Compliance & KYC Analyst

At nsave, we’re building a new kind of fintech focused on protecting and growing the wealth of underserved communities. Our mission is to provide safeguarded hard currency accounts and investment tools to individuals in distressed economies, using compliance-by-design principles and proprietary technology.

We’re looking for a highly capable Compliance & KYC Analyst to join our team and provide dedicated Americas-timezone coverage. This role is critical to ensuring seamless 24-hour compliance operations, timely case processing, and effective cross-regional collaboration.

📍 Contract role based in South America (Americas timezone coverage)

About the Role

As a Compliance & KYC Analyst, you will play a key role in safeguarding nsave’s platform and customers. You’ll conduct KYC reviews, investigate suspicious activity, manage compliance queues during Americas business hours, and ensure structured handovers to global colleagues.

Your work will directly contribute to maintaining regulatory standards, mitigating financial crime risks, and strengthening operational resilience across time zones.

Key Objectives

Success in this role looks like:

• Delivering reliable Americas-timezone compliance coverage
• Processing KYC reviews and escalations within defined SLAs
• Reducing overtime burden on existing team members
• Ensuring seamless end-of-shift case handovers between regions
• Supporting 24-hour global compliance continuity

What You’ll Be Responsible For

KYC Reviews & Customer Due Diligence

• Conduct KYC and KYB reviews for new and existing customers
• Perform identity verification and enhanced due diligence (EDD) where required
• Apply risk-based decision-making aligned with internal policies and regulatory requirements

Compliance Escalations & Investigations

• Investigate flagged transactions and suspicious activity alerts
• Review sanctions, PEP, and adverse media hits using screening tools (e.g., World-Check, ComplyAdvantage)
• Escalate high-risk or complex cases appropriately
• Support cross-border and cross-regional investigations in collaboration with global compliance colleagues

Queue & Operations Management

• Manage and prioritise compliance queues during Americas business hours
• Ensure timely processing within established turnaround times
• Execute structured end-of-shift handovers to ensure continuity on open or sensitive cases

Process Improvement & Collaboration

• Identify inefficiencies in compliance workflows and propose improvements
• Contribute to documentation and refinement of SOPs
• Partner with product, operations, and risk teams to enhance compliance controls

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Background

• Background in AML, Financial Crime (FinCrime), and/or financial services
• Experience conducting KYC, EDD, and transaction monitoring reviews
• Prior experience in fintech or digital financial services preferred
• Experience working in FinCrime operations environments

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with sanctions and screening tools (e.g., World-Check, ComplyAdvantage)
• Familiarity with risk-based frameworks and regulatory expectations
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• Comfortable working with case management and compliance systems

Personal Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (fluent English required)
• Strong judgement and ability to make defensible risk-based decisions
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Comfortable working independently during regional coverage hours
• Collaborative mindset for cross-timezone teamwork

About nsave

Founded by Amer Baroudi and Abdallah AbuHashem, nsave operates from London and Geneva with a global team. We’ve raised $22 million from leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and SV Angel.

Our mission is bold: to provide financial security and stability to individuals in regions facing economic distress. By combining strong compliance infrastructure with innovative technology, we aim to set a new standard for responsible fintech.

If you’re passionate about financial crime prevention, operational excellence, and building systems that protect vulnerable communities, we’d love to hear from you.