Risk & Compliance Specialist

About the Role We seek a meticulous and customer-focused Risk & Compliance Specialist to safeguard our cross-border payment ecosystem. You will act as an important line of defense, ensuring seamless compliance while delivering exceptional client experiences. This role offers rapid growth into advanced risk modeling and regional strategy for high performers.

Key Responsibilities

Review and verify customer KYC documents (IDs, business licenses, etc.) against anti-fraud databases, resolving cases daily within defined SLA.

Review customer identities and counter-parties against international sanctions requirements, identify politically key persons, sanctions risk.

Proactively engage clients to resolve incomplete/flagged submissions via multilingual channels

Identify recurring risk patterns (e.g., mismatched information) and contribute to risk knowledge base.

Lead merchant due diligence: Analyze business models, transaction histories, and ownership structures to assign risk tiers.

Be familiar with and stay tune to the AML/CTF laws & regulations.

Who We're Looking For

Bachelor degrees in Business/Finance/Laws preferred.

Previous work experience in compliance/risk roles, or in cross-border risk control (e-commerce/payments industry preferred).

Obsessive attention to detail (spot blurred document edges/date inconsistencies). Advanced data analysis skills (Excel/SQL) and logical risk modeling capabilities.

Core Traits Customer empathy: Turn compliance rejections into trust-building opportunities.

Risk intuition: Connect dots between seemingly normal behaviors to predict fraud.

Growth mindset: Thrive in weekly upskilling sessions on emerging fraud tactics.