Junior Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Specialist

About Us:

We are dedicated to making crypto easy and accessible for everyone. Our unique product offerings, including the European Cryptonow Brokerage Platform and Crypto Voucher Cards, have positioned us as pioneers in the industry since 2017. Cryptonow obtained the MiCAR licence by the FMA (Financial Market Authority), ensuring compliance with the highest EU regulatory standards. With offices in Austria and Switzerland — right in the heart of "Crypto Valley" — we are looking for a Junior Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) Specialist to strengthen our Compliance team from Warsaw, Poland.

Role Overview:

In this role, you will take ownership of fraud cases, regulatory requests, and risk-based decisions, helping protect our customers and our products from financial crime across Switzerland and the EU/EEA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate and manage fraud cases, including complex or escalated matters, from initial detection through resolution
• Handle and respond to requests from Swiss/EU/EEA authorities (e.g. law enforcement, regulators) related to our products and services
• Review transaction details to identify suspicious or unusual activity, applying deeper pattern and typology analysis
• Perform independent risk-based decisions, weighing customer, transaction, and product risk factors in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Document investigations and decisions clearly and accurately for audit and regulatory purposes
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk, and Customer Care teams on AFC-related matters
• Stay ahead of evolving fraud typologies, AML/CFT regulations, and industry best practices

Qualifications:

• Min 1 year of hands-on experience in AFC, AML/CFT, fraud investigation, or transaction monitoring, ideally in fintech, payments, or banking
• Solid working knowledge of EU/EEA regulatory frameworks (e.g. AMLD, PSD2) and experience liaising directly with authorities
• Currently located in Poland.
• Proven track record of making independent, well-documented risk-based decisions
• Ability to mentor junior team members and contribute to process improvements
• Fluent English; additional EU language(s) a plus

What We Offer:

• A meaningful, high-impact role at the intersection of compliance, risk, and customer protection
• Ownership of compliance cases and direct engagement with authorities
• Our company is currently scaling fast across the EU market
• Cryptonow is fully EU MiCA licensed. Cryptonow was the third company in Austria, the first one in Switzerland
• Vision is to build the future of the AML operational team with an "AI first" approach
• Offices in Vienna (Austria) and Zug (Switzerland)
• Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth
• European, Strong Team Culture