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SezzleAML Compliance Analyst
Sezzle seeks an AML Compliance Analyst to join its compliance department on a full-time, on-site basis. The company operates in the financial technology and retail sector,…
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Sezzle seeks an AML Compliance Analyst to join its compliance department on a full-time, on-site basis. The company operates in the financial technology and retail sector, offering interest-free installment plans designed to expand consumer purchasing options and improve merchant conversion rates. In this position, the professional functions as a second-line resource providing operational oversight, advisory support, and regulatory translation across various business units. The role suits a detail-oriented individual with…
Job Description
Sezzle seeks an AML Compliance Analyst to join its compliance department on a full-time, on-site basis. The company operates in the financial technology and retail sector, offering interest-free installment plans designed to expand consumer purchasing options and improve merchant conversion rates. In this position, the professional functions as a second-line resource providing operational oversight, advisory support, and regulatory translation across various business units.
The role suits a detail-oriented individual with a background in consumer finance, banking, or fintech who can independently handle risk management, regulatory tracking, and governance documentation. Key duties involve evaluating marketing materials, reviewing escalation complaints, tracking remediation plans, and supporting financial crimes prevention initiatives. Candidates must be comfortable managing high-volume data streams, collaborating with diverse internal stakeholders, and maintaining high professional standards.
This position requires a combination of strong written communication, project management, and analytical abilities. The successful candidate will help foster an organizational culture centered on integrity while guiding business partners through complex regulatory frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Deliver compliance advisory support regarding consumer finance and payment regulations while documenting guidance and decisions
- Handle the intake, tracking, and execution of advisory requests, reviews, alerts, and cases using established workflows
- Conduct second-line oversight of high-risk complaint handling channels like the CFPB, BBB, and executive escalations
- Maintain issue and action logs, validate remediation plans, and monitor aging items to closure
- Review new initiatives, marketing communications, and customer notifications for compliance and UDAAP risks
- Support product development assessments, third-party vendor oversight, and regulatory information requests
- Perform BSA/AML transaction monitoring, alert and case reviews, and sanctions or OFAC screening
- Handle Customer Identification Program and Customer Due Diligence tasks, including identity defect remediation
- Prepare Suspicious Activity Report narratives and coordinate with investigators
- Draft governance-ready memos and metrics reports for leadership
Requirements
- Solid understanding of consumer financial product regulations, BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, and OFAC sanctions
- Professional background in compliance operations, risk management, quality assurance, or control activities
- Strong written communication skills for creating clear documentation and memos
- Effective project management and organizational capabilities across multiple workstreams
- Analytical mindset with sound judgment to recommend practical risk mitigation solutions
- Interpersonal skills enabling engagement and challenge with stakeholders at all levels
- High integrity and comfort with escalating concerns when necessary
- Familiarity with financial crimes compliance operations or the ability to learn them rapidly
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in business administration, accounting, finance, legal studies, information systems, or a related discipline
- Minimum of three years of professional experience in fintech, banking, consumer finance, or another regulated sector
- Financial industry compliance certifications such as CAMS
- Prior experience supporting complaint management, change management, product compliance, or third-party oversight
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What is the employment type for this position?
This is a full-time position.
What is the remote work status or location for this job?
The posting states that the role is on-site, with a listed headquarters in Mexico.
What salary does Sezzle offer for the AML Compliance Analyst role?
The salary for this position is not stated in the posting.
What education or experience is preferred?
Candidates ideally possess a bachelor's degree in a related field and at least three years of professional experience in banking, fintech, consumer finance, or another regulated environment.
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