Financial Crime Team Leader
SlimPay, a Trustly company is a payment institution supervised by the ACPR. The Financial Crime team is responsible for protecting SlimPay, a Trustly company against financial crime risks, including money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud. The team plays a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance while enabling sustainable business growth through robust KYB “Know Your Business” and transaction monitoring controls.
As the Financial Crime Team Leader, you will oversee the KYB and Transaction Monitoring framework, ensuring effective detection and mitigation of financial crime risks. Your role will also consist of overseeing the merchants’ risk through various data information, such as the negative balance. You will manage a team of 4 analysts and play a critical role in strengthening SlimPay, a Trustly company control environment while supporting its rapid growth.
- Manage and supervise the day-to-day activities of the Financial Crime team, ensuring high-quality KYB reviews / transaction monitoring, and also merchants’ negative balance
- Preparation and submission of suspicious activity reports (SARs) to TRACFIN
- Drive the continuous improvement of KYB and transaction monitoring processes, tools, and controls
- Review and approve high-risk client onboarding files and complex transaction alerts
- Collaborate with Compliance & Risk, Sales, and Operations teams to enhance the financial crime framework
- Ensure timely and accurate escalation of suspicious activities, including regulatory reporting where required
- 5+ years of experience in Financial Crime / AML-CFT within a payment institution, fintech, or banking environment
- Strong knowledge of payment institutions’ regulatory compliance requirements, particularly in AML/CFT
- Proven experience managing or mentoring a team
- Solid understanding of regulatory requirements related to AML/CFT
- Analytical mindset with the ability to make risk-based decisions
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- 25 days of holiday to support a healthy work-life balance
- Team Spirit & Socials : Connect with your colleagues through monthly after-work events and a quarterly team-building
- Daily Perks : Start your day right with daily breakfast, coffee, and snacks provided at the office.
- Meal card: Enjoy a daily lunch allowance to make your workdays even more convenient
- Health & Mobility : Benefit from premium health insurance. We also support your commute.
- Family Support : Comprehensive leave to support your growing family.
Trustly is a Swedish fintech company specialising in account-to-account (open banking) payments, letting consumers pay directly from their bank accounts without cards. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Stockholm, it connects merchants - including many online gambling operators - to thousands of banks across Europe and North America. The company processes billions of euros in payments annually and is a widely used deposit and withdrawal method in the iGaming industry. Trustly employs more than 1,000 people across offices in Europe and the Americas.
