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Team Lead Anti-Money Laundering - ItalyQonto · Milan, Italy
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Team Lead Anti-Money Laundering - Italy

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-23 Milan, Italy Fulltime Hybrid Banking Financial Services
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 3,500 EUR–5,500 EUR/mo

About the Company

The finance solution that energizes SMEs and freelancers. Qonto is the finance solution that creates the freedom for SMEs to succeed in business, and beyond. A few figures about Qonto: - Alexandre Prot and Steve Anavi launched Qonto in July 2017 - Qonto's international team is growing fast and we are actively hiring - Hundreds of thousands of customers in Europe are already using Qonto - 622m raised with VCs and business angels including Valar, Alven, the European Investment Bank, Tencent, DST Global, Tiger Global, TCV, Alkeon, Eurazeo, KKR, Insight Partners, Exor Seeds and Gaingels. Legal Notice: https://legal.qonto.com/en https://legal.qonto.com/fr https://qonto.com/de/imprint https://legal.qonto.com/es https://legal.qonto.com/it https://legal.qonto.com/nl https://legal.qonto.com/be https://legal.qonto.com/pt https://legal.qonto.com/at Financial Services Specialties: fintech, saas, banking, UX/UI, Framework Js, GO, company creation

Responsibilities

  • ● Our journey: Founded in 2017 by Alexandre https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprot/ and Steve https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveanavi/, Qonto has grown to 1,700 Qontoers serving over 750,000 customers across 8 European countries. We have been profitable since 2023, and we are just getting started.
  • ● Our beliefs: We hire for skills and potential. With 80+ nationalities, 45% women, of which 56% of women in our leadership team, diversity isn't a program; It's who we are. We've built a discrimination-free hiring process https://medium.com/qonto-way/a-recruiters-dilemma-confronting-bias-in-hiring-b78acce148eb because the best teams are built on merit.
  • ● AI at Qonto: AI is deeply embedded in how we work (here https://medium.com/qonto-way/ai-at-qonto-vision-statement-725a7e2f659b) - Every Qontoer gets unlimited access to the best AI tools. We want people who experiment without waiting for permission, push AI beyond the obvious, know when to trust it, and when to question it.
  • ● What you'll do
  • ● Own the daily run: oversee task assignment and alert monitoring every morning.
  • ● Drive control quality: analyze control results, get to the root of KO reasons, and assign remediation across first and second line topics.
  • ● Sharpen our transaction monitoring: review scenarios, assess what's working, and propose improvements.
  • ● Grow the team: support junior agents, empower senior agents, and help everyone build confidence.
  • ● Be the go-to for stakeholders: run regular catch-ups with AFC, Internal Control, Internal Audit, Onboarding, CS, and our BPO managers near Milan.
  • ● What we're looking for
  • ● Proven AML expertise in Italy: At least 4 years of experience, ideally in first line of defense and transaction monitoring. You know the Italian AML framework inside out.
  • ● Prior management expertise needed: Ideally a team of minimum 3 agents.
  • ● A tech-first mindset: comfortable with automation, data, and AI tools, not just traditional banking processes.
  • ● Resilience under pressure: you know how to prioritize a high volume of requests and stay structured facing audits or regulatory scrutiny.
  • ● A supportive leadership style: you listen, build trust, and know how to stabilize a team before pushing for change.
  • ● Fluent Italian and English: native Italian speaker, comfortable working in English on a day to day basis.
  • ● What we can offer you
  • ● A great moment to join: make an impact by supporting a team as it builds momentum, strengthens confidence, and grows together.
  • ● Close support from your manager: Alessandro will be based in Milan and closely involved during your first months.