About the opportunity
We are seeking an AFC Compliance Controls and Reviews - Associate. N26 has reimagined banking for today’s digital world. Technology and design empower everything we do and it’s how we are building the global banking platform the world loves to use.We've eliminated physical branches, paperwork, and hidden fees for an elegant digital experience and supreme savings. Giving people the power to live and bank their way is what gets us out of bed in the morning and inspires the work that we do.
The primary purpose of this role is to manage and execute the Second Line of Defense Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) control framework by conducting rigorous compliance testing, co-developing risk-based control plans, reporting systemic risks to senior management, and driving the remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
In this role, you will:
- Execute the Second Line of Defense control framework on behalf of the GMLRO, conducting testing on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to validate the bank's compliance posture
- Evaluate controls through a dual-lens approach,
assessing the appropriateness of the control setup and the vigente operational performance
- Co-Develop and maintain the local/global AFC Control Plan, ensuring testing activities are derived directly from the Risk Assessment and mapped to specific AML Safeguards, while adapting to local market needs and the regulatory landscape
- Prepare reporting for the AFC Governance Forum (the primary channel for communicating control results) highlighting systemic risks and control maturity to senior management
- Proactively identify control shortcomings before they materialize into regulatory breaches, documenting formal observations and tracking stakeholder remediation to closure
What you need to be successful:
Background:
- Bachelor degree in law, economics or equivalent with strong knowledge of laws, regulations and rules that govern Compliance and Financial Crime Prevention functions in banking inst
📌 AFC Compliance Controls and Reviews (Madrid)
🏢 N26
📍 Madrid