ABOUT THE POSITION:

Department: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Team: Risk & Compliance
Locations: Berlin or Munich
Remote status: Hybrid
Number of positions: 1
This position follows a hybrid work model and requires up to three days per week in the office. We have two locations in Germany: one in the Bavarian capital of Munich, and our headquarters in Berlin. The whole company comes together once a year to celebrate our successes together.

ABOUT US

At Qwist we free Financial Data to improve, ease and enable. We drive real consumer, business and societal change from Open Finance. For over a decade, we’ve powered the largest banks and led the way in the Open Finance ecosystem.
Join our team and be part of empowering everyone to access fair and transparent financial services. Get ready to make a significant impact as we are the leading technology and solution provider for Open Finance.
Qwist is dedicated to accessing, analyzing and harnessing financial data and connecting third-party providers with banks’ account information. We envision ourselves as pioneering the future of Open Finance.
To achieve this goal, we encompass the entire Open Finance ecosystem and offer products for all key users and needs.
Based on our experience – as we power the largest banks for more than a decade – we can connect to 99% of customers bank accounts so, when you need the data on your customer, we will have it. As a regulated financial institution, we are entitled to supply data to your business, even if you don’t have a licence.
Qwist has around 120 employees in 4 countries and serves more than 100 customers in the DACH region as well as in Spain and Portugal, including well-known banks, insurance companies and leading automotive platforms.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a (Senior) Compliance Manager to focus on compliance, anti-money laundering and outsourcing controls in line with the company’s legal and risk strategy. The (Senior) Compliance Manager will also be the internal Audit Officer and act as an interface to the Internal as well as the Annual Auditors.
As part of the Risk and Compliance team, you will drive the continuous development of the compliance management system and advise the management, particularly with regard to all relevant anti-money laundering and outsourcing risks. You will contribute to the improvement of our processes and make sure that we deliver great customer value on platforms that are reliable, secure and compliant. You will be part of a cross-functional team with high impact and visibility across the organization and the immediate opportunity to take responsibility.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Develop, implement, and maintain robust compliance policies, procedures, controls, and frameworks. Regularly review and update these to align with regulatory changes and industry best practices
• Advice the management on anti-money laundering (AML) and outsourcing controlling matters to support Qwist’s Legal & Risk strategy
• Own the Know your Business (KYB) process regarding our new customers and advice internal teams on the correct execution of the KYB process
• Execute the controls of the AML-framework and operate our daily transaction monitoring in close collaboration with our external AML-Officer
• Support Qwist’s (Material) Outsourcing Risk Assessment, Exit Strategies and Monitoring including reporting on an annual basis
• Manage the execution of Internal and External Audits including the reporting of audit results
• Take care of the company’s reporting duties towards the BaFin and the BuBa through the notification and reporting system (Anzeige- und Meldewesen)
• Carry out the necessary annual training and information events for Qwist employees