Senior AML & Merchant Risk Analyst

WHO WE ARE At Trustly, we're building a smarter, faster, and more secure financial future by revolutionizing the world of payments. As a global leader in Open Banking Payments, we are establishing Pay by Bank as the new standard at checkout, providing unparalleled freedom, speed, and ease to millions of consumers and merchants worldwide. Our Ambition: To build the world’s most disruptive payment network and redefine what the payment experience should feel like. Trustly is a global team of innovators, collaborators, and doers.  If you are driven by a strong sense of purpose and thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and high-growth environment, join us and be part of a team that’s transforming the way the world pays. ABOUT THE TRANSACTION MONITORING TEAM The Transaction Monitoring team is responsible for identifying and investigating potentially suspicious activity across Trustly’s payment flows. The team assesses transactional behaviour, detects risk patterns, and ensures timely escalation and reporting in line with regulatory requirements. A core focus of the team is improving detection quality through data and machine learning. Working closely with analytics, Transaction Monitoring combines ML-driven signals with expert review to reduce false positives, improve accuracy, and ensure meaningful risk coverage. The goal is to stop financial crime effectively while supporting smooth, low-friction experiences for consumers and merchants. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior AML & Merchant Risk Analyst at Trustly, you play a key role in protecting our payment flows and supporting sustainable growth. You take ownership of complex transaction monitoring and investigations, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and Trustly’s risk appetite. This role goes beyond case handling. You act as a subject matter expert, contribute to quality and control improvements, and help evolve how we detect, assess, and mitigate financial crime risks across merchants and transactions. You are trusted to operate independently, think ahead, and raise the bar for how we work. What you'll do

Conduct and own complex AML and TF transaction monitoring investigations end-to-end

Analyse large volumes of transactional and behavioural data to identify suspicious activity

Make well-reasoned risk decisions in line with internal policies and regulatory expectations

Act as a senior escalation point and mentor junior analysts through guidance and review

Contribute to quality assurance, control testing, and continuous improvement initiatives

Support external communication with relevant stakeholders when required

Actively contribute to refining procedures, controls, and policies with a forward-looking mindset

Identify patterns, emerging risks, and opportunities to strengthen detection and efficiency

Who you are

3-5+ years of hands-on AML experience, with demonstrated progression and autonomy

Strong understanding of financial crime regulations and ML & TF typologies

Proven ability to manage complex cases and make sound decisions under pressure

Comfortable working with large, complex datasets and drawing clear conclusions

Natural owner who takes accountability and looks for better ways of working

Confident communicator in English (B2–C1), both written and spoken

Relevant certifications such as ACAMS or ICA are highly valued