Compliance Operations Analyst (m/f/d)

The role

You will own onboarding and risk assessment for corporate clients with a focus on European business and regulatory requirements. You will conduct KYB, KYC, and AML reviews and contribute to improving compliance processes and systems.

What you will do

• Own complex onboarding cases end-to-end for customers across European markets
• Identify and verify legal representatives and beneficial owners using commercial registers
• Conduct risk assessments applying internal policies and regulatory expectations
• Assess complex ownership structures and determine ultimate beneficial ownership
• Review cases prepared by colleagues using the four-eyes principle
• Maintain clear, structured, and audit-ready documentation
• Serve as a reviewer for edge cases and escalations
• Prepare and ensure compliance of customer data sets
• Identify inefficiencies in compliance workflows and drive improvements
• Contribute to the development of internal policies, procedures, and risk frameworks

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in operational compliance (first line) with SME or corporate clients in a bank, fintech, or regulated financial institution in Europe
• Hands-on experience with KYB/KYC onboarding and customer risk assessments
• Ability to independently handle complex corporate structures across European jurisdictions
• Solid understanding of European AML/CTF frameworks
• Familiarity with jurisdiction-specific regulatory requirements and corporate registry practices across key European markets
• Ability to make sound, risk-based decisions
• High attention to detail and a strong quality mindset
• Analytical and structured thinking
• Proactive and collaborative working style
• Fluent English, written and spoken

Nice to have

• A degree in law, finance, economics, or a related field
• A relevant professional certification (e.g. CAMS or equivalent)
• Additional European languages

Benefits

• Attractive remuneration
• Flat hierarchy and transparent communication
• Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
• Monthly mobility benefit
• Wellhub Membership
• Pliant Card with monthly credit

About the company

Pliant is a modular B2B payments platform that combines commercial card issuing, payment accounts, FX, and spend management in one system. Headquartered in Berlin, it serves 5,000+ businesses and 40+ partners across Europe and the United States.