KeyStep
EDD Analyst
Remote
Remote-South America
Full-time
Remote
about 4 hours ago
About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it pos…
About Remote
Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. With our core values at heart and future focused work culture, our team works tirelessly on ambitious problems, asynchronously, around the world. You can find Remoters working from 6 different continents (Antarctica left to go!) and all of our positions are fully remote.
With Innovation as one of the core values, we have built Automation and AI capabilities into the requirements for every role.
We encourage every member of the Remote team to bring their talents, experiences and culture to the table to help us build the best-in-class HR platform.
If you are energetic, curious, motivated and ambitious, be part of our world. Apply now and define the future of work!
What this job can offer you
This is an exciting time to join Remote and make a personal difference in the global employment space as a Enhanced Due Diligence Analyst, joining our Operational Risk team.
You will play a key role in tackling fraud and driving continuous improvement. This role is responsible for performing enhanced due diligence on complex and higher-risk customers, both at on-boarding and on an on-going basis.
What you bring
Several years of experience in operational risk, compliance, KYC/AML, enhanced due diligence, sanctions screening (financial services / fintech or similar)
Experience performing EDD checks at onboarding and ongoing
Comfortable with complexity; can summarise and present recommendations to decision-makers
Proven ability to lead investigations / due diligence continuous improvement; familiarity with compliance tools; can manage vendor relationships
Able to lead projects independently; proactive learner
Relevant AML certification preferred (e.g. ACAMS)
Fluent in English
Key Responsibilities
Perform EDD on customers across high risk industries, including review of relevant export control and licensing regulations
Improve due-diligence processes, documentation, and supporting systems (clarity + traceability)
Assist with regulatory changes; participate in cross-functional projects
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, business partners and second-line control functions
Lead continuous improvement around tooling, SOPs and policies
Contribute to specialist training and knowledge sharing
Stakeholder engagement to raise the profile of Compliance
Prepare data-driven internal management reports
Practicals
You'll report to: Director, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
Team: Compliance - Risk Operations
Location: For this position we welcome everyone to apply, but we will prioritize applications from EMEA and AMER;
Start date: As soon as possible
Application process
Interview with recruiter
Interview with future manager
Interview with team members (no managers present)
Bar Raiser Interview
Prior employment verification check
Remote's Total Rewards philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. We do not agree to or encourage cheap-labor practices and therefore we ensure to pay above in-location rates. We hope to inspire other companies to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries.
At first glance our salary bands seem quite wide - here is some context. At Remote we have international operations and a globally distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy to remain competitive in various markets while we hiring globally.
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location, and our job titles may span more than one career level. The actual base pay for the successful candidate in this role is dependent upon many factors such as location, transferable or job-related skills, work exp
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£45,000 – £60,000 (Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, 2025)
About Remote Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it pos…