Senior Compliance Officer, Swan
3+ days a week in office
Embedded finance platform
Be an early applicant
Embedded finance platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
3+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower all kinds of digital companies to transform their UX and start embedding banking features within minutes.
Role
Who you are
- You have significant experience (+5 years) in a Compliance position in a financial institution, ideally in a Fintech or another fast-paced work environment
- You have an excellent knowledge of German banking regulations and payment ecosystem
- You possess the mindset of a "problem solver": You need to be a creative and resourceful thinker, maintaining a positive and can-do attitude towards challenges and obstacles
- Synthesis and analytical mindset with strong writing skills
- Fluent in English and German
- Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door
What the job involves
- Swan’s compliance team keep our banking features safe and secure, and always have to think about the best way to combine multiple areas: business, legal, regulatory, customer support, and more
- Swan is both a technology company and a financial services company, and our Compliance team makes these pieces fit together!
- As an Electronic Money Institution, Swan faces many legal and regulatory challenges when conducting its business and operations : Fighting money laundering, protecting clients' funds, working with legitimate partners, etc
- Swan is looking for a Senior Compliance Officer to play a crucial role in ensuring our operations remain in line with regulatory requirements
- Managing Regulatory Changes: Stay ahead of and implement regulatory changes in the Germany
- Regulatory Liaison: Serving as the primary point of contact for regulatory bodies in your region, including the BaFin in Germany
- Regulatory Submissions: Assist in submitting regulatory documents
- Escalation & Investigations: Act as the escalation point for investigations conducted by Compliance Managers
- Business Use Cases: Explore regulatory aspects of various business use cases
- New Products and Services: Assess regulatory aspects of new products and services
- Local Compliance Oversight: Ensure compliance with German regulatory requirements, including reporting and suspicious activity monitoring
- Compliance Documentation: Contribute to the maintenance of our internal documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance with industry standards
- Regulatory Watch: Conduct regulatory watch on the German banking supervision matters to keep the organization informed and compliant
- At Swan, you'll have the opportunity to join our dynamic compliance team, led by our Head of Compliance
- Our compliance function operates closely with FinCrime, Legal, and Internal Control teams, creating a cross-functional environment where knowledge-sharing and teamwork thrive
- You’ll also work closely with the Sales and Product teams, ensuring compliance aligns with business needs
Application process
- We usually respond within three days
- A 30-min video call with our Talent Acquisition Manager, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions
- An interview with our Head of Compliance
- A case study & peer interview
- An interview with our Chief Risk Officer
Our take
Swan believes its services can transform a business by adding a financial layer. Swan’s APIs enable European companies to integrate banking services into their own digital product: embedded finance.
While not alone in the fintech industry, the company stands out by squarely targeting SaaS platforms, marketplaces, and other fintechs with its embedded finance products. The company, offering an end-to-end, integrated and multi-product experience coupled with the fact it owns the payment and fraud risk, has garnered the attention of impressive clients including Agricap, Carrefour, Pennylane and Ride.
The company has invested into accelerating its expansion into the European market by developing more banking features that are specialized for a variety of local EU markets and enhancing the platform’s functionality with a self-service offering. Swan is gaining momentum with its expansion efforts and is well set to remain on this path.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
78% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2025
$45.7m
SERIES B
Sep 2023
$40.3m
SERIES B
Total funding: $108.8m
Company benefits
- ESOP packages available
- Flexible remote policy
- Swan encourages you to have fun staying fit, thanks to partnerships with Classpass & Gymlib
- Twice a year we go somewhere gorgeous (a chateau, a mountain) where we reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and relax
- The best health insurance
- We provide a Swile card to cover your meal on work days
- Extra holidays (RTT)
Company HQ
Porte-Saint-Martin, Paris, France
Leadership
Nicolas Benady
(CEO)Previously co-founded Antelop Solutions and, earlier, PriceMinister. Acted as Product Manager for French Market of VISA Europe, President of Limonetik, IT Project Manager for AXA Cessions, and was a Team Member for Endless Winter.
Nicolas Saison
(COO)Previous experience as Vice President of Product for Payboost, Digital IT Manager for AXA France, Payment Project Director for Limonetik, and as a Developer and Risk Manager for AXA.
Mathieu Breton
(CTO)Previously co-founded and acted as CTO for JS-Republic. Experience as Senior Software Engineer for Xebia France, Software Engineer for BT Global Services, and Web Developer for éQuin gestion.
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