Head AML Monitoring

About the role

Pliant is seeking a Head AML Transaction Monitoring to take charge of the AML 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 and subject-matter expertise.
• Plan and manage team capacity, workload distribution, and prioritization to ensure timely case handling, consistent decision-making, 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.
• Continuously enhance monitoring tools and rules, leveraging data-driven insights to improve detection capabilities.
• 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.
• People leader with deep AML transaction monitoring expertise, able to build, grow, and sustain high-performing compliance operations teams in a regulated, fast-moving environment.
• Strong hands-on background in Transaction Monitoring, including alert review, investigations, escalations, and SAR-related processes.
• Experience designing, improving, or scaling monitoring processes, quality controls, and management reporting, ideally in a fast-growing organization.
• Degree in Finance, Law, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Knowledge of EU, UK and US AML regulations and evolving regulatory trends.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex transaction patterns.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, with experience managing or mentoring teams.

Nice to have

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

What they offer

• Attractive remuneration
• Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
• Monthly mobility benefit
• Wellhub Membership
• Company card with monthly allowance for lunches, coffee, etc. with co-workers
• Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere