EU Risk & Compliance Manager

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

Company Description

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Salary Range

€73,000.00 - €95,000.00

Role Overview

Etsy's Global Risk & Compliance team is responsible for overseeing a diverse and evolving regulatory landscape straddling the financial services, payments and ecommerce/technology sectors. We are looking for an experienced EU Risk & Compliance Manager to join us in Dublin, supporting two of our highest-priority compliance domains: AML/CFT oversight for our EEA regulated payments subsidiary and data protection compliance for our European entities. This position is a “second line of defence” role that focuses on supporting anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing compliance and data protection compliance to meet Irish and EU regulatory requirements and expectations. It will be a broad, varied role working with multiple business stakeholders and legal partner teams across Etsy, including business risk owners, group compliance and legal functions and internal audit.

What’s this team like at Etsy?

You’ll be joining a small, senior team where your judgement shapes real business decisions and your work is visible directly to the Board. We operate across a Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) regulated payments entity and a marketplace, in one of the most dynamic regulatory environments in the market. This is a team that thinks seriously about where compliance is going — and actively builds toward it.

What does the day‑to‑day look like?

• Support maintenance of EPIL’s compliance universe of applicable legal and regulatory requirements and keep up to date with upstream regulatory developments to ensure new legal and regulatory requirements are assessed and implemented;
• Support management of EPIL’s second line of defence compliance related policies, covering areas including, inter alia, payment services, AML/CFT, fitness and probity, consumer protection and conduct of business requirements;
• Support the execution of a risk‑based compliance monitoring plan, which is approved by the Board, and which ensures periodic and regular monitoring and testing of EPIL’s compliance with key regulatory requirements and expectations;
• Support periodic compliance & AML risk and control assessments of the business as well as management of periodic data and trend analysis;
• Support the submission of regulatory returns, including Risk Evaluation Questionnaire (“REQ”);
• Ensure that suspicious transactions are reported to An Garda Siochana and to the Irish Revenue Commissioners as soon as practicable and ensure suspicious transactions are managed in accordance with legal and regulatory obligations;
• Be a key participant in the Financial Crimes Working Group, ensuring EPIL requirements are embedded within Etsy’s approach to financial crime;
• Attend EPIL’s Compliance, Operations, Risk Executive (CORE) committee;
• Assist in developing reports to the Board on a quarterly basis, including on the overall regulatory and AML/CFT profile of EPIL, any known risk exposures, and other key updates relevant to regulatory compliance and AML/CFT.

Data Protection

• Support the EU Data Protection Officer (DPO) in fulfilling its compliance oversight responsibilities;
• Oversee the compilation and analysis of key data protection metrics and Etsy’s records of processing activity ("RoPA") to understand risks and trends over time;
• Support periodic enterprise data protection risk & control assessments for Etsy’s European entities; and
• Assist in developing reports to Etsy’s EU subsidiary Board’s on a quarterly basis, covering data protection.

Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• 5+ years of experience in a compliance or regulatory function within a regulated financial services entity, FinTech, or payments institution;
• Experience working in a compliance function, preferably within a regulated financial services or Fintech company entity or experience in consulting;
• Strong technical expertise in AML/CFT compliance and/or data protection — ideally with working familiarity in both — and a genuine appetite to develop depth in whichever area is newer to you;
• Curiosity about and practical experience with AI tools — you don't need to be an expert, but you should be excited about use of AI in a compliance context;
• Ability to collaborate across cross‑functional teams in a matrix organisation (including cross‑border);
• Relevant professional qualifications or equivalent work experience;
• A trust in and commitment to Etsy’s vision, mission and values; and
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

This role requires your presence in Etsy’s Dublin office once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office.

EEO Statement

At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.