Scalable Capital is a leading digital investment and banking platform with a full banking licence, empowering people across Europe to shape their own finances. Scalable Broker makes it easy and affordable for clients to invest professionally in stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, and derivatives, as well as set up savings plans. Scalable Wealth, the digital wealth management service, offers clients professional investment in ETF portfolios, and is also adopted as a white-label solution by banks and other B2B partners. The company’s offerings are rounded off by attractive interest rates, loans, and private equity. With the European Investor Exchange, Scalable Capital offers an exchange specifically for retail investors. Over one million clients have already entrusted more than €30 billion to the platform. Founded in 2014, Scalable Capital now employs over 700 people across Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Milan, and London. Together with the founding and management team, including Erik Podzuweit and Florian Prucker, they are working on a new generation of financial services.
KYC Operations Expert
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2 days ago
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KYC Operations Expert
Scalable GmbH
Role Description - Holistic Alert Analysis: - Responsibility for the professional review and evaluation of alerts in the areas of Sanctions, PEP (Politically Exposed Persons), and Adverse Media, taking into account internal and external guidelines. - Structured Escalation Management: - Identification of risk-relevant issues and their qualified escalation to specialized AFC departments for the final decision-making. - Operational Excellence: - Identification of optimization potentials and contribution to the continuous improvement of process efficiency and analysis quality. - KYC & Onboarding Verification: - Conducting sound document reviews during account openings and ensuring seamless identification of new clients in accordance with applicable KYC standards. This position is temporary for 2 years. Qualifications - You bring experience from a position in AML or KYC – we also welcome career changers from high-volume environments. - You feel comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. - You possess strong critical thinking and sound decision-making skills. - You have an effective and detail-oriented working style that strikes the perfect balance between quality and quantity. - You have a strong personal interest in Anti-Financial Crime; ideally, you have already gained professional experience in a regulated environment. - You are capable of prioritizing workflows and ensuring compliance with deadlines. - You speak fluent Italian and English (at least C1 level). Benefits - Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers. - Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients. - Be productive with the latest hardware and tools. - Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing or career development sessions and spending your individual Education Budget. - Learn and experience German culture first hand by joining our free German language classes. - International relocation support is provided if required. - Opportunity to work from abroad. - Benefit from an attractive compensation package and from the company pension scheme. - Monthly contribution of 50% for the ‘Deutschland Jobticket’. - Say goodbye to order commissions and say hello to your complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker. - Enjoy flexible and discounted sports activities with Urban Sports Club.
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