Compliance Officer

To champion a culture of compliance and risk awareness across Sleek, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards globally while driving continuous improvement in our technology and processes.

Key outcomes in the first 6–12 months

Outcome 1: Know Your Customer (KYC)

• Review individual KYC exceptions and complete identification/verification within agreed SLAs.
• Complete corporate shareholder KYC reviews accurately and within agreed SLAs.
• Ensure all KYC decisions and supporting documentation are complete and appropriately recorded.

Outcome 2: Client Risk Assessment

• Independently approve low- and medium-risk client cases within SLA.
• Assess higher-risk cases and provide clear recommendations to the Head of Compliance within SLA.
• Apply sound judgement and a consistent, risk-based approach when assessing client risk.

Outcome 3: Screening & Monitoring Alerts

• Review name screening alerts within SLA and accurately determine whether they are false positives or potential true hits requiring escalation.
• Review transaction monitoring alerts within SLA and determine whether they can be closed or require further investigation.
• Ensure decisions are appropriately documented and escalated where required.

Outcome 4: Process & Technology Improvement

• Review existing Compliance policies, tools, and processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Work with the Head of Compliance to improve the efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness of compliance operations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage technology and AI to improve compliance workflows and decision-making.

Must-have experience

• A Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in a role involving analysis, judgement, and/or risk assessment; previous Compliance experience is not strictly required.
• Experience using AI tools in the workplace, ideally including experimentation with or practical exposure to agentic AI.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess information, identify risks, and make sound decisions.
• Ability to work with data and technology and learn new systems quickly.

Must-have attributes

• Structured thinking & sound judgement – able to assess complex information, identify risks, and make well-reasoned decisions.
• Excellent communication – strong written and spoken English, with the ability to clearly explain decisions and recommendations.
• Curiosity & humility – naturally curious, open to learning, and comfortable challenging their own assumptions.
• Data-driven & tech savvy – comfortable working with data and adopting new technologies, including AI tools.
• Ability to persuade and be persuaded – confident in presenting a point of view while remaining open to alternative perspectives.
• Self-awareness & self-management – understands their strengths and development areas and can manage their work independently in a fast-moving environment.

Behavioural fit is also important at Sleek, and we will be looking for candidates that have a proven track record of embodying the following attributes in their recent roles:

Ownership: This shows reliability and helps build trust within the team. We move fast and need to know that everyone will see things through to completion and proactively help to get things back on track when challenges arise. Accountability is really important to us.

Humility: There is so much we don’t know. Humility allows for open-mindedness to feedback and a willingness to learn from others. It paves the way for collaboration and creates a positive work environment.

Structured Thinking: Our business is complex with many layers (many services, many countries, many cultures). Regardless of whether you’re more analytical or creative in nature, being able to show sound judgement is important to us. It ensures solutions are pragmatic and balance the needs of the organization, team, and customers.

Attention to detail: You’ll be managing multiple, complex workstreams from numerous stakeholders. It will be important for you to keep track of everything and notice when information is missing or inconsistent.

Excellent listener and clear communicator: We have a variety of nationalities, and for many people, English isn’t their first language. For you to excel, you’ll need to be present in your calls and make sure you properly receive and thoughtfully send messages to others in the business.