Compliance Specialist

Our Mission

Neema is all about impact - How often do you get the chance to affect the life of others, across the globe?

Our vision is to let everyone enjoy financial freedom, regardless of their banking status, credit score, or other obsolete metrics.

Our products do just that, without depending on the traditional banking system.

Using cutting-edge technologies, our Global Payments Network provides banks and financial institutions around the world advanced cross-border payments solutions, with expertise in

hard-to-reach destinations.

As a Compliance specialist at Neema you will:

· Lead cross-functional compliance initiatives, working closely with business, product, operations, finance, and risk teams.

· Identify regulatory and operational gaps and drive remediation plans across the company.

· Oversee the ongoing execution of compliance controls, ensuring timely monitoring, escalation, and resolution of issues.

· Manage compliance workstreams with deposit points, employers, and other key third parties.

· Own the company’s compliance training framework, ensuring ongoing awareness and adherence to requirements.

· Take responsibility for compliance oversight of Neema’s digital account activity, driving continuous improvement and risk mitigation.

· Leverage AI-driven tools and automated monitoring systems to enhance compliance controls, efficiency, and detection capabilities.

· Support the development and implementation of controls for new products and markets in collaboration with the Compliance Officer.

Requirements

· 3–6 years of FinCrime (AML/CTF and Sanctions) experience, including KYC, CDD/EDD, Transaction Monitoring, Risk Assessments, and SAR/STR reporting – a must.

· Proven experience leading compliance projects and cross-functional initiatives.

· Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, industry best practices, and emerging financial crime trends.

· Experience in identifying control gaps and driving remediation processes across an organization.

· Hands-on experience working with AI-driven tools, automated monitoring systems, and data analysis platforms to enhance compliance processes – a significant advantage.

· High level of Excel and strong data analysis capabilities.

· Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills – a must.

· Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, Law, Statistics or equivalent.

· Financial services background or experience in a regulated financial institution – a strong advantage.

· Highly analytical, detail-oriented, proactive, organized, and capable of independently leading complex compliance workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

· Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to drive execution across multiple departments.

So, if you are excited as much as us & you think you can do a great job - You belong with us!