Automation Engineer - Compliance & Risk

About us:

BVNK provides modern payment infrastructure for businesses. We unify banks and blockchains in a single platform. With BVNK, businesses can send and receive stablecoin payments, convert between currencies, and add stablecoin payments to their checkout. Using our flexible platform, and robust global licensing and compliance expertise, innovators can launch new payment products quickly and compliantly.

We are a diverse team spread across the UK, Europe, South Africa, the US, and APAC, with a shared belief that all payment flows will interact with crypto in the coming decade, and BVNK will be at the forefront of this transformation of the financial system. We have raised $50M in Series B funding from top investors including Haun Ventures, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures, and we're looking for smart, ambitious people to help us build the next generation of payments.

We're incredibly honored to have made Newsweek's list of The Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2 years running (2023 and 2024) and to have been recognized by LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK in 2024.

About this role in the team:

Location: Poland / Serbia / Bulgaria / Cape Town

At BVNK, we are pioneering the integration of AI across our operations, and we're looking for an AI Automation Engineer - Compliance & Risk to help us lead the charge. In this role, you will focus on embedding AI solutions to automate and enhance compliance monitoring, regulatory tracking, and compliance-related workflows within the business.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and implement AI-driven solutions that support compliance automation. Your work will streamline the processes of monitoring compliance requirements, flagging non-compliance issues, and enabling real-time reporting, all while maintaining the highest standards of regulatory adherence. This role will have a direct impact on BVNK’s ability to scale its operations in a compliant and efficient manner.

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

• AI Integration for Compliance Automation: Collaborate with compliance, legal, and product teams to identify areas for AI-based automation and optimization, such as compliance tracking, regulatory reporting, assurance and risk management.
• Workflow Automation: Develop AI-driven systems to automate routine compliance tasks, such as quality assurance, monitoring regulatory changes, flagging compliance deviations, and generating compliance reports, improving both accuracy and efficiency.
• Data Analysis & Compliance Optimization: Leverage machine learning and AI to analyze regulatory data and compliance reports, identify patterns or potential risks, and suggest proactive compliance strategies.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with legal, compliance, engineering, and product teams to ensure AI solutions align with regulatory standards and meet business and operational needs.
• AI Model Development & Refinement: Build, test, and enhance machine learning models for risk detection, compliance analysis, and regulatory reporting.

Continuous Improvement: Ensure AI-powered solutions remain up-to-date with changing regulations and compliance standards, refining them based on performance feedback and evolving needs.

What we need from you:

• Proven experience in AI/ML development, ideally in a compliance or regulatory technology (RegTech) context.
• Strong expertise in AI, machine learning, and automation tools (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, or similar).
• Solid understanding of compliance workflows, regulatory reporting, risk assessment, and automation in the financial or fintech sector.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Java, or similar, and familiarity with automation frameworks.
• Experience with large datasets, natural language processing (NLP), and text mining techniques to analyze compliance documents and regulations.
• Ability to work effectively across functional teams (compliance, legal, product, engineering) to deliver AI solutions that meet regulatory and business needs.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with an ability to design scalable and practical AI solutions to enhance compliance processes.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including compliance professionals.
• A passion for utilizing AI to improve compliance, regulatory adherence, and operational efficiency.

What you can expect from us:

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
• Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
• A culture built on passionate growth-minded people
• A flexible approach to holiday
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world
• An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets

At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.