Compliance Specialist, AML & KYC for Fintech Payments

Merge; Paris; Sur place; EUR 55 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Merge is seeking a Compliance Specialist to support our regulated payments business. You’ll work with MLRO, Legal, Product and Operations to ensure day-to-day compliance execution across KYB/KYC reviews, AML monitoring, and regulatory reporting.

You’ll review and escalate high-risk cases, contribute to policy updates, and help maintain a robust control environment for cross-border digital asset activities. A proactive, detail-oriented mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a compliance, financial crime or AML role within a regulated financial institution or fintech.
• Strong knowledge of UK/EU AML/CFT regulation and sanctions regimes.
• Experience reviewing escalated KYC/KYB, EDD or transaction monitoring cases.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into policy and process.
• Independent, risk-based judgement under ambiguity.

Responsabilités

• Support ongoing development and maintenance of AML/CFT, sanctions and financial crime policies and procedures.
• Act as a point of escalation for higher-risk KYC/KYB, EDD and transaction monitoring cases referred by frontline teams
• Review and approve STR/SAR cases ahead of regulatory filing; liaise with regulators and law enforcement where required
• Monitor regulatory developments (UK/EU AML regime, MiCA/CASP, Travel Rule) and translate them into practical control changes
• Support internal and regulatory audits, and respond to regulator information requests
• Conduct reviews of KYC, transaction monitoring and sanctions screening controls
• Produce compliance MI and reporting for senior management and the Board/Risk Committee

Connaissances

KYC/KYB compliance

AML monitoring

Regulatory knowledge

Policy development

Risk assessment

Description du poste

Merge is seeking a Compliance Specialist to support our regulated payments business. You’ll work with MLRO, Legal, Product and Operations to ensure day-to-day compliance execution across KYB/KYC reviews, AML monitoring, and regulatory reporting.

You’ll review and escalate high-risk cases, contribute to policy updates, and help maintain a robust control environment for cross-border digital asset activities. A proactive, detail-oriented mindset is essential.