ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

At Bitvavo, we are expanding our Financial Crime department and are looking for an experienced Financial Crime Officer with a strong investigations background to join our team.
The #1 goal of this role is to ensure Bitvavo’s high-quality standards are maintained in your investigation. You prevent Bitvavo from being used by criminal elements, money laundering activities, and terrorist financing. Your knowledge and investigation experience helps Bitvavo to manage risks prudently. You work in a uniform manner according to the Bitvavo quality standards and follow instructions carefully.

The main objective of the role is to ensure that the Business operates within the risk appetite established by the Management Board through your integrity investigations. Day in and day out you assess and manage operational risks. Your daily work involves detecting financial crime patterns, conducting complex investigations, and sharing findings with internal and external stakeholders. Your responsibilities include:

• Conducting in-depth investigations on suspicious customer behavior, transactions, and external signals (e.g. law enforcement inquiries, media exposure, or alerts)
• Performing thematic investigations to identify new trends and financial crime typologies
• Using blockchain analysis tools and OSINT techniques to gather evidence from multiple sources
• Reviewing and analyzing unusual transaction patterns and escalating high-risk cases appropriately
• Managing stakeholder communication (e.g. Legal, Compliance, Law Enforcement) and contributing to follow-up actions and risk mitigation
• Actively sharing knowledge, trends, and outcomes from investigations to improve team practices and awareness
• Collaborating with team members to enhance workflows, processes, and investigative methodologies
• Keeping up to date with regulatory and industry developments, especially those relevant to crypto and fintech