AML Compliance - Operations Quality Control Manager

Westren Capital Ltd.; Greater London; Ibrido; GBP 100.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Westren Capital, a London-based proprietary trading firm, seeks an AML Compliance - Operations Quality Control Manager to own the firm's AML policies and monitoring across trading and operations.

You will work with trading, risk and legal teams to implement robust controls, stay ahead of UK and international AML rules, and investigate suspicious activity while keeping business velocity.

Competenze

• Proven AML compliance experience within trading or financial services.
• Strong understanding of AML regulation applicable to digital assets.
• Meticulous attention to detail and risk judgement.
• Ability to work with trading, risk, legal, and operations teams.
• Experience with crypto AML challenges is a plus.

Mansioni

• Own AML policies, procedures, and monitoring frameworks across trading and operations.
• Perform due diligence on counterparties, venues, and transactions.
• Investigate flagged transactions and escalate genuine concerns.
• Refine quality control processes to catch errors before regulatory issues.
• Stay current with evolving AML regulation in the UK and internationally.
• Collaborate with trading, risk, and legal teams to ensure compliance.

Conoscenze

AML compliance

Financial crime

Operational risk

Digital assets

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional comms

Attention to detail

Descrizione del lavoro

# AML Compliance - Operations Quality Control ManagerAnnual base salary: £100,000 – £130,000 GBP## Role overviewWestren Capital is a London-based proprietary trading firm specialising in digital asset markets. This role owns anti-money laundering compliance and operational quality control, ensuring the firm's trading and operational activity meets regulatory expectations without slowing the business down unnecessarily.Digital asset markets carry regulatory scrutiny that traditional markets do not, and this role exists to make sure that scrutiny finds a firm with its house in order.## Responsibilities* —Own and maintain the firm's AML policies, procedures, and monitoring frameworks across trading and operational activity* —Conduct due diligence and ongoing monitoring of counterparties, venues, and transactions for AML and financial crime risk* —Investigate flagged transactions or counterparties, escalating genuine concerns and clearing false positives efficiently* —Build and refine quality control processes across operations, catching errors and process gaps before they become regulatory issues* —Keep the firm current with evolving AML regulation relevant to digital asset markets, in the UK and internationally* —Work closely with trading, risk, and legal teams so compliance requirements are understood and followed, not treated as someone else's problem## Requirements* —Demonstrated experience in AML compliance, financial crime, or operational risk, ideally within trading, exchanges, or financial services* —Strong understanding of AML regulation and its practical application, particularly as it relates to digital assets* —Meticulous attention to detail combined with sound judgement about what actually constitutes risk versus noise* —Comfortable working cross-functionally with trading, risk, legal, and operations teams* —Prior exposure to digital asset markets or crypto-specific AML challenges (mixers, chain analysis, exchange risk) is a strong advantage* —Clear, confident communicator, able to hold a position on a compliance issue even when it's inconvenient for the business