AML Lead

About the team + role

The Robinhood Crypto EU (RHEU) Compliance team supports Robinhood Europe in developing and deploying crypto products and services compliantly. This team is responsible for providing guidance, training, and supervisory support, maintaining general policy and procedure updates and implementation, and acting in an advisory capacity to provide regulatory direction for AML/CTF & Sanctions compliance.

The EU AML Lead will support the RHEU Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) in implementing AML/CTF & Sanctions compliance program and will be a part of the RHEU Compliance team. This role is based in Vilnius, Lithuania office.

This role will report to the MLRO and have primary responsibility for preparing reports for the MLRO’s review, including Enhanced Due Diligence, Politically Exposed Persons, potentially suspicious activity related reports, and currency transaction reports. The AML Lead will also support Travel Rule compliance, obtaining information from clients and counterparties and will be key in helping the Compliance team maintain the efficiency of the day-to-day AML operations by evaluating performance and quality. The obligations will evolve over time as RHEU continues to grow and the regulatory environment evolves.

Collaborating with Robinhood’s financial crimes, investigation, monitoring, fraud, product and legal teams, you will support service development, deployment, and review to ensure offerings meet regulatory requirements, and any updates or corrective actions are fully implemented.

The role is located in the office location(s) listed on this job description which will align with our in-office working environment. Please connect with your recruiter for more information regarding our in-office philosophy and expectations.

What you’ll do

• Develop and maintain oversight of shared services
• Work with the Business, Legal, and Compliance teams in identifying AML/CTF, Sanctions, and Fraud risks in design and launch of crypto products
• Support regulatory matters such as application and maintenance of licenses, inquiries and filings
• Work together with Compliance team to develop and maintain AML/CTF & Sanctions program documentation
• Provide direct reporting on immediate AML/CTF & Sanctions operational issues and weaknesses to leadership
• Act as project manager for certain initiatives

What you bring

• Passion for Robinhood's products and our mission to democratize finance for all
• Resourceful, autonomous, and adaptive in a fast-paced, ambitious environment
• 5+ years of EU AML/CTF & Sanctions experience and ideally 2+ years within Crypto compliance in areas like alert handling and case management. Oversight or quality control experience would be strongly appreciated.
• Strong communication skills that build trusted relationships among relevant business partners
• Willingness to work across time zones with shared services located in the United States 

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