Papaya Global is a rapidly growing, award-winning B2B tech unicorn with an ambitious mission to revolutionize the payroll & payments industry. With over $400M raised from multiple tier-one investors, our innovative technology provides a comprehensive solution for managing global workforces, encompassing everything from hiring and onboarding to managing and paying employees in over 160 countries.

We are looking for a Senior AML & Financial Crime Specialist to strengthen our Global Compliance Operations team. This role is idóneo for an experienced AML professional with a strong investigative mindset and expertise in transaction monitoring, financial crime risk, and cross-border payments.

The successful candidate will support the continuous enhancement of our AML framework, lead complex investigations, improve operational processes, and act as a technical reference for the wider Compliance team. This is a hands‑on role with opportunities to mentor junior team members while continuing to develop as a subject matter expert.

Key Responsibilities
- Conduct complex AML investigations,



transaction monitoring reviews, and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) using a risk-based approach.
- Support the continuous improvement of AML controls, monitoring scenarios, and financial crime processes.
- Collaborate with Compliance, Product, Risk, Operations, and Engineering teams to strengthen financial crime prevention capabilities.
- Perform risk assessments, identify emerging financial crime trends, and recommend control enhancements.
- Contribute to regulatory reporting, internal procedures, training initiatives, and quality assurance activities.
- Mentor junior analysts and provide subject matter expertise across the Compliance function.

Requirements
- 5–8 years of experience in AML, Financial Crime, Compliance, or Fraud within fintech, banking, payments, or other regulated financial institutions.
- Strong experience in transaction monitoring, AML investigations, KYC/KYB, Enhanced Due

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