About the Role
LemFi is seeking a dedicated AML Operations Analyst to join our Compliance Operations team and help protect our global customer base from financial crime. In this role, you will be at the heart of daily compliance decision-making, ensuring that our multi-currency accounts and remittance services remain secure, compliant, and accessible. You will work within a remote, fast-paced fintech environment where your expertise directly contributes to building trust and financial inclusion for immigrants across more than 21 countries.
Key Responsibilities- Assess transaction monitoring, customer verification, and sanctions screening alerts to make accurate and timely decisions.
- Perform enhanced due diligence on higher-risk customers and provide clear, well-reasoned recommendations to compliance leadership.
- Conduct first-level reviews of accounts or transactions displaying red flags and escalate suspicious activity when required.
- Fulfill due diligence and request-for-information inquiries from payment and banking partners in line with agreed service-level agreements.
- Respond to compliance-related customer support tickets with clarity, professionalism, and empathy.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to build continuous knowledge of emerging anti-money laundering typologies and financial crime trends.
- 1 to 3 years of anti-money laundering and customer due diligence compliance experience within a fintech, financial institution, or advisory firm.
- Hands-on experience conducting know-your-customer reviews, identity verification, enhanced due diligence, and transaction monitoring.
- Demonstrated ability to independently assess customer risk and make defensible, data-driven decisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English with excellent attention to detail.
- Proficiency in productivity tools such as Microsoft Office or Google Sheets for case management and reporting.
- Adaptability to thrive in a fast-changing regulatory environment with a strong sense of ownership and collaboration.
- Competitive salary with remote working flexibility across a diverse global team.
- Opportunity to shape compliance operations in a rapidly scaling Y Combinator-backed fintech startup.
- Continuous learning and professional growth in financial crime prevention and regulatory compliance.