Senior CDD Risk Analyst, Reviews
AdyenThis role manages periodic reviews for high-risk enterprise customers, ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations and internal policies. The Senior CDD Risk Analyst will translate complex regulatory requirements into operational processes, conduct quality control, and mentor team members. The position requires over six years of experience in CDD, KYC, or EDD operations within the financial sector.
CDD Reviews Team
Our Customer Risk Review team is seeking an experienced Senior CDD Risk Analyst with a strong compliance and regulatory background and deep CDD knowledge. The core impact of this role lies in the opportunity and autonomy to translate complex regulatory requirements into scalable, day-to-day operational processes. Working cross-functionally with Quality Assurance, Compliance, and Commercial teams you will shape how our team works.
What You’ll Do
- End-to-End Case Management: Manage periodic reviews for high-risk enterprise customers, from initial assessment through final remediation. This involves conducting in-depth due diligence, analyzing complex ownership structures, and adhering to all regulatory obligations and internal policies are met within strict timelines.
- Uphold Quality & Consistency: Maintain "First-Time-Right" accuracy, perform regular quality control checks for the team, upskill team members on quality standards, ensure accurate risk reasoning, follow SOPs strictly, and maintain high-quality decision-making across all casework.
- Peer Mentorship: Coach peers, guide the team through complex cases, support upskilling team quality, and foster a culture of proactive risk management.
- Policy Alignment & Operational Excellence: Lead calibration sessions to translate Second Line compliance requirements into practical daily workflows, continuously refining and enhancing our standard operating procedures.
- Cross-Functional & Customer Collaboration: Act as the primary liaison between Commercial teams and external customers, balancing effective risk mitigation with strategic business growth during complex discussions.
- Volume & SLA Management: Efficiently navigate high operational volumes and strict regulatory deadlines while managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
- AMLR & Product Partnership: Partner with team leads and compliance teams to ensure the scalable and correct execution of upcoming AMLR regulations, aligning with our forward-looking compliance and operational goals.
Who You Are
- Experience: 6+ years experience in CDD, KYC, or EDD operations or equivalent Second Line Risk or Compliance role within a FinTech, Payment Service Provider, or Financial Institution. Experience coaching/mentoring team members is a plus.
- Complex Risk & Regulatory Depth: Proven mastery in evaluating complex risk scenarios beyond standard checklists. You bring deep experience navigating challenges such as layered corporate structures, offshore/nominee entities, UBO transparency, high-risk business models, scheme rules, and multi-jurisdictional AML/CFT standards (e.g. DNB, FCA, FinCEN). Prior experience as a Quality Checker or QA auditor in 1st/2nd Line functions is a plus.
- Regulatory Forward-Looking Mindset: Up-to-date knowledge of upcoming EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation changes and perpetual KYC implementation, combined with proven ability to analyze how future regulatory directives and legislative decisions impact operational risk and compliance processes.
- Scalability & Data Rigor: Analytical mindset proficient in leveraging data and analytics to identify trends, conduct root-cause analysis, and actively partner with cross-functional teams to build automated risk operations solutions.
- Autonomous & Strong Team Mentality: High autonomy, resilience, and clear written and verbal communication skills. Eager to share knowledge, coach colleagues, and collaborate seamlessly across operational, second line and commercial teams.
This role is based out of our Amsterdam office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.
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