Senior Compliance Officer

**About**: Swan is the leading European fintech specialized in embedded banking. A laureate of the French government’s selective year list of tech champions, “French Tech Next 120,” we are quickly expanding across Europe. Over 100 European companies have already seamlessly integrated banking services such as accounts, cards, and payments into their products through our Banking-as-a-Service platform. This approach, known as “embedded finance”, empowers businesses to elevate their offerings and create new revenue streams — often times tripling their revenue Our founders’ vision from the beginning was Simplicity: that anyone with a fintech idea at 2 am can visit our website, start building, and buy themselves a coffee with a self-issued card the very next day. That vision has taken us far. Following a 38M€ Series B round last September, we have been doubling our headcount and already have over 230 Swanees across offices in Paris, Bordeaux, Berlin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Milan If you’re excited about joining a European fintech adventure, Swan is the way **To learn more about us**:About Swan** ;**Our story**.** **Job description***: Swan’s compliance team keep our banking features safe and secure, and always have to think about the best way to combine multiple areas: business, legal, regulatory, customer support, and more. Swan is both a technology company and a financial services company, and our Compliance team makes these pieces fit together As an Electronic Money Institution, Swan faces many legal and regulatory challenges when conducting its business and operations : Fighting money laundering, protecting clients' funds, working with legitimate partners, etc. Swan is looking for a Senior Compliance Officer to play a crucial role in ensuring our operations remain in line with regulatory requirements. **Main tasks** Here is a snapshot of the responsibilities you’d be trusted with: - **Managing Regulatory Changes**: Stay ahead of and implement regulatory changes in the Germany. - **Regulatory Liaison**: Serving as the primary point of contact for regulatory bodies in your region, including the BaFin in Germany - **Regulatory Submissions**: Assist in submitting regulatory documents - **Escalation & Investigations**: Act as the escalation point for investigations conducted by Compliance Managers. - **Business Use Cases**: Explore regulatory aspects of various business use cases. - **New Products and Services**: Assess regulatory aspects of new products and services. - **Local Compliance Oversight**: Ensure compliance with German regulatory requirements, including reporting and suspicious activity monitoring. - **Compliance Documentation**: Contribute to the maintenance of our internal documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards. - **Regulatory Watch**: Conduct regulatory watch on the German banking supervision matters to keep the organization informed and compliant. **Your team** At Swan, you'll have the opportunity to join our dynamic compliance team, led by our Head of Compliance. Our compliance function operates closely with FinCrime, Legal, and Internal Control teams, creating a cross-functional environment where knowledge-sharing and teamwork thrive. You’ll also work closely with the Sales and Product teams, ensuring compliance aligns with business needs. **Preferred experience**: **You’re a great match if**: - You have significant experience (+5 years) in a Compliance position in a financial institution, ideally in a Fintech or another fast-paced work environment. - You have an excellent knowledge of German banking regulations and payment ecosystem. - You possess the mindset of a "problem solver": You need to be a creative and resourceful thinker, maintaining a positive and can-do attitude towards challenges and obstacles. - Synthesis and analytical mindset with strong writing skills. - Fluent in English and German - Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door. It’s okay if you don’t tick all the boxes — don’t let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying - Swan is committed to providing a caring work environment for all employees, regardless of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief._ - When it comes to recruitment, we’re interested in your work experience, skills, and overall personality. Because diversity makes the workplace stronger and is necessary for Swan’s success, we are intensifying efforts to incorporate concrete actions to help us improve in this area._ **About Swan**: **Perks of being a Swanee**: - **Holidays**: 27 days of paid leaves. ️ - We provide you a Pxtra account with a monthly allowance for your **meal vouchers**, **transports** & **benefit in kind ‍️‍️**. - **Hybrid remote policy**: We offer the possibility of working from home for 2 days per week. - **Offsite**: Once a year we gather to reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and rela