Senior AML Specialist managing compliance operations and investigation processes for fintech in Lithuania. Key role in AML/CFT operations and collaboration with senior teams at HQ.
About the role
- Team Lead overseeing AML operations for cryptocurrency transactions. Leading team development and process improvement at Canada's largest fintech company.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of AML analysts, supporting their growth through coaching, regular 1:1s, feedback, and career conversations.
- Set expectations and prioritization: communicate team and company goals, help analysts manage their workload, and adapt to shifting priorities.
- Review and approve high-priority or complex investigations, ensuring adherence to internal AML policies and regulatory standards.
- Champion operational excellence by monitoring team metrics (case turnaround, QA scores), analyzing trends, and acting on process or workflow gaps.
- Utilize and help train the team on blockchain analytics tools, and support analysts in escalation and technical troubleshooting.
- Act as a subject matter expert in financial crime (traditional fiat and/or cryptocurrency), staying up-to-date on typologies, regulatory changes, and emerging risks.
- Drive improvement and innovation by proposing and piloting enhancements to alerts, casework, and overall risk strategy for fiat and crypto activity.
- Ensure clear communication with stakeholders: giving proactive updates, escalating issues, and following through to resolution.
- Foster a learning culture by leading regular knowledge-sharing or calibration sessions, supporting ongoing training, and spotlighting growth opportunities.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in AML/CTF, with 2+ years of hands-on crypto AML experience (e.g., at a crypto exchange, blockchain analytics provider, or fintech offering digital assets).
- 1-2+ years in a team leadership role, coaching or managing direct reports in an operational environment.
- Subject-matter expertise in AML controls, typologies, and compliance frameworks (FATF, FINTRAC, etc.).
- Direct experience conducting investigations and preparing, filing, and reviewing Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs), Large Virtual Currency Transaction Reports (LVCTR), Electronic Funds Transfer Reports (EFTR), and other regulatory reports.
- Strong operational rigor: proven track record of meeting SLAs, overseeing QA, and driving process improvements.
- Proficient with crypto on-chain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
- Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple for Business
- 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
- Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
- 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
- A wide variety of peer and company-led Employee Resource Groups (ie. Rainbow, Women of Wealthsimple, Black @ WS)
- Allocated number of Wellness Days that can be scheduled over the course of the year!
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