Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
Remote: Latvia
About Brighty App
At Brighty, we're redefining traditional finance and unlocking the full potential of the emerging crypto-economy. We combine security, innovation, and transparency to help users manage, save, and grow their money — all within one seamless app experience.
The Role
As a Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) at Brighty, you will ensure that our Financial Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Control Frameworks are fully operating effectively against money laundering and financial crime. You'll design and shape the future of oversight and compliance by quickly identifying money laundering risk and maintaining our systems and controls in our fast-evolving fintech and digital asset ecosystem.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
- Defining, developing, managing, refining, and documenting the Financial Crime and AML programme
- Working closely with the senior management team to identify, assess, and mitigate regulatory compliance risks
- Determining identification and verification standards for customer onboarding and AML compliance
- Managing the suspicious activity reporting process, internally and externally
- Communicating with staff to ensure they understand their responsibilities and are trained in Brighty policies and procedures to identify financial crime
- Escalating suspicious activity by making internal reports, and making external reports to regulators and other law enforcement bodies in a timely manner
- Receiving and promptly responding to inquiries from law enforcement agencies
- Serving as a liaison to local authorities, managing filings to the local Financial Investigation Unit
- Supporting the business regarding the launch of new features to ensure regulatory requirements are met
- Collaborating with internal compliance teams to identify steps to mitigate regulatory risks and provide recommendations
We're Looking For Someone With:
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Economics, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in AML/financial crime compliance (fintech or crypto industry experience highly preferred)
- Knowledge and experience of best practice in financial services regulation, fraud detection methodologies, and emerging practices in financial crime and money laundering typologies
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- The ability to exercise oversight and understanding of financial crime and AML policies, procedures, and control arrangements in a complex financial operation
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills to analyze complex information and identify key issues/actions to drive resolutions
- Deep knowledge of the Latvian and EU regulatory environment and key financial crime regimes
- Understanding of payment systems and digital asset markets with a focus on technology and mobile applications
- Fluency in English and Latvian
Nice to Have:
- Master's degree or professional qualification from an internationally recognized body, such as ICA or ACAMS
- Experience working with crypto/digital assets regulatory frameworks
- Previous experience as MLRO or Deputy MLRO in a regulated financial institution
Why Join Us?
- Freedom to Innovate: Shape the future of compliance in the crypto-economy
- Remote Work: Fully remote setup with flexible working hours
- 30 Vacation Days: Because rest matters
- Cool Team: Supportive and collaborative culture
- Equity Participation: Share in our success through our Stock Option Program
- Competitive Compensation: €4000 - €5,200 gross/month, depending on experience
Location
Remote (Latvia)
Department
Compliance
Employment Type
Full-Time
Ready to join us? Apply now and help us build the future of finance!
