Transaction Monitoring Team Lead
Amsterdam / Barcelona / Krakow / Paphos
Risk /
Full Time /
Hybrid
About Finom
Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam—and we’re on a journey towards revolutionizing the financial landscape for entrepreneurs worldwide. Our mission is to develop an all-in-one financial B2B solution that integrates banking functions, accounting, financial management, and invoicing into a seamless, mobile-first platform.
Over the past two years, our team has fuelled exponential growth, securing $50 million in investments and propelling us into hyper-growth mode. We’re on track to become a unicorn start-up by 2025, backed by global funds like General Catalyst (known for supporting Airbnb, HubSpot, KAYAK, and Stripe). Finom has expanded its reach across 10+ EU countries, with a strong presence in key markets like Germany and France.
At Finom, we’re not just redefining the entrepreneurial experience—we’re empowering our employees to make a real difference. Your work matters, and your impact extends far beyond product metrics. We nurture innovation and an inspiring work environment where bold ideas thrive, prioritizing thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and our business as a whole.
Maintaining our start-up spirit, we prioritize thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and, of course, our business.
The Role
As a Transaction Monitoring Team Lead, you will be responsible for the team of Transaction Monitoring analysts, who review transactions and other aspects of customer activity on the Finom platform to detect suspicious patterns, conduct investigations, and rapidly escalate them to prevent possible fraud/money laundering or sanctions evasion attempts. You will also take an active part in defining the requirements, implementation, and improvement of internal systems and processes to make Finom’s financial crime risk management systems scalable and effective.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of up to 7 Transaction Monitoring analysts, and mentor team members on best practices and analytical techniques.
- Create analytical reports to identify new typologies of unusual customer behavior.
- Take the lead in initiatives related to improvements in the operational efficiency of the team by standardizing processes and documenting clear work instructions.
- Collaborate with the FinCrime team to identify quality issues and drive the quality metrics up.
- Support in drafting, testing, and reviewing functional requirements for the TM systems.
- Participate in AI training and model validation for Machine Learning models.
- Initiate and assume responsibility for ad hoc project work within the department.
- Performing other duties as reasonably required for the operational efficiency of Finom (pro-actively deemed necessary by the employee) or/and as communicated by the manager.
- Candidates based in the Netherlands must be able to commute to our office at least twice a week. This is a mandatory requirement.
Who you are
- 4+ years of proven experience in a regulated financial institution in similar roles (KYC/CDD/ Transaction monitoring, anti-fraud, sanctions team, etc/
- Thorough understanding of various types of financial crimes in Europe; Strong data-driven approach to Transaction Monitoring.
- Proven experience working with Metabase, SQL, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Detail-orientated and highly motivated self-starter.
- Start-up oriented, proactive, result-driven, self-motivated, and capable of working under own initiative and little supervision.
- If based in the Netherlands able to at least come to the office two times a week in the office (mandatory)
- Must have worked at a fintech company before and possess an innovative, Startup/ fintech-oriented mindset.
- Full working proficiency in English (French, Spanish, Italian, German, or Dutch - professional working proficiency will be a strong plus but not a precondition.)
Interpersonal Skills
As part of our team, we’d like to see a critical thinker who is eager to challenge the status quo and come up with non-standard solutions. It is a person who can communicate effectively with colleagues of different levels of seniority, and present their ideas in a simple, clear, and concise manner to people that do not specialise in financial crime. It is a strong individual player who is happy to occasionally pull resources together on a team project, and proactively ask for help from others where needed.
The interview process:
1. 30 minute interview with the recruiter
2. Hiring Manager interview (1 hour)
3. Case task and personality test
4. Final interview with department lead
What You Will Get In Return
Make a genuine impact on the product
Join our upward trajectory, and grow with us. We provide the resources and opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, empowering you to make a genuine impact on our evolving product.
Work in the EU
Embark on this exciting journey with us, working from our elegant offices in Paphos (Cyprus) and Amsterdam (the Netherlands), with upcoming hubs in Poland and Spain. Enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working in a remote/hybrid model across Europe.
Become a stock options holder
Unlock your inner entrepreneur and align your aspirations with ours through our Stock Options Program. This exciting opportunity is available to every team member, from junior team members to our founders.
Receive unwavering support and care
Finom stands by you at every step, embodying our commitment to your well-being and success reflected in our modern, friendly, and eco-conscious corporate culture. We offer constant support and care to ensure your Finom experience is successful and fulfilling.
Work & Swim program
Immerse yourself in our exclusive Work & Swim Program. Spend one month in a comfortable corporate apartment in enchanting Cyprus. It's the ideal opportunity to strike the perfect work-life balance while enjoying breathtaking Mediterranean views.
Equal Opportunity Statement
At Finom, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We embrace diversity and invite applications from all walks of life. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
