KYB Analyst
Ridian
Now Hiring: KYB Analyst – Compliance & Risk
Location: Remote (LATAM Preferred) | Department: Compliance | Type: Full-Time
At Ridian, we’re building the infrastructure for seamless and secure cross-border payments. As we continue scaling our operations across jurisdictions, compliance remains at the core of our mission. We're now seeking a detail-oriented and committed KYB Analyst to join our Compliance & Risk team.
This is a critical role that supports our AML/CTF framework by ensuring that only legitimate and properly vetted businesses enter our ecosystem. You’ll work closely with our Compliance Officer and internal operations team to safeguard the integrity of our client base and ensure alignment with regulatory expectations.
🔎 Key Responsibilities- Conduct thorough reviews of Know Your Business (KYB) documentation for onboarding of new corporate clients, ensuring alignment with internal policies and applicable AML regulations.
- Analyze company ownership structures, ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO), nature of business, and geographic risk exposure.
- Perform adverse media screening, sanctions checks, and PEP identification.
- Continuously monitor client activity to detect unusual or suspicious patterns in transaction behavior.
- Maintain up-to-date, auditable onboarding and monitoring records, ensuring documentation is accurate, complete, and regulatory-ready.
- Collaborate with internal teams to escalate red flags and contribute to internal investigations, enhanced due diligence (EDD), or suspicious activity reporting (SAR/ROS).
- Support the refinement and execution of Ridian’s KYB procedures, working to enhance automation and scalability of onboarding and monitoring processes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Law (Preferred), Finance, Business, Risk Management, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in a KYB, AML compliance, or financial due diligence role (preferably in a fintech, payments, or financial institution).
- Solid understanding of AML/CFT principles, customer due diligence (CDD), and regulatory frameworks (e.g., Mexican LFPIORPI, US BSA/Patriot Act, FATF Recommendations).
- Familiarity with fintech onboarding and risk-based approaches to compliance.
- Excellent analytical and investigative skills; strong attention to detail.
- Proficient in compliance tools and platforms used for onboarding and monitoring.
- Fluency in Spanish and English (written and spoken).
- The opportunity to join a mission-driven fintech reshaping global money movement.
- A remote-first, collaborative work culture with team members across the Americas.
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience and responsibility.
- A chance to work on complex cross-border compliance challenges with real impact.
- Professional development support in AML/CTF, compliance frameworks, and financial regulation.
Ridian is a fintech company that empowers individuals and businesses to send and receive money across borders seamlessly. We combine cutting-edge technology with a robust compliance infrastructure to deliver secure, fast, and affordable international transfers. We believe that access to global financial tools should be simple, transparent, and compliant.
📩 Interested candidates are encouraged to apply here on LinkedIn.