Team Lead, Sanctions Screening & AML Excellence

Qonto; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership Opportunity

Dynamic Growth Environment

Team Context

Collaborative Culture

Methodology

Exposure to AI-driven treatment-optim

Job summary

Qonto is hiring a Team Lead, Sanctions Screening to lead a 6-analyst team within its AML/Financial Crime function. The role focuses on processing sanctions alerts, meeting regulatory deadlines, and building operating rigor during a major organizational restructuring.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in AML or Compliance, leadership experience, and strong English/French language skills to collaborate across multicultural teams and with authorities.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in AML, Anti-Financial Crime, or Compliance.
• At least 1 year in a leadership role supervising a team.
• Proven ability to manage performance while maintaining morale.
• Strong regulatory knowledge of AML/CFT rules and reporting.
• Experience working with financial intelligence units and cross-border teams.
• Native French and fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a production team, manage backlog and alert volumes to meet deadlines while preserving decision quality.
• Prioritize daily workload, identify inconsistencies and prevent bottlenecks.
• Run weekly rituals and one-to-ones, provide clear direction and coaching.
• Produce regular reports on alert volumes, backlog, and screening incidents.
• Contribute feedback to migration and AI-driven treatment projects.
• Collaborate with AML and Fraud teams to ensure alignment and knowledge sharing.
• Oversee escalation investigations from transaction monitoring and ensure timely resolution.

Skills

AML expertise

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Regulatory knowledge

Quality focus

Cross-cultural collaboration

French native

English fluent

Job description

Qonto is hiring a Team Lead, Sanctions Screening to lead a 6-analyst team within its AML/Financial Crime function. The role focuses on processing sanctions alerts, meeting regulatory deadlines, and building operating rigor during a major organizational restructuring.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in AML or Compliance, leadership experience, and strong English/French language skills to collaborate across multicultural teams and with authorities.