Description

For one of our clients, an established international financial services institution based in Frankfurt, we are currently seeking an experienced Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

This is a senior leadership role offering the opportunity to take ownership of the institution’s Anti-Financial Crime framework, ensure regulatory compliance, and act as the central contact for money laundering prevention and financial crime matters. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management, regulatory authorities and key business stakeholders while shaping and continuously enhancing the firm's compliance framework.

Your tasks

• Assume responsibility for the effective operation and continuous development of the institution’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing framework.
• Act as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) and serve as the primary contact for relevant regulatory authorities and supervisory bodies.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable AML, CTF, sanctions and financial crime regulations and internal policies.
• Lead and oversee investigations involving suspicious transactions, sanctions alerts, fraud cases and other high-risk financial crime matters.
• Review and approve complex case assessments, internal investigations and recommendations prepared by the Compliance team.
• Conduct and coordinate enterprise-wide AML and financial crime risk assessments across products, clients, business activities and jurisdictions.
• Advise senior management and business units on financial crime risks, customer onboarding decisions and appropriate mitigation measures.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports, including suspicious activity reports where required.
• Support regulatory inspections, internal audits and external reviews by coordinating documentation and responses.
• Develop, maintain and enhance AML policies, procedures and governance frameworks in line with evolving regulatory expectations.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and assess their impact on the institution’s compliance framework.
• Deliver and promote AML and financial crime awareness initiatives across the organisation.
• Drive process improvements, strengthen internal controls and contribute to the ongoing optimisation of compliance processes.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior Compliance professionals while fostering a strong compliance culture.

Your profile

• University degree in Law, Business Law, Finance, Economics or a comparable field.
• Several years of professional experience in Anti-Money Laundering, Financial Crime Compliance or a related Compliance function within a regulated financial institution.
• Previous experience acting as an MLRO or Deputy MLRO is highly desirable.
• Strong expertise in AML/CTF regulations, sanctions compliance, fraud prevention and financial crime risk management.
• Solid understanding of regulatory expectations and interactions with supervisory authorities.
• Excellent analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills with a structured and risk-based approach.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to advise senior management.
• High level of integrity, independence and sound professional judgement.
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively across departments.
• Fluency in both German and English is mandatory.