Compliance Officer Italy

swan.io; Milano; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days paid leave

Well-being support: Moka Care

Hybrid remote policy: 2 days from home

Annual offsite

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Swan is Europe’s embedded banking specialist, enabling software companies to embed banking features under their own brands. Our Compliance team ensures operations align with regulatory requirements, managing changes, submissions, and ongoing governance for Italian regulations.

This role emphasizes autonomy, analytical writing, and strong collaboration with regulatory bodies. Based in Italy, this Compliance Officer position offers a hybrid work model with regular interactions across business

Qualifications

• Significant experience (+5 years) in a Compliance position in a financial institution.
• Excellent knowledge of Italian banking regulations and payment ecosystem.
• Proactive problem solver with initiative.
• High autonomy and ability to take initiatives.
• Synthesis and analytical mindset with strong writing skills.
• Fluent in Italian and English.

Responsibilities

• Managing Regulatory Changes: Stay ahead of and implement regulatory changes in Italy.
• Regulatory Submissions: Assist in submitting regulatory documents under AMLRO supervision.
• Escalation Point: Act as escalation point for investigations by Compliance Managers.
• Business Use Cases: Explore regulatory aspects of various business use cases.
• New Products and Services: Assess regulatory aspects of new products and services.
• Compliance Documentation: Maintain internal documentation ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Regulatory Watch: Conduct regulatory watch on Italian banking supervision matters.
• Regulatory bodies: Serve as primary contact for Italian regulators (Banca d’Italia, UIF).

Skills

Compliance experience

Italian banking regulations

Problem solver

Autonomy

Analytical writing

Italian/English

Job description

About

Swan is Europe’s embedded banking specialist. We empower software companies to embed banking features like accounts, cards, and payments directly into their products, under their own brand.Swan processes over €2.5 billion in monthly transactions for more than 150 companies—like Pennylane, Indy, Agicap, Libeo, and Lucca. Founded in 2019, the company has received growth capital from leading investors such as Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Bpifrance and Eight Roads. Swan is a principal member of Mastercard and a licensed financial institution, regulated by the French banking authority (ACPR).

Our mission

Banking belongs in business software

Many software companies already serve small businesses incredibly well: helping them send invoices, run payroll, manage inventory, and more. They’re on a mission to become the central hub for managing every aspect of business life.

But when it comes to financial workflows, there’s still a gap. Too many critical tasks like managing cash flow, tracking payments, or reconciling accounts happen outside the software, across spreadsheets, email threads, banking portals.

It’s a missed opportunity. Business software shouldn’t just record financial activity — it should run it.

To learn more about us: About Swan

Job description

Swan’s compliance team keep our banking features safe and secure, and always have to think about the best way to combine multiple areas: business, legal, regulatory, customer support, and more. Swan is both a technology company and a financial services company, and our Compliance team makes these pieces fit together!

As an Electronic Money Institution, Swan faces many legal and regulatory challenges when conducting its business and operations : Fighting money laundering, protecting clients' funds, working with legitimate partners, etc.

As our Compliance Officer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our operations remain in line with regulatory requirements.

Main tasks

Here is a snapshot of the responsibilities you’d be trusted with :

• Managing Regulatory Changes: Stay ahead of and implement regulatory changes in Italy.

• Regulatory Submissions: Assist in submitting regulatory documents under the supervision of the AMLRO.

• Escalation Point: Act as the escalation point for investigations conducted by Compliance Managers.

• Business Use Cases: Explore regulatory aspects of various business use cases.

• New Products and Services: Assess regulatory aspects of new products and services.

• Compliance Documentation: Contribute to the maintenance of our internal documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards.

• Regulatory Watch: Conduct regulatory watch on Italian banking supervision matters to keep the organization informed and compliant.

• Regulatory bodies: Serve as the primary point of contact for Italian regulatory bodies (Banca d’Italia, UIF)

Preferred experience

You’re a great match if:

• You have significant experience (+5 years) in a Compliance position in a financial institution, ideally in a Fintech or another fast-paced work environment.

• You have an excellent knowledge of Italian banking regulations and payment ecosystem.

• You possess the mindset of a "problem solver": You need to be a creative and resourceful thinker, maintaining a positive and can-do attitude towards challenges and obstacles.

• High autonomy and ability to take initiatives.

• Synthesis and analytical mindset with strong writing skills.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements in an evolving and fast-paced environment.

• Fluent in Italian & English

• Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door.

• Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door.

It’s okay if you don’t tick all the boxes — don’t let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying!

Swan is committed to providing a caring work environment for all employees, regardless of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

When it comes to recruitment, we’re interested in your work experience, skills, and overall personality. Because diversity makes the workplace stronger and is necessary for Swan’s success, we are intensifying efforts to incorporate concrete actions to help us improve in this area.

About Swan

Perks of being a Swanee:

• Holidays: 27 days of paid leave.

• Well-being support: access to Moka Care for mental health and wellness.

• Hybrid remote policy: We offer the possibility of working from home for 2 days per week.

• Offsite: Once a year we gather to reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and relax.

• This isn’t a perk, it should be the rule, but diversity and inclusion are important at Swan. We’re working hard to get better every day.

Our values:

Swan’s core values guide our actions daily. Individually, they may seem obvious, but together, they form a unique culture.

Simplicity: Leonardo Da Vinci said: “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” If something's convoluted or confusing, we work extra hard to break it down. - Making complex things simple is what we do.

Long Term: We always play the long game, whether it's to support our partners in their growth journey, or make tangible commitments to climate action.

Excellence: We are a team of experts who consistently go all out to create pixel-perfect banking services and exceed our partners' expectations— whatever it takes.

Be Human: We believe in the power of kindness and the importance of acting with integrity. But embracing our humanity extends beyond interpersonal interactions, it means caring about greater issues that affect our planet.

You can find out more about our culture.

Recruitment process

• A 30-min call with our Talent Acquisition Manager, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions

• An interview with our Head of Compliance

• A case study & peer interview

• An interview with our Chief Risk Officer