Risk & KYC Team Lead

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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements

About the Position

Weltrade Careers

Become a part of Weltrade, a reliable international company with over 19 years of experience in the FX and online trading market. Join our Global Team! Work From Anywhere! Grow With Us!

About your Role

Your primary mission will be to design and scale the client risk management framework, customer due diligence controls, fraud prevention capabilities, and behavioral risk monitoring processes. Your biggest challenge will be building a robust, regulator-ready function from the ground up while supporting the demands of a fast-evolving international brokerage business operating across multiple jurisdictions. Your work will directly contribute to Weltrade’s mission of delivering secure, transparent, and trusted trading services by strengthening customer risk governance, improving operational resilience, and ensuring effective oversight of client onboarding and ongoing monitoring activities.

Responsibilities

  • Design and scale client risk management frameworks
  • Implement customer due diligence controls
  • Develop fraud prevention capabilities
  • Monitor behavioral risks
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks

Requirements

  • Proven track record of leading KYC, AML, Client Risk, Fraud Prevention, or Financial Crime functions, including at least 5 years of relevant industry experience and 3+ years in people leadership roles.
  • Hands-on experience within Forex, CFD, Multi-Asset Brokerage, FinTech, EMI, or Banking environments, with a strong understanding of customer risk throughout the client lifecycle.
  • Demonstrated expertise working under FSC Mauritius and FSCA South Africa regulatory frameworks, including implementation of risk-based customer onboarding and monitoring controls.
  • Deep knowledge of customer risk assessment methodologies, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) programs, sanctions screening, PEP reviews, adverse media investigations, and source-of-funds verification processes.
  • Proven ability to design, implement, and scale operational risk controls, fraud detection frameworks, escalation procedures, and governance reporting within regulated financial institutions.

Nice to Have

  • Professional certification, such as CAMS, ICA, CFCS, ACAMS, or equivalent financial crime and compliance qualifications.
  • Experience with platforms such as Sumsub, ComplyAdvantage, World-Check, ShuftiPro, SEON, Sardine, or similar RegTech solutions.
  • Previous experience building a Risk, KYC, or Financial Crime function from scratch within a high-growth international organization.

We Offer

  • Remote-First Flexibility
  • Ownership & Impact
  • Flat Organization
  • Wellbeing/Leave Allowance

Recruitment Process

Application Review > HR Interview > Technical Interview > Final Interview > Offer

Work type

: Full-time, Remote work

Department

: Customer Success

Location

: Europe

Job Details

Company name:
Weltrade
Location:
Location not specified
Employment Type:
Full-time
Work Mode:
Remote
Posted on TheJob:
Jul 11, 2026
Last checked:
Jul 11, 2026
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