Compliance Expert (m/f/d)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverty is seeking a Compliance Expert (m/f/d) to support international expansion and translate complex regulations into practical, scalable requirements. The role interfaces with Product Management, Business, and Technology to ensure compliant product development across markets, including Amsterdam locations.

The ideal candidate has strong knowledge of EU regulations, PSD2 and AML directives, with a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Completed studies in economics, law or a comparable field.
• Several years of Compliance experience within a bank or payment institution.
• Very good knowledge of EBA guidelines and EU regulations (PSD3, CCD2, AMLR).
• Strong ability to analyze regulatory requirements and translate into practical solutions.
• Experience with digital tools and automation in Compliance.
• Analytical and structured approach with initiative and pragmatic mindset.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; English fluent; German a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advise Product Management, Business and other stakeholders on regulatory requirements.
• Support licensing analyses and regulatory assessments across jurisdictions.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical business requirements for products.
• Embed regulatory requirements into product design, journeys, controls and operating models.
• Design and monitor governance, risk and control processes within the product environment.
• Foster collaboration between local and group-wide stakeholders; act as interface between lines of defense.

Skills

Regulatory analysis

Regulatory requirements translation

Project coordination

Stakeholder management

English fluent

German helpful

Education

Bachelor degree in economics, law or equivalent

Job description

Everyone's story matters. Come shape your story with us at Riverty.
But where does that take you?
To one of our 30 hybrid workspaces – designed for exchanging ideas, learning from others, and shaping the way we work. An international community of over 4,000 people, representing almost 80 nationalities across 11 countries. United by one mission: Combining empathy, advanced technology and data-driven insights to keep people and businesses in flow. With payments made for them. So that they don't have to worry about it.
And there's more. We are part of the family-owned Bertelsmann group. Established. Corporate. In a fast-paced industry. We enable flexible payments in various industries, simplifying the financial management of known brands and helping people repay debt to build financial confidence. In short: shaping FinTech.

Job Description

We are looking for a

Compliance Expert (m/f/d)

(unlimited, full-time) Join our team at our locations in Berlin, Verl or Amsterdam - flexible working conditions available

Become part of Riverty and help shape our path to becoming the leading partner for payment solutions in European e-commerce. As a Compliance Expert (m/f/d), you will act at the interface between the 1st and 2nd line of defense, advising Product Management, Business and other stakeholders on regulatory requirements and supporting the development of compliant products, services and processes from idea to implementation. You will translate regulatory requirements into practical business solutions and enable compliant product development.

Your Responsibilities:

• Support international expansion: Advise Business and Product teams on regulatory requirements for market entry and international expansion, conduct regulatory assessments and support licensing analyses across jurisdictions.
• Translate regulation into business solutions: Analyze regulatory requirements, assess their impact on products, services and processes, and translate them into practical business requirements.
• Enable compliant product development: Partner with Product, Business, Operations and Technology to embed regulatory requirements into product design, customer journeys, controls and operating models throughout the product lifecycle.
• Strengthen governance and risk management: Design, implement and monitor effective governance, risk and control processes within the product environment and ensure sustainable implementation of regulatory requirements.
• Connect stakeholders: Act as a trusted interface between the 1st and 2nd line of defense and foster collaboration between local and group-wide stakeholders.
• Shape the future of Compliance:Support compliance technology initiatives and promote innovation, knowledge sharing and best practices to build a technology-enabled and future-oriented Compliance function.

Qualifications

Your Profile:

• Completed studies in economics, law or a comparable field
• Several years of Compliance experience within a bank or payment institution, ideally with a focus on product governance, standardization and/or automation
• Very good knowledge of relevant legal and financial regulatory requirements, including EBA guidelines and EU regulations and directives (e.g. PSD3, CCD2, AMLR)
• Strong ability to analyze regulatory requirements and translate them into practical business solutions
• Experience with digital tools, automation solutions and a strong interest in leveraging technology for Compliance
• Analytical and structured approach, combined with a high level of initiative and a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders
• Fluent in English (must-have) and good command of German (nice-to-have)

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