. You will build robust controls, oversee high-risk reviews, and support audits while advancing automation and data-driven decision making.

Qualifikationen

• 3–6 years of hands-on AML/CFT experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or crypto.
• Solid working knowledge of German GwG, BaFin, FIU reporting, MiCAR, MiFID, EU Travel Rule.
• Understanding of crypto-native financial crime risks.
• Ability to translate regulations into scalable, automated processes and interact with senior stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Support the AMLO: Deputise for AMLO and manage regulatory reporting, correspondence, and interactions with BaFin, FIU, and auditors.
• Ensure Regulatory Alignment with BaFin guidance, MiCAR, MiFID, EU rules and sanctions.
• Execute AML Control Framework: design, execute, and test second-level AML controls, and address audit findings.
• Oversee High-Risk Compliance: manage PEPs, high-risk reviews, Source of Funds assessments, transaction monitoring, sanctions escalations, and onboarding decisions.
• Drive Automation & Audits: support audits, maintain documentation, and collaborate to automate workflows.

Kenntnisse

AML/CFT experience

German regulatory knowledge

Crypto risk awareness

Process automation

English & German language

Jobbeschreibung

Who We Are

We simplify wealth creation. Founded in 2014 in Vienna, Austria by Eric Demuth, Paul Klanschek and Christian Trummer, we’re here to help people trust themselves enough to build their financial freedom — for now and the future. Our user-friendly, trade-everything platform empowers both first-time investors and seasoned experts to invest in the cryptocurrencies, crypto indices, stocks*, precious metals and commodities* they want — with any sized budget, 24/7. Our global team works across different cultures and time zones, bringing our products to more than 7 million customers, making us one of Europe’s safest and most secure platforms that powers modern investing.

Headquartered in Austria but operating across Europe, our products are built by fast-moving, talented, "roll-up-your-sleeves-and-make-it-happen" kind of people. It’s these diverse perspectives and innovative minds operating as ONE TEAM that keep Bitpanda at the cutting edge of our industry. So if you’re someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team. Let’s go!

Your mission

As Senior Specialist Anti Money Laundering, you will be responsible for ensuring a robust, effective and scalable AML/CFT and sanctions compliance framework for Bitpanda’s activities in Germany. You will act as the key senior AML specialist in Germany, ensuring compliance with the German Money Laundering Act, BaFin expectations, FIU requirements, applicable EU AML/CFT rules, the Transfer of Funds Regulation / Travel Rule, and Bitpanda Group standards.

What You’ll Do

• Support the AMLO: Deputise for the appointed AMLO/Geldwaeschebeauftragter and manage regulatory reporting, correspondence, and interactions with BaFin, FIU, and auditors.
• Ensure Regulatory Alignment: Maintain compliance with the German GwG, BaFin guidance, FIU expectations, MiCAR, MiFID, EU Transfer of Funds Regulation, and sanctions.
• Execute AML Control Framework: Design, execute, and test second-level AML controls, while tracking and remediating any audit or internal findings.
• Oversee High-Risk Compliance: Manage PEPs, high-risk customer reviews, Source of Funds/Wealth assessments, transaction monitoring, sanctions escalations, and onboarding decisions.
• Drive Automation & Audits: Support internal/external audits, ensure robust documentation trails, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate workflows and data-led processes.

Who You Are

• Experienced AML Professional: Bring 3-6 years of hands-on AML/CFT experience in financial services, fintech, payments, or crypto (ideally as a deputy MLRO or senior analyst).
• Regulatory Expert: Hold a solid working knowledge of German GwG, BaFin expectations, FIU reporting, MiCAR, MiFID, EU Travel Rule, and crypto-asset services.
• Crypto Risk Savvy: Understand crypto-native financial crime risks, including self-hosted wallets, blockchain analytics, mixers, bridges, and sanctions evasion.
• Process & Stakeholder Oriented: Able to translate regulations into scalable, automated processes and confidently interact with senior management, regulators, and cross-functional teams.
• Language: Fluency in both English and German.

What’s In It For You

• Flexibility to work where you thrive – Enjoy the freedom of our Hybrid working model, combining onsite collaboration and remote work, with an additional 25 days per year to work from a city or country of your choice.
• Reward for your impact – Receive a competitive total compensation package aligned with Bitpanda’s pay-for-impact policy, including participation in our stock option plan.
• Support for your mental wellbeing – Access confidential coaching, counselling, and mental health resources whenever you need them through OpenUP.
• Time to recharge – On top of your standard annual leave, Prioritise your wellbeing with 3 additional days of paid time off to rest, reset, and recharge, available once you’ve been with us for 6 months.
• Continuous learning and growth – Grow your skills and stay ahead in your career with unlimited access to Udemy’s library of online courses at your own pace.
• Exclusive perks and rewards – Enjoy discounts, rewards, and perks from partners worldwide across lifestyle, wellness, tech, and travel.
• Support during life milestones – Take advantage of our additional 8 weeks of gender-neutral new parent leave to welcome and bond with your new addition to the family.
• Fuel and focus on-site – Pandas in Vienna, Bucharest, Barcelona, and Berlin can enjoy free onsite dining, with freshly prepared lunches and snacks to keep you fueled and focused all day long.
• Recognition for your contributions – Celebrate milestones and achievements with recognition and rewards for your Tenure at Bitpanda.
• Show your Bitpanda pride – Access exclusive Bitpanda-branded merchandise and gear to represent.
• Connect and celebrate with your team – Join unforgettable company events, from our Winter Party in Vienna to gatherings worldwide, fostering fun, connection, and celebration
• …and even more location-specific benefits designed to make life at Bitpanda even more rewarding wherever you are.

Above all, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow as part of Bitpanda’s incredible journey towards being Europe’s future #1 investment platform.

Bitpanda is committed to fostering a fair and equal environment based on trust and mutual respect. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace is paramount to our success and we are committed to building a team that represents a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

• These benefits may be adjusted at Bitpanda’s discretion and do not apply to our internships and exceptions to our Hybrid Working policy apply to teams with shift schedules or for folks whose roles require them to be in-office (think: Workplaces team or IT).