KYC Specialist

About us

At GoCardless we believe bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid. We also believe that bank account data is a powerful tool to make better, faster decisions. We’re making it easy to use both- for businesses everywhere.

GoCardless is used for domestic and international payments by 75,000+ organisations and counting, processing more than $30 billion across 30 countries. We’re an award-winning London based fintech, with additional offices in Riga, Paris, Melbourne and New York.

And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

The role

This role is part of the international Customer Operations group.

In this role, you will be responsible for onboarding and verifying new GoCardless customers, as well as conducting Customer Due Diligence reviews for existing clients, ensuring all processes are both compliant and customer-centric. As a senior member of the Customer Operations team, the KYC Specialist will also act as a primary escalation point for compliance-related issues, both within the team and across other departments.

Working hours

Monday - Friday, 10 am - 7 pm

We are a 24x7 operation and require our employees to demonstrate a willingness to work on some bank holidays.

What excites you

Reviewing Adverse Media, PEP and Sanctions screening escalations and providing detailed risk assessments and recommendations.

Opportunities to upskill other team members, proactively share your knowledge with the team and propose process improvements.

Supporting our Merchants during their onboarding and verification stages.

Handle internal escalations to relevant teams, such as potential fraud, ML/TF activities, and complex cases.

Collaborating with various teams, such as AML Financial Crime and Customer Success, to help make sure we’re creating a seamless onboarding experience for customers.

Conducting due diligence checks on new and existing Merchants in accordance with internal and external requirements.

What excites us

You are verbally fluent in English and can communicate clearly in writing to support customers via email or over the phone.

You have previous experience in KYC or AML.

Detail-oriented with the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

You care deeply about providing customers with a great experience while keeping calm under pressure.

You're comfortable working with internal stakeholders at all levels, upholding our core product & compliance requirements with a problem-solving approach.

Prior experience using tools like Zendesk or Looker is preferred, but not essential.

Salary range: € 1500- € 2300 (gross)

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data. Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point (€ 1500- €1900 (gross)) of the pay range until performance can be assessed in the role. Offers will take into account the level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

(some of) The good stuff

Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical coverWork away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period

Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle

Equity - all permanently employed GCs get equity to help you make a valuable contribution

Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventureLearning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget

Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)

Life at GoCardless

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply abou