Legal & AML Officer

We are an outsourcing company partnering with fintech and crypto businesses across multiple jurisdictions. We are looking for an experienced legal professional with a strong background in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF), and financial regulatory compliance.

This role is ideal for an experienced AML Officer, AML Legal Counsel, who has worked within regulated financial institutions, fintech, crypto, payment services, or banking environments.

Responsibilities:

• AML Frameworks: Lead and maintain AML/CFT compliance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
• AML Policies & Procedures: Develop, review, and enhance AML/CFT policies, procedures, and internal controls, including KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and financial crime prevention frameworks.
• Regulatory Monitoring: Monitor regulatory developments and provide practical legal guidance on AML/CFT, compliance, financial regulations, and crypto legislation.
• Risk Management: Assess legal and compliance risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures to support business operations.
• Legal Advisory: Conduct legal research and advise internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory matters across the company's operating jurisdictions.
• Commercial Agreements: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements governed by international law while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Licensing Support: Support licensing and authorization processes for regulated financial and crypto businesses.
• Regulatory Relations: Collaborate with regulators, external legal counsel, and compliance partners, and assist during regulatory audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Internal Documentation: Develop, update, and maintain internal legal and compliance documentation, including AML/CFT Policies, KYC/CDD/EDD Procedures, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Terms of Service, NDAs, Provider Agreements, and other internal governance documents.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Operations, Finance, Risk, and Business teams to ensure compliance requirements are embedded into business operations, internal processes, and new product launches.

Requirements:

• Professional Background: 3+ years of experience in AML, Compliance, Financial Regulatory Law, or related legal practice within regulated financial environments.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Jurisprudence, or a related legal field.
• Domain: Hands-on experience within fintech, crypto, banking, payment institutions (PSP/EMI), VASP, or other regulated financial services sectors.
• AML Expertise: Practical experience designing, implementing, and maintaining AML frameworks and financial crime prevention programs.
• Regulatory Knowledge: Strong understanding of AML/CFT regulations, FATF Recommendations, risk-based approaches (RBA), and international AML standards.
• Jurisdictional Exposure: Experience working with regulatory frameworks across the EU, Canada, South Africa (RSA), LATAM, or other international jurisdictions.
• Regulatory Engagement: Experience supporting regulatory audits, inspections, licensing processes, and direct interaction with financial regulators.
• Language Proficiency: Upper-Intermediate (B2+) level of English or higher.
• Soft skills: Strong analytical thinking and sound decision-making abilities, excellent drafting and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.

Nice to Have:

• Certifications: Certifications CAMS, ICA, CFCS, or similar or other recognized AML/CFT certifications;
• Licensing: Experience with VASP licensing or blockchain and crypto projects.

Conditions and Benefits:

• Remote-friendly culture: Work from anywhere in the world with a flexible schedule in CET timezone.
• Opportunities for growth: Take advantage of paid training, English-speaking clubs, support for certifications, and participation in professional events.
• Room for ideas and ownership: We work in teams with full autonomy, empowered by our clients to take complete ownership of our projects.
• Benefits and compensation: Partial coverage of coworking space rent and psychotherapy, 50% of the cost of professional training and certifications.
• Tech-Driven Environment: Work with modern internal tools (no legacy systems).