💼 Are you an AML & CTF expert ready to take ownership of transaction monitoring in a fast-growing fintech bank?

At kompasbank, we’re building a new European bank for SMEs, free from legacy systems and designed for the future. Now, we’re looking for a Senior AML/KYC Specialist to play an important role in transaction banking, ensuring we stay ahead of financial crime risks while supporting our ambitious European expansion.

🚀 This is your chance to build, optimize, and influence a growing bank’s financial crime framework from the ground up. If you thrive on challenges, love problem-solving, and want to make a real impact, we want to hear from you.

What you will be doing

• Leading and optimizing transaction monitoring.

• Handling and analyzing transaction alerts, ensuring effective risk mitigation.

• Overseeing outsourcing controls related to transaction banking.

• Working closely with the Head of Transaction banking, Head of Operations and AML responsible to improve the AML & CTF framework focused on transaction monitoring.

• Optimization of operational processes related to AML broadly with focus on transaction monitoring.

What we expect from you

• 5+ years of experience within AML & CTF and transaction monitoring.

• Deep expertise in AML & CTF and transaction monitoring.

• Hands-on, operational mindset – ready to build and execute an operational AML & CTF framework from scratch.

• Thorough and data-analytical approach to operational tasks.

• You are fluent in English and Danish and have experience within banking and payments.

What we offer 

• A high-energy, collaborative work culture built on trust, humor, ambition, and innovation.

• Competitive salary, attractive pension scheme, six weeks of paid holiday, and comprehensive health insurance.

• 70+ skilled, ambitious and friendly colleagues.

• A modern office in beautiful green surroundings in Vedbæk, north of Copenhagen.

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.

What we are

At kompasbank, we are building a new kind of business bank—designed to meet the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe. With a digital-first, technology-driven approach, we focus on fast, flexible, and scalable financial solutions that empower SMEs to grow and succeed and help them release their full potential.

We’ve built our proprietary banking platform from scratch, leveraging a fully API- and module-driven infrastructure to enhance efficiency, accelerate product development, and support cross-border scalability.

Since our launch in August 2021, we have expanded rapidly across Denmark, Germany, and Spain, achieving a 1,150% growth rate—earning us the #2 spot on the Sifted 250 list. Our efforts to support SMEs is also recognized with the title Best Bank for SMEs – Denmark 2024 by FDI Insider.

At kompasbank, we are driven by commitment, agility, and impact—values that shape the way we operate and innovate. We believe in combining financial expertise with new technology to deliver practical, high-value solutions tailored to SMEs.

🚀 We’re on a mission to redefine what SMEs can expect from their banking partner.

Check out the kompasbank team.

How to apply

We can’t wait to hear from you! Please send your cover letter and resume/CV via job@kompasbank.dk. Please write - transaction monitoring specialist - in the cover letter and the email subject line.

Any questions? You will become part of our Operations Team and are always welcome to contact our Head of Operations, Stine Bernt Simonsen, stine.simonsen@kompasbank.dk, +45 30 55 81 98  and will also be working closely together with our Head of Transaction Banking, Torben Krogh Danielsen, torben.kroghdanielsen@kompasbank.dk,+45 4178 1201 whom you are also welcome to contact.