Compliance Officer

We are looking for a Malta-based Compliance Officer to expand our Compliance
team in order to support our growing business and continue to ensure
exceptional service to existing and new clients.

This position will report to the Compliance Manager and will involve taking
responsibility for operational compliance issues, including customer due
diligence (legal entities and natural persons), risk assessments,
identification of unusual and suspicious activities, as well as the creation
and review of reports, policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:
* Carrying out risk assessments and verifications in line with the company's policies and procedures
* Handling escalations, alerts and queries raised at all phases of the Customer life cycle, from onboarding until closure/termination of the business relationship
* Assist in the implementation of measures to be taken to ensure compliance with applicable AML laws, rules, regulations, and standards
* Keep abreast of legislative and regulatory changes in AML, Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering
* Client approval- Conducting necessary KYB/C, Sanction and PEP checks, Risk assessments and compiling a program overview
* Preserve records up to date to present during inspections if required.
* Maintain an up-to-date customer risk assessment and verification process for legal entities and natural persons
* Keep abreast of compliance regulations and practices, and inform management of any issues arising.
* Keeps other departments abreast of requirements by researching regulatory and filing information; writing and communicating guidelines.
* Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information.
* Help the business to achieve and maintain compliance with all current and future regulations
* Escalate issues to the management team where appropriate
* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Skills & Competencies
* Have solid experience in KYB and KYC verification in different jurisdictions.
* At least 3yrs experience or background within Compliance, AML, Fraud, Risk, Financial services, card scheme regulations, data protection and other relevant regulations.
* Understand financial crime, money laundering, data and identity theft practices and the best approaches to manage these risks.
* Ability to identify problems and solve them creatively and proactively.
* Strong communication skills in English (verbal and written).
* Excellent team player while acting independently and with initiative.
* Outstanding organisational and multi-tasking skills
* Ability to work on your own initiative with minimum management
* Have excellent analytical skills with a keen eye for detail.
* A high level of integrity and ability to work with confidential information.
* Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred
* Experience liaising with regulatory authorities

• Knowledge of Sumsub, JIRA, FreshDesk and Confluence


• Other languages (especially German) would be an asset.
  Benefits of working at Weavr:
  A good remuneration package shall be provided to the candidate with the right
  skillset. The package shall include a base salary, performance bonus, and the
  opportunity for share options. All employees enjoy a very flexible work
  environment that supports work-life balance. We pride ourselves in being a
  diverse workforce, each bringing onboard a variety of skills and talent.
  
  Our Culture
  We are unashamedly geeky. We prefer smart to big. We don 't see borders and
  barriers, we see connections and bridges. We are dedicated to helping 'makers'
  of all size or stripe succeed. The community of makers that we're empowering
  is big and diverse, so there's place for all types in our team - but it's a
  team. What matters are our values: create value through simplification, be
  accessible and collaborative, and be open to change. That's as true of our
  products as it is of how we work.
  Commitment to diversity & inclusion
  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
  regard to race, colour, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
  identity/expression, national origin, disability. We are a diverse and
  inclusive team and we actively seek to recruit people with different
  backgrounds and experiences.