Descripción de la oferta
FinCrime Senior Investigator Location: Spain (Hybrid)Company: Venga Europe S.L. Type: Full-time About Us Venga Europe S.L. is a fast-growing crypto-asset service provider based in Spain, currently in the process of obtaining a MiCA license. We operate in a dynamic, highly regulated environment, bridging compliance excellence with technological innovation. Our team is international, ambitious, and focused on building compliant crypto-financial services in Europe. Who we ́re looking for We are looking for an AML Operations Lead to run Venga's day-to-day Financial Crime Operations, reporting directly to the MLRO and the CCO. Our new team-member will need to be able to detect, investigate and report on complex money laundering and fraud cases, lead a team of analysts, own investigations, perform on-chain tracing, create Suspicious Activity Reports and drive operational excellence through KPIs, QA, reporting, and continuous system improvements. This is a unique opportunity to sit at the intersection of Compliance, Risk, Operations, and Product, helping shape how Venga detects and mitigates financial crime in a fast-moving crypto environment. What you ́ll be doing Lead AML & Fraud Operations: detect and investigate complex ML patterns, detect fraud, manage daily queues, priorities, SLAs, escalations, and backlog performance across monitoring, screening, fraud workflows, and investigations. Investigations (incl. on-chain tracing): conduct and oversee complex cases involving transaction monitoring alerts, sanctions matches, fraud patterns and anomalies, including blockchain tracing ( exposure analysis, typologies, pass-through behavior). Draft internal reports on suspicious transactions and reply to third party requirements related to internal investigations on AML and fraud. Sanctions: be able to identify and update the internal data base on sanctioned jurisdictions and individuals and apply proper controls. People leadership: coach, train, and develop the team; run calibrations; ensure decision consistency and continuous improvement. Operational reporting and KPIs: own weekly/monthly reporting to MLRO/CCO and leadership, including trend insights, productivity, quality metrics, and risk themes. Quality Assurance (QA): build and run a QA framework for alert reviews and investigations (sampling, defect taxonomy, feedback loops, coaching). Controls and detection tuning: design and improve operational controls; fine-tune alerting systems (thresholds, rules/scenarios, prioritization, segmentation) to reduce false positives while protecting detection outcomes. Work with Product and Engineering to improve the AML analytic tools and case management system: translate operational needs into requirements, support testing, validate releases, and measure the impact of changes post-deployment. Vendor/tooling collaboration (as needed): partner with external tooling providers (screening, TM, blockchain analytics, fraud tools) to improve performance and coverage. Audit-ready documentation: ensure investigations and operational decisions are fully documented and defensible; support audits/regulatory requests with clear evidence and structured extracts. Who you are and what you ́ll need 5+ years experience in financial crime operations (AML/CTF, sanctions, transaction monitoring and/or fraud), ideally in fintech, payments, or crypto/virtual assets service providers. 1–2+ years leading a team (people management, coaching, performance management, queue ownership). - Understanding of regulatory frameworks and industry standards related to anti-financial crime initiatives (e.G., AML, KYC, sanctions). Proven experience with investigations, ideally including on-chain / blockchain analysis and crypto typologies. Demonstrated track record in building controls and improving detection systems: rule/scenario tuning, alert optimization, effectiveness testing, and continuous improvement cycles. Strong analytical mindset and comfort with KPIs, dashboards, and operational metrics. Strong stakeholder skills and experience working cross-functionally with Product/Tech (requirements, prioritization, rollout validation). Excellent written communication: able to produce clear investigative narratives and audit-ready documentation. Proactive, structured, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities. Certifications (CAMS/ICA/CFE/CFCS) and experience in sanctions investigations are a plus.
