Team Lead AFC Investigations & SARs (d/f/m)

Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking-as-a-Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs, our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking, payments, cards, identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 500+ people from over 70 nationalities - a unique blend of techies, fintech enthusiasts, bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

About Your Future Team

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Team Lead to strengthen our Anti-Financial Crime team. You will oversee two critical sub-teams: Investigations and SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports) and be responsible for guiding and developing their Functional Leads and analysts (total team size: 15+). Reporting directly to the Head of AFC Investigations, you will drive quality, compliance, and operational excellence across the team

Your Role

• Lead and develop a team of skilled investigators and SARs. Provide guidance, mentorship and direction to the team 
• Review the quality work of the Functional Leads and ensure SLAs are met for the sub teams 
• Identify gaps and create aligning procedures
• Act as the escalation point for analysts within the Investigations and SARs teams, addressing complex cases and challenges.
• Prepare required internal reports as requested and externally to regulators 
• Design, facilitate, and deliver training programs for new hires and current team members
• Provide support during incidents and escalations
• Cooperating closely with both 1st and 3rd lines of defense teams
• Develop technical specifications for new functionalities or product assessments from AFC investigations perspective 
• Internal and external audit management

We'd love to see 

Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

• Several years of relevant work experience in the Financial Crime Investigations or Anti Money Laundering in banking or fintech industries 
• In-depth understanding of Anti-Financial Crime regulations and compliance practices 
• Educational degree and/or successfully completed apprenticeship in banking, law, business administration, or any other related field 
• Good understanding of software for risk management
• Sound people management skills with first experience in leading and developing a team
• Very good knowledge of regulatory standards
• Good understanding of quality assurance processes
• Proactive communication style and mindset, driven and optimistic person 

Benefits 

• We have a "remote-friendly" working arrangement
• Home office budget
• Health and development budget
• Transparent framework to support your career goals
• Competitive salary

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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