EU Risk & Compliance Lead — AML & Data Protection

Etsy; Dublin; On-site; EUR 73,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Etsy's Global Risk & Compliance team in Dublin is seeking an experienced EU Risk & Compliance Manager. This role supports AML/CFT oversight for the EEA regulated payments subsidiary and data protection compliance for European entities, acting as part of Etsy's second line of defence.

You will collaborate with business risk owners, group compliance, and legal partners, delivering risk-based monitoring, data protection RoPA oversight, and quarterly Board updates.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a compliance or regulatory function within a regulated financial services entity, FinTech, or payments institution.
• Strong technical expertise in AML/CFT compliance and/or data protection.
• Curiosity about and practical experience with AI tools in a compliance context.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance universe maintenance and regulatory developments to implement new requirements.
• Support second line of defence policies across payment services, AML/CFT, fitness and probity, and consumer protection.
• Assist risk-based compliance monitoring and periodic risk assessments and data trend analysis.
• Assist in regulatory reporting including Risk Evaluation Questionnaire and CORE committee activities.
• Oversee data protection metrics and RoPA analysis for Etsy’s European entities.
• Help develop board reports on regulatory and AML/CFT risk exposures.

Skills

Compliance experience

AML/CFT

Data protection

AI tools familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Professional qualifications

Fluent in English

Education

Relevant professional qualifications

Job description

Etsy's Global Risk & Compliance team in Dublin is seeking an experienced EU Risk & Compliance Manager. This role supports AML/CFT oversight for the EEA regulated payments subsidiary and data protection compliance for European entities, acting as part of Etsy's second line of defence.

You will collaborate with business risk owners, group compliance, and legal partners, delivering risk-based monitoring, data protection RoPA oversight, and quarterly Board updates.