AFC Operations Team Lead

N26 Inc.; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Personal development budget

Work from home budget

Discounts for fitness & wellness

Language apps

Public transportation

Premium N26 bank account

Relocation package with visa support

Descripción de la vacante

N26 Inc. is seeking a dynamic Team Lead for its AFC Operations in Madrid. You will lead a team of analysts and investigators to ensure compliance with AML, sanctions, KYC, and fraud controls.

You will drive investigations, manage daily operations, and coordinate with other departments to strengthen AFC policies. Fluency in English and French is required, as is deep knowledge of European financial crime regulations.

Formación

• Several years of banking experience in Anti-Financial Crime.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Experience with French AML/CTF regulation.
• Fluency in English and French (spoken and written).
• Knowledge of Anti-Financial Crime regulations and compliance standards.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and manage a team of analysts and investigators.
• Oversee investigation of suspicious activities and reporting.
• Ensure daily AFC compliance operations.
• Monitor AFC controls effectiveness and reporting.
• Coordinate with other departments to enforce AFC policies.
• Develop process improvements to enhance efficiency; support audits/regulatory inquiries.
• Foster continuous learning and professional development.
• Promote teamwork and collaboration across the team.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Team management

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Fluent English

Fluent French

Educación

Bachelor’s degree (ideally in law, business or finance)

Herramientas

Google Workspace

Descripción del empleo

About The Opportunity

We are looking for a dynamic Team Lead to join our AFC Operations Department in Madrid to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and relevant company policies related to Anti-Financial Crime. Our target in AFC is to lead and shape the industry by creating a culture of compliance within N26 that authorities, customers and stakeholders can trust. This role is crucial to achieve this goal.

In This Role, You Will

Support all Anti-Financial Crime tasks including AML, terrorism financing, sanctions, KYC, and fraud. You’ll detect Money Laundering typologies and Financial Crime patterns, while handling external and internal requests to detect potential financial crime.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Leading and managing a team of analysts and investigators.
• Ensuring timely and accurate investigation of suspicious activities and reporting.
• Overseeing daily operations to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of AFC controls.
• Coordinating with other departments to implement and enforce/improve AFC policies.
• Developing and implementing process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.Support responding to audits and regulatory inquiries as needed
• Fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team.
• Promoting teamwork and collaboration to achieve shared objectives.

What you need to be successful:

• Several years with relevant banking experience in Anti Financial Crime
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Experience on French AML/CTF regulation
• Bachelor’s degree (ideally in law, business or finance) preferred, but not essential
• Knowledge use of Google Workspace
• In-depth understanding of Anti-Financial Crime regulations and compliance standards
• You are fluent in English and French spoken and written
• Deliver with quality and keep confidentiality
• Maintain an analytical mindset, willingness of thinking out of the box and appetite for learning

Skills

• You are detail oriented, diligent and reliable.
• You have a hands-on mentality and take on ownership.
• You should enjoy a fast paced working environment, show high willingness to learn and work autonomously to grasp new topics.
• You should have ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members
• Strategic thinking with a focus on process improvement
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Traits

• Actively help yourself (and others) be successful.
• Continuously learn and challenge the status quo.
• Think globally, act locally.
• Strong bias for action.
• Give and receive open, direct and timely feedback.
• Respect and follow internal escalation rules

What’s In It For You

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
• Vacation days vary depending on your location of work. Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and family statuses.
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

Who We Are

N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.

We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.

Founded in 2013, N26 now has 7 million customers in 24 markets. We employ more than 1,500 employees across 3 office locations in Berlin, Vienna and Barcelona. Besides the main offices, N26 also has local offices in Paris, Madrid, Milan, and São Paolo.

N26 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.