Compliance Officer - Transaction Monitoring

At a glance

Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) has the bank wide responsibility for guiding, initiating and implementing a vision on the FCC area based on integrity requirements externally laid out by the sector and regulators, and translate this into internationally applicable policies and procedures. FCC ensures that the bank operates within a clearly set risk appetite.

FCC holds a critical oversight role in monitoring and mitigating Client Integrity risk, ensuring compliance and contributing to a secure and trusted banking environment. If you’re passionate about preventing financial crime and driving innovation in risk management, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

Your job

As a Compliance Officer - Transaction Monitoring (TM), you will report directly to the lead ODD & KYC - TM within FCC. You will be part of a team of highly skilled, experienced and hands-on professionals, motivated to contribute to ensuring regulatory compliance in ABN AMRO.

You will join the ODD & KYC – TM team as an expert on FEC and TM, providing 2nd line oversight and strategic guidance. In this role you will be responsible for setting and overseeing the key requirements for TM framework elements. You conduct independent, high-quality validations and provide direction and challenge power to drive improvements in TM effectiveness across the bank. You will represent FCC TM in complex stakeholder engagements and support governance and oversight activities.

Key activities:

• Act as a subject matter expert in TM, with deep understanding of the TM framework to provide authoritative guidance and drive continuous improvement.
• Perform global 2nd line oversight, advice, and monitoring of the TM framework.
• Contribute to the strategic direction and practical implementation of the global TM Framework and SIRA feedback loop to ensure regulatory alignment and effective risk management.
• Provide expert input on TM framework elements, model documentation and remediation proposals, supporting final governance decisions.
• Execute independent validations, reviews and testing activities to assess model and process performance and recommend remedial actions.
• Define and maintain the TM model requirements framework, lead risk-focused validations and backtesting, and ensure model governance is applied across the model lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with financial crime teams to drive cross-functional consistency and integrated solutions.
• Promote innovation in TM methods, analytics and global standards, supporting pilots and adoption of advanced approaches.

Working environment

As part of the FCC team within Compliance, you will work in a collaborative and expert-driven environment. We combine a strong compliance culture with flexibility and opportunities for professional growth in a hybrid setting.

Your profile

• A university degree in Economics, Law, Criminology or equivalent experience and strong analytical capability.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience, with a solid background in Compliance or risk management in the financial sector
• Deep knowledge of Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorist Financing, Bribery & Corruption and related legislation (e.g. Wwft, Sanctions Law, AMLD, AMLR).
• Proven experience with compliance and integrity risk management and familiarity with the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Strong, demonstrable skills in risk-based decision-making and countervailing power on complex issues.
• Solid understanding of compliance risk processes: policy and risk appetite setting, risk identification and measurement, monitoring and control, and regulatory reporting from an FCC perspective.
• Experience assessing the impact of complex FCC legislation on financial products, digital services and target operating models.
• Up-to-date awareness of technological and AI developments relevant to the FCC domain and practical experience applying new approaches.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken).

We are offering

• The gross monthly salary displayed above is based on a 36-hour work week, including vacation pay and benefit budget.
• The Benefit Budget is 11% of your salary. The Benefit Budget allows you to acquire additional employment benefits. If you make no purchases or reservations in the Benefit Shop in a given month, you are paid one twelfth of your Benefit Budget that month.
• Five weeks of vacation per year. You have the option to purchase an additional four weeks per year.
• Personal development Budget of € 1,000 per year, which you can accumulate up to € 3,000.
• Possibility to work from home (in consultation with your team and depending on your position).
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands.
• An excellent pension scheme.

Interested?

To apply, submit your resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you would be a great fit for our team. For questions, contact maryam.dijayli@nl.abnamro.com.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Your Future: Inclusive, Innovative, Sustainable

At ABN AMRO, we believe in "Banking for better, for generations to come." Equal opportunities for everyone are a crucial foundation, as we strive for an inclusive culture where all employees feel seen, heard, and valued. Our vision of being a personal bank in the digital age aligns perfectly with the demand for surprising insights and innovative solutions, born from a diverse interplay of cultures and experiences. We focus on customer experience, sustainability, and building a future-proof bank, conducting annual reviews to ensure equal pay for equal work. Join a bank that embraces ingenuity and ambition, and make an impact with us for a better future.

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