Transaction Monitoring Team Lead

About Railsr
Railsr is a leading embedded finance experience platform that enables any business to
prototype, build and scale financial products. Our vision is to make finance an amazing
experience for consumers and companies globally, working alongside brands and
fintechs to power innovation. This is an exciting space and Railsr had one of the first
digitally-native products in the FinTech platform space.

Following a period of rapid growth, followed by consolidation, Railsr is returning to
growth once again and looking to develop our product capabilities and expand our
customer base. It’s an exciting time and the potential for any brand to use Railsr to
power and deliver their customers’ financial experiences is enormous. Building on the
successful acquisition led by a consortium of investors last month, we have exciting
plans for consolidation and future growth.

The Opportunity
Working within the Transaction Monitoring team, you will be responsible for assisting the
Transaction Monitoring Manager across a number of duties. You will be a part of the
global Transaction Monitoring team, responsible for continuous monitoring, L1 escalation
reviews, alignment and escalation to the Compliance team.

You will start working by understanding how the Transaction Monitoring Team operates,
taking a leadership role over a team of Transaction Monitoring Specialists on shift. As an
L2 Specialist you will support AFC/CTF obligations and will be a crucial part of
enhancing Internal processes and practices.

Your Responsibilities:

• Perform complex investigations
  


• Manage the day-to-day tasks of the team, including work distribution, and efficiently


• manage several work streams to ensure SLAs are maintained as well as assist the TM team with their daily tasks
  


• Review escalations from L1 investigators
  


• Submit internal SARs/STRs
  


• Liaise with the Compliance team, Head of AFC Operations and Senior Leadership when needed
  


• Assist with creating internal processes and guidelines
  


• Conduct training to the Specialists when required
  


• Contribute to various AML and Screening initiatives
  


• Conduct 121’s with your team members, providing guidance and support as well as feedback to promote individual growth.


• Support Transaction Monitoring Manager with process improvements and implementations and efficiently communicating changes and updates to the team

Your Profile

• You have at least 5 years of AML and Screening experience
  


• You worked in Fintech/EMI environment before
  


• You have attention to detail and can detect suspicious activity with ease
  


• Knowledge of the UK and EU AML/CFT regulatory framework is a must
  


• You are interested in the AML field and stay up to date on new Fincrime trends


• ICA, ACAMS certification is an advantage
  


• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and are able to talk easily to people at all levels of your organisation

What we can offer you:

• Purpose - Help make amazing embedded finance experiences accessible to everyone and transform global financial services.
  


• Career - Build your career in an innovative, adventurous and inclusive environment where everyone has the opportunity to make a difference and
  develop their skills.
  


• Reward - Competitive remuneration package with generous benefits and the potential to be rewarded with equity.
  


• People - Work with talented, passionate and supportive people from all over the world in a flexible, hybrid environment with trust and mutual respect at its heart
  

Our Values

The environment at Railsr is fast-paced, exciting, and dynamic, underpinned by a clear set of values that drive a healthy and successful culture.

• Ambition - for our company, colleagues and ourselves and the freedom and expectation to own it.
  


• Trust - which we give freely and expect in return.
  


• Curiosity - with our minds open to fresh thinking in the constant pursuit of improvement.
  


• Customer Obsession - ensuring that everything we do is with the customer in mind, we succeed when they succeed.

If you are eager to join a fast-paced, collaborative and inclusive company and contribute
to shaping its future, this is the role for you to make a difference.

Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Our global team is amazing, and we’re proud of how well our diverse mix of people
collaborate and are fully committed to continuing to make diversity, equity and inclusion
part of everything we do. Railsr is an equal opportunities employer and we actively
encourage all applications, particularly those from under-represented groups.

Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure Railsr’s recruitment
process is fully accessible to you. You can contact us on [email protected] to discuss
specific requirements.