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