Risk & AML Operations Officer at LemFi

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Lagos, Nigeria Full Time

Job Description

The Role

  • As a AML ops Analyst within the Compliance Operations team , you will play a critical role in protecting LemFi and its customers from financial crime while enabling safe and seamless access to our products.
  • Reporting to the Financial Crime Operations or Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Manager , you will operate at the heart of day to day compliance decision making, balancing regulatory obligations with customer experience in a fast growing fintech environment.
  • In this role, you will review alerts, assess customer risk, perform due diligence, and respond to partner and customer compliance requests.
  • You will contribute directly to maintaining strong AML and CFT controls while supporting LemFi’s mission to deliver accessible and trustworthy financial services at scale.

How You’ll Contribute

  • Review & Decide: Assess transaction monitoring, customer verification, and sanctions screening alerts and make accurate, timely decisions.
  • Investigate Risk: Perform enhanced due diligence on higher risk customers and provide clear, well reasoned recommendations to Compliance leadership.
  • Escalate Appropriately: Conduct first level reviews of customers or transactions displaying red flags and escalate suspicious activity when required.
  • Support Partners: Fulfill due diligence and RFI requests from payments and banking partners in line with agreed SLAs.
  • Serve Customers: Respond to compliance related customer tickets with clarity, professionalism, and empathy.
  • Collaborate & Learn: Work cross functionally and continuously build knowledge of emerging AML typologies, risks, and criminal trends.

Who You Are

  • Risk Minded: You apply sound judgement when assessing customer and transaction risk, balancing control with customer impact.
  • Detail Oriented: You spot inconsistencies and red flags that others may miss, ensuring high quality case outcomes and notes.
  • Ownership Driven: You take responsibility for your decisions and follow cases through to completion without constant oversight.
  • Adaptable: You are comfortable working in a fast changing environment with evolving regulations and priorities.
  • Use Data to Support Decisions: Review alert and case information to support accurate decision making under guidance from senior team members.
  • Collaborative: You work well with global teams and support shared outcomes over individual wins.

What You’ll Bring

  • 1-3 years of AML and/or CDD compliance experience within a fintech, financial institution, or advisory/audit company.
  • Hands on experience with KYC reviews, ID verification, enhanced due diligence, sanctions and transaction monitoring alerts.
  • Ability to independently assess customer risk and make defensible decisions.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office or Google Sheets for case management and reporting.
  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.

Why Join LemFi?

  • Love shouldn’t be expensive, yet those working hardest for their families often face predatory fees and banking exclusion. We're changing this.
  • At LemFi, you won’t be just a cog in a machine. Whether designing products, scaling operations, or telling our story, you’ll tackle complex challenges with real, immediate impact.
  • Your work goes beyond metrics - it puts money back in families’ pockets and offers access to the previously excluded. Join us to make a meaningful difference, where high performance is a lifeline for millions.

The Interview Process

  • Talent Screen with Recruiter (30mins)
  • Final interview (Technical and behavioural) with the Compliance operations team (45mins)

Job Summary

Salary

300000

Job Type

Full Time

Location

Lagos, Nigeria

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