About the Role
Compliance at Moss acts as the second line of defense for our regulated entity, Moss GmbH, a licensed e-money institution under the ZAG. We ensure Moss remains safe and trusted during its scaling phase, viewing compliance as a growth enabler. This senior individual contributor role offers significant scope, autonomy, and regulatory responsibility, with the opportunity to become Deputy MLRO and Deputy Compliance Officer after a successful probation period.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to and quality-assure the AFC risk analysis, MLRO report, and further regulatory assessments.
- Perform second-level controls and spot checks on AFC measures.
- Investigate transactions, monitor transactions, file SARs, and assess EDDs.
- Own and strengthen card-fraud detection and monitoring, including rule optimization.
- Improve the operational disputes and chargeback process, taking a leading role.
- Develop and continuously improve the compliance management system and written procedures, including implementing the new EU AML Regulation.
- Advise business units on the regulatory implications of new products and services.
- Actively use AI to enhance compliance workflows and build automations.
- Provide guidance and training to KYC Operations and other teams, building compliance awareness across Moss.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience (typically 3+ years) in AML / financial crime / compliance, ideally in payments, e-money, fintech, or banking.
- Experience with real casework, escalations, and SAR reporting.
- Proven track record of complex project management across multiple stakeholders.
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR, GwG, FATF, EBA Guidelines, etc.).
- German and English at least at C1 level, both written and spoken.
- Experience using AI to improve real workflows with concrete examples and measurable impact.
- Track record of building automations/agents/tooling (n8n, Claude skills, or similar) is a strong plus.
Skills
- Anti-Financial Crime (AML & CTF)
- Card Fraud detection and monitoring
- Compliance management system development
- Regulatory advice
- AI workflow automation
- Transaction monitoring
- SAR reporting
- Risk analysis
- Project management
- AI tooling (n8n, Claude skills)
Location
- Berlin
- Europe
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- A degree in law, finance, business, or a related field (nice to have)
Salary/Compensations
- Top-of-market compensation package, including equity
Benefits
- Equity
- 20 days “work from abroad”
- 600EUR/GBP Learning & Development Budget
- Local benefits
- Weekly breakfasts
- Friday demos
About the Company
- Moss is a SaaS scale-up founded in Berlin, with a team of 300+ people from 50+ nationalities in 5 offices across Europe.
- Our ambition is to power every SMB’s spend across Europe - fully digital, AI-driven, and seamlessly integrated for complete control.
- Over 5000 businesses in Germany, Netherlands and the UK use Moss’ leading spend management product.
- Moss has raised a total of €180 million in funding and is backed by renowned tech investors.
- We foster a culture that thrives on impact and speed, where employees can take bold moves, learn fast, and accomplish more.
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