Compliance & Risk Officer

Computershare Netherlands; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global opportunities

Share purchase plan

Retirement savings support

Job summary

Computershare Netherlands is seeking a Compliance & Risk Officer to strengthen our Dutch and EU regulatory posture. Based in Amsterdam with hybrid work, you will support the compliance function, manage AML/CTF controls, and contribute to regulator reporting.

You will deputise the MLRO, oversee risk assessments, and drive implementation of policy, monitoring, and governance across the business. A strong background in financial services regulation is essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in Compliance, Financial Crime Prevention, Risk Management, or a related regulatory function.
• Proven expertise in Dutch AML/CTF and Sanctions regulations, including implementation and oversight of controls.
• Experience within a regulated financial institution, ideally PSP/FinTech/ EMI.
• Strong working knowledge of Dutch and European regulatory frameworks.
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and enhancing compliance programmes including monitoring, governance, CDD/EDD, and sanctions.
• Experience producing board-level reporting and advising senior leaders.
• Desirable items include maintaining SIRA, overseeing outsourced risks, and relevant advanced degrees.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the Compliance Framework and controls.
• Oversee AML/CTF program and governance, and ensure regulatory reporting.
• Act as Deputy MLRO and support risk assessments across the organisation.
• Provide regulatory and board reporting with clear, actionable insights.
• Lead outsourcing risk oversight and policy reviews.
• Deliver staff compliance training and awareness.

Skills

Compliance

Financial crime prevention

Risk management

Regulatory frameworks

Stakeholder management

Regulatory reporting

CDD/EDD

Sanctions compliance

AML/CTF controls

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law/Finance/Risk

Job description

Location: Amsterdam (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the new Amsterdam office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex .

Job Description

Location: Amsterdam (Hybrid)

In this position, you’ll be based in the new Amsterdam office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex .

We give you a world of potential

Computershare Corporate Trust is a market leader with decades of experience as a provider of sophisticated agency services for private and public companies, investment bankers, asset managers as well as governments and institutions. We offer a wide range of services that fulfil our clients' needs with a best-in-class reputation built on our high-touch approach to client service.

We are looking for a new colleague to join us and be a part of our exciting future as one of the top corporate trust firms around the globe and to extend Computershare’s capability into continental Europe, Computershare is establishing a regulated payment institution in the Netherlands.

A role you will love

As Compliance & Risk Officer you will support the maintenance and effectiveness of the Compliance Function and help ensure the integrity of the organisation through compliance with applicable Dutch and European regulatory requirements, internal policies and regulatory expectations.

The role supports the business in embedding compliance and risk into daily operations, maintaining the SIRA, executing the CMP, overseeing financial crime controls, assisting with outsourcing oversight and preparing regulatory reporting for DNB.

As part of the role, you will also act as the designated deputy to the MLRO (Director Risk & Compliance) and assumes AML/CTF responsibilities during their absence.

Key responsibilities

• Compliance Framework Management
• SIRA and General Risk assessment Ownership and Maintenance
• Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP)
• AML/CTF and Oversight
• Regulatory, Board and other Reporting
• Outsourcing risk Oversight
• Policy review
• Staff compliance training
• Deputy MLRO

What will you bring to the role?

Essential Experience

• Demonstrable experience in Compliance, Financial Crime Prevention, Risk Management, or a related regulatory function, with a strong understanding of the evolving financial services regulatory landscape and the practical application of compliance frameworks.
• Proven expertise in Dutch AML/CTF and Sanctions regulations, including the implementation and oversight of controls designed to detect, prevent, and mitigate financial crime risks.
• Previous experience within a regulated financial institution, ideally within a Payment Service Provider (PSP), FinTech, Electronic Money Institution (EMI), bank, or other supervised financial services environment.
• Strong working knowledge of key Dutch and European regulatory frameworks,
• Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and enhancing compliance and financial crime programmes, including:
• Compliance monitoring and testing activities
• AML/CTF controls and governance frameworks
• Customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and transaction monitoring oversight
• Sanctions screening and sanctions compliance programmes
• Enterprise-wide and thematic risk assessments
• Regulatory reporting and regulator engagement
• Policy, procedure, and control framework development
• Experience producing high-quality board, committee, and senior management reporting, with the ability to translate complex regulatory and risk matters into clear, concise, and actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge, influence, and advise senior leaders while maintaining strong relationships across the business and with external regulators where required.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with a pragmatic, risk‑based approach to managing compliance obligations in a fast‑paced and evolving business environment.

Desirable

• Experience maintaining a SIRA or comparable enterprise integrity risk assessment
• Experience overseeing risks involved with outsourced operational activities
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Business, Finance, Risk Management or a related field

Qualifications

Professional compliance qualification, such as CAMS, ICA or a similar AML/compliance certification

Please note our current Netherlands office is based in Rotterdam. We are in the process of establishing a new office in central Amsterdam where this role will be based.

Rewards designed for you

Global opportunities

Everyone here has the opportunity to grow through on‑the‑job training, access to comprehensive learning resources and career development support.

Invest in our business

by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you’ll receive a company contribution as well.

Save for your future.

We will support you along your retirement savings journey.

And more.

Ours is a welcoming and close‑knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.

Please note our current Netherlands office is based in Rotterdam. We are in the process of establishing a new office in central Amsterdam where this role will be based.

About Us

A company to be proud of

We’re a global leader in financial administration with over 11,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it’s more than just a job, our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

Fairness and culture

We want to provide you with the opportunity to succeed on your own merits, starting from the application process and continuing throughout your career with us. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone feels valued, to remove barriers and obstacles and ensure equal opportunities for all. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.