Team Lead, Financial Crime Compliance QA

Who We Are

About the Team

About the Opportunity

What You’ll Be Doing

• • Team Leadership & People Management – Lead, mentor and develop a team of QA Analysts. Set clear objectives, allocate daily workload, manage capacity and productivity, and conduct regular one-to-ones and performance reviews. Support hiring, onboarding and training of new team members, and foster a culture of accountability, integrity and continuous learning.
  • QA Program Ownership – Own the end-to-end delivery of QA reviews across Transaction Monitoring, Name Screening, Sanctions, EDD and other AML investigations. Ensure reviews are completed on time, to a consistent standard, and in line with agreed sampling plans and service levels.
  • Quality Oversight & Second-Level Review – Perform second-level reviews of QA Analyst findings, validate defect ratings and resolve disputes or challenges from Operations. Personally review complex, high-risk or escalated cases, and act as the final QA decision-maker on borderline outcomes.
  • QA Framework & Methodology – Design, maintain and enhance the QA framework, including scorecards, error taxonomies, risk-based sampling methodologies, procedures and quality standards. Ensure the framework reflects AML/CFT regulatory requirements, internal policies, and emerging crypto-specific typologies.
  • Calibration & Consistency – Lead regular calibration sessions within the QA team and with Financial Crime Operations to align on policy interpretation, grey areas and scoring methodology, and reduce subjectivity in quality evaluations.
  • Management Information & Reporting – Produce and present QA MI, dashboards and trend analysis to Financial Crime and Compliance leadership. Identify systemic issues, root causes and emerging risks, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations for management and governance forums.
  • Stakeholder Management – Act as the primary QA point of contact for Financial Crime Operations leadership, Team Leads, Product, Policy and other Compliance teams. Drive agreement on corrective actions, escalate material control weaknesses, and support internal and external audits and regulatory examinations as required.
  • Coaching & Quality Improvement – Partner with Operations and Training teams to turn QA findings into targeted coaching, training content and procedural updates. Act as a Subject Matter Expert on AML investigations, crypto typologies and regulatory expectations.
  • Innovation & AI-Enabled Quality – Drive the adoption and continuous improvement of AI-enabled quality tools such as QA Copilot. Define requirements, lead UAT and process validation, and identify opportunities to increase QA coverage and efficiency through automation.
  • AML Projects & Program Enhancements – Represent QA in AML projects, process changes and program enhancement initiatives, providing input on control design, quality standards and implementation readiness.
  • Ad Hoc Responsibilities – Undertake additional projects and assignments as delegated by the Head of Compliance Assurance or their delegate.

   

What We Look For In You

• • Bachelor's degree in law, finance, business administration or a related field; a relevant compliance certification (e.g. CAMS, ICA) is strongly preferred
  • 10+ years of experience in the financial services industry, with a significant focus on AML/CFT and financial crime compliance
  • Experience in the cryptocurrency or digital asset industry is highly preferred, including familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (e.g. Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs) and crypto-specific financial crime typologies
  • Proven hands-on experience in AML Transaction Monitoring and Financial Crime Investigations, including alert disposition, case investigation, and SAR/STR decisioning
  • Demonstrated people leadership experience, including managing, coaching and developing teams of analysts or investigators
  • Experience in Quality Assurance and/or Monitoring & Testing of AML controls is highly desirable, including designing scorecards, sampling methodologies and QA frameworks
  • Strong understanding of global AML/CFT regulatory expectations and sanctions requirements
  • Excellent analytical and judgment skills, with the ability to identify root causes and systemic issues and translate them into practical recommendations
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to challenge, influence and drive agreement with senior stakeholders
  • Experience producing management information and presenting findings to leadership or governance forums
  • High attention to detail and a commitment to accurate, consistent, high-quality documentation
  • Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances 
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants 
• More that we love to tell you along the process!