Financial Crime Screening Lead

**About Lendable Lendable is on a mission to make consumer finance amazing**: faster, cheaper and friendlier.** > We're building one of the** world’s leading fintech** companies and are off to a strong start: > One of the** UK’s newest unicorns** with a team of just over 400 people > Among the** fastest-growing** tech companies in the UK >** Profitable** since 2017 > Backed by top investors including** Balderton Capital** and **Goldman Sachs** > **Loved** by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot) So far, we’ve rebuilt the **Big Three** consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets **(UK and US)** where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. **Join us if you want to** > **Take ownership across a broad remit.** You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 > Work in **small teams of exceptional people**, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo > Build the **best technology in-house**, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting About the role Join our growing team as a Financial Crime Screening Investigator, where you'll play a **pivotal role in safeguarding our business** by conducting essential investigations on new and existing customers. We're looking for** dynamic** individuals ready to **hit the ground running **within 2 months, offering a** flexible 40-hour **workweek (Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm) with **three in-office** days at our **Kent** location, occasional trips to our London office, and **one weekend shift** every **four weeks **with** two weekdays off in lieu. **Be part of something exciting** as we continue to expand **Your team's objectives**: - ** Protect **our customers and society, by **preventing fraud and financial crime**: - Comply with financial crime regulations and company policy - Minimise customer and applicant friction through **skilled and timely decisions**: - Identify opportunities for **product** and **process improvement** **How you'll impact these objectives**: - You’ll complete **transaction monitoring reviews** and **write reports about suspicious customer activity**: - You’ll investigate potential Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Sanctions matches, and assist with **onboarding reviews** **What do you need to succeed in this role?**: - Ability to **collaborate effectively **within a diverse team - Have an **analytical mindset **with good attention to detail - ** Strong decision-making **skills, and **excellent writing skills **to document decisions and **Suspicious Activity Reports**: - Can **effectively communicate **with customers and applicants, when necessary - ** Proficient time management skills**, comfortable meeting targets and deadlines - Previous financial crime experience is advantageous, particularly around **Transaction Monitoring and Suspicious Activity Reports** **Interview process**: - A quick call with the People team - Video Interview with the Financial Crime Team Leader - Video Interview with the Head of Fraud and Financial Crime **Life at Lendable (check out our **Glassdoor page**)** > The opportunity to scale up one of the **world’s most successful **fintech companies. >** **Best-in-class** compensation, including equity. > You can work from home **every Monday and Friday **if you wish - on the other days we all come together IRL to be together, build and exchange ideas. >** **Our in-house chef **prepares fresh, healthy lunches in the office every Tuesday-Thursday > We care for our Lendies’ well-being both physically and mentally, so we offer coverage when it comes to **private health insurance** > We're an **equal opportunity employer** and are looking to make Lendable the most inclusive and open workspace in London Check out our blog