Financial Crime Change & Automation Analyst

Modulr

Posted: 5 months ago
Openings: 10
Applicants: 0

Job Description

The Financial Crime Operations function executes processes to mitigate risks to Modulr across multiple tasks, covering Money Laundering/Terrorist Financing, Fraud, Sanctions and other Financial Crime risks. As the function grows, the ability to deliver well designed, efficient and scalable processes becomes increasingly critical. The Change Automation Analyst plays a central role in ensuring that operational workflows evolve in a controlled, consistent and forward looking way, supporting both risk mitigation and operational excellence.

The Financial Crime Change Automation Analyst will be responsible for analysing existing processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and designing and implementing change that strengthens our control environment while driving efficiency. This includes supporting automation initiatives, improving documentation, ensuring changes land effectively with operational teams, and partnering with Product, Engineering and SMEs to deliver enhancements that scale with the business. The role sits within the Quality, Risk Change team and contributes directly to continuous improvement across Financial Crime Operations.

As financial crime risk continues to be an area of significant industry focus, this is an excellent opportunity to shape and deliver a market leading operational model that protects Modulr, our clients and the wider payments ecosystem. Success in the role requires strong analytical capability, effective stakeholder engagement, and the ability to deliver change in a fast moving, complex environment.

Specific duties

Analysing existing operational processes across Screening, Fraud and Transaction Monitoring to identify opportunities for improvement, automation and simplification.
Designing and implementing process changes that enhance efficiency, strengthen controls and support scalable growth.
Working with Product and Engineering teams to define, prioritise and deliver automation opportunities that improve accuracy, speed and consistency.
Maintaining clear, accurate and up to date process documentation that reflects operational responsibilities, risks and controls.
Supporting the delivery and embedding of operational change, ensuring updates are communicated clearly and land effectively with frontline teams.
Using data and performance insights to identify trends, inefficiencies and areas for improvement, and feeding these into change initiatives.
Representing Financial Crime Operations on relevant change initiatives, projects and cross functional programmes.
Supporting governance activity through reporting, updates and participation in internal forums.
Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring processes evolve in line with regulatory expectations, business growth and operational needs.

Key Skills

Financial Crime Operations knowledge (AML, Fraud, Sanctions, TM)
Process analysis, mapping improvement
Change automation delivery
Data analysis and performance reporting
Strong understanding of controls, risks governance
Stakeholder collaboration
Ability to work in fast-paced environments
Project / change management experience
Regulatory change implementation
Change leadership
Training / knowledge sharing

About you

You have experience working in a regulated environment, ideally within financial crime, operations or risk.
You understand the importance of strong governance and controlled change, and you're comfortable designing and improving operational processes.
You bring strong analytical skills and can translate data, trends and operational insight into meaningful recommendations.
You have experience delivering or supporting change, whether through process redesign, automation, or operational improvement.
you're structured, organised and able to balance short term tasks with longer term initiatives.
You communicate clearly, influence effectively and work well with stakeholders across Operations, Product and Engineering.
you're comfortable working in a fast paced, evolving environment and enjoy taking ownership of problems and seeing them through to resolution.
You have a strong interest in automation and efficiency, and you naturally look for ways to streamline processes and improve outcomes.
You enjoy sharing knowledge, collaborating with others and contributing to a high performing operational culture.
You are proactive, curious and solutions focused, with a strong ability to identify risks, understand controls and support continuous improvement.