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NALA is a fintech company building cross-border payments infrastructure for the global diaspora. Founded in 2022, the company has grown 120x, raised $50M+ from top-tier investors, and was named to the Forbes Fintech 50 in 2025. The team includes alumni from Wise, Stripe, Monzo, Revolut, and CashApp.
As Senior Compliance Analyst, you will provide oversight and expert guidance on financial crime risk, leading complex investigations and supporting regulatory compliance across NALA's consumer and B2B products.
Key responsibilities include: leading complex investigations into suspicious activity and high-risk customers across products and jurisdictions; responding to regulatory exams, internal audits, and partner reviews with timely and accurate documentation; overseeing and completing escalated SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports) and supporting officers in regulatory submission; managing LEA (Law Enforcement Agency) requests and court order responses in line with local laws; training and mentoring the 2LOD (second line of defense) team and new hires on escalation frameworks and investigative techniques; conducting detailed transaction analysis to support risk rule refinement and typology development; drafting and maintaining clear, auditable desk procedures for 1LOD and 2LOD teams; and supporting ad hoc projects at the request of the Head of Compliance and MLRO.
Required qualifications: proven experience in financial crime investigations including SAR/STR handling and typology development; strong working knowledge of CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, and AML regulations in high-risk jurisdictions; experience managing LEA requests and handling confidential legal correspondence; ability to interpret complex transaction patterns and assess financial crime risk; confident decision-making with clear documentation of rationale; and experience working in an international money transfer business.
Nice-to-have qualifications include prior experience training or mentoring junior investigators and experience with regulatory exams or internal audit preparation in fintech or financial institutions.
Success metrics at 3 months: deliver training sessions to upskill remote 2LOD team on escalation and investigation standards; respond to all regulatory and partner queries with zero errors and within required timelines. At 6 months: implement updated escalation/decision matrices with measurable improvements in investigation consistency; identify and document 3+ new suspicious activity typologies for internal use and partner reporting.
