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Bitpanda, a Vienna-founded fintech platform serving 7+ million customers across Europe, is seeking a Senior AML Compliance Officer to lead anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance operations in Germany. You will serve as the appointed AMLO or Deputy AMLO, establishing and managing a scalable AML/CFT and sanctions framework aligned with German Money Laundering Act (GwG), BaFin expectations, FIU requirements, MiCAR, and EU Transfer of Funds Regulation standards.
Key responsibilities include: owning the second-level AML control framework from design through effectiveness testing and remediation; supervising high-risk customer reviews, enhanced due diligence assessments, and sanctions escalations; partnering with Product, Engineering, Data, and Legal teams to drive automated compliance improvements; leading internal and external audits; managing regulatory inspections; and maintaining regular reporting and liaison with BaFin, the FIU, local senior management, and Group AFC functions.
You bring deep expertise as a seasoned compliance professional with proven experience as a Geldwäschebeauftragter, MLRO, or Deputy MLRO in fintech, crypto, payments, or financial services. You possess expert-level knowledge of German regulatory frameworks, BaFin expectations, FIU reporting, MiCAR, sanctions compliance, and the Travel Rule for crypto assets. You are adept at identifying and mitigating crypto-specific risks including blockchain analytics, self-hosted wallets, mixers, chain-hopping, and sanctions evasion. You excel at translating complex legal requirements into scalable, practical processes while collaborating confidently with senior executives, regulators, auditors, and cross-functional teams. Full fluency in German and English is required, along with comfort in a fast-paced, cross-border environment.
Bitpanda offers a hybrid working model with flexibility to work remotely, plus 25 additional days annually to work from a city or country of your choice. Compensation is competitive and aligned with Bitpanda's pay-for-impact policy, including stock option participation.
