Senior Fraud & AML Officer

Location: Riga, Latvia Workplace: hybrid About the Client Our client is a payment services provider supporting businesses with cross-border transactions. Its services include payment processing, multicurrency accounts, and card services. Role Overview Take on complex fraud cases and improve how merchant and transaction risks are monitored. You will help refine alerts and monitoring processes, work with skilled colleagues across teams, and guide a junior specialist. Key Responsibilities Monitor merchant risks and transaction activity. Investigate complex cases, including those involving high-risk merchants. Manage requests and cases from payment schemes. Contribute to anti-fraud initiatives and improve monitoring systems. Optimize alerts, data extraction, and monitoring logic. Collaborate with onboarding, monitoring, and risk teams. Occasionally support IML-related tasks. Mentor and guide a junior specialist. Requirements Experience in fraud prevention, anti-fraud, or transaction monitoring. Basic knowledge of IML or AML is a plus. Data analysis skills; SQL is a plus. Experience in payments or fintech is an advantage. Experience with high-risk merchants is preferred but not required. Acquiring experience is a plus, but not mandatory. Experience with anti-fraud platforms is not required. Languages: English. Key Soft Skills Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup-like environment. Self-driven and proactive. Able to adapt to changing processes. What We Offer Competitive salary aligned with experience. Collaborative and transparent team culture. High-impact role in a scaling fintech company. Recognition of personal milestones and achievements. Social benefits.