Team Lead Transaction Monitoring

About the role

Pliant is looking for a Team Lead AML Transaction Monitoring to take charge of the transaction monitoring function, with the opportunity to design and implement processes, enhance the monitoring framework, and play a key role in protecting the business from financial crime.

What you'll do

• Take full ownership of the AML Transaction Monitoring function, including team performance, quality standards, and regulatory readiness.
• Lead, develop, and grow a team of AML Monitoring specialists, setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and supporting professional development.
• Plan and manage team capacity, workload distribution, and prioritization to ensure timely case handling and adherence to internal SLAs.
• Oversee daily transaction monitoring activities, ensuring timely detection, review, and escalation of unusual transactions.
• Personally engage in detailed investigations of potential fraud, money laundering, or other financial crime risks.
• Design and implement efficient and scalable transaction monitoring frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Compliance, Credit Risk, Legal, and Product teams to optimize financial crime prevention measures.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in Fraud/AML within fintech, banking, or payments.
• Deep AML transaction monitoring expertise with experience in alert review, investigations, escalations, and SAR-related processes.
• Proven experience as a people leader building, growing, and sustaining high-performing compliance operations teams.
• Experience designing, improving, or scaling monitoring processes, quality controls, and management reporting.
• Degree in Finance, Law, Business, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Knowledge of EU, UK and US AML regulations and evolving regulatory trends.
• Strong analytical skills, hands-on problem-solving mindset, and excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA, or equivalent.
• Experience in a scaling fintech or startup environment.

What they offer

• Attractive remuneration
• Flat hierarchy and transparent communication
• Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
• Monthly mobility benefit
• Wellhub Membership
• Company card with monthly allowance for team lunches and coffee