AML Ops Lead - Transaction Monitoring

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LemFi is hiring an AML Ops Lead to manage transaction monitoring within the Compliance Operations team in Lagos. The role involves protecting the company from financial crime while ensuring regulatory compliance. Requires 4-6 years experience and a BA/BSc/HND or professional certification.

• Full-time role with 4-6 years experience required
• Location: Lagos, Nigeria
• Part of a neobank for African immigrants

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AML Ops Lead - Transaction Monitoring at LemFi (Formerly Lemonade Finance) July, 2026 | MyJobMag Login Signup Employers Nigeria Ghana Kenya Nigeria South Africa UK Jobs Career Advice Post Job Search for Jobs Abia Abuja Adamawa Akwa Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Other Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Administration / Facilities Agriculture / Agro-Allied Art / Crafts / Languages Aviation / Aerospace Banking Bursary and Scholarships Caregiver / Nanny / Social Workers Catering / Confectionery Construction and Site Engineering Consultancy Content, Editorial and Journalism Customer Care, Success and Service Data, Business Analysis and AI Driving Education: / Teaching / Training Engineering / Technical Environment Health and Safety Finance / Accounting / Audit Food, Beverage and Hospitality General Graduate Jobs Human Resources / HR ICT / Computer Insurance Internships Janitorial Services Legal and Regulatory Logistics Manufacturing Marketing and Communication Media Production and Entertainment Medical / Healthcare NGO/Non-Profit Oil and Gas, Energy and Mining Pharmaceutical Procurement / Store-keeping / Supply Chain Product Management Project and Program Management Real Estate Research and Development RFP / RFQ / EOI Risk Management and Compliance Sales and Business Development Science Security / Intelligence Shipping and Maritime Sports, Fitness and Personal Care Strategic and Top Management Travels and Tours UX, Design and Architecture Volunteer BA/BSc/HND First School Leaving Certificate MBA/MSc/MA NCE OND Others PhD/Fellowship Professional Certificate Secondary School (SSCE) Vocational Close Detailed Search X Send this job to a friend Type the email of your friend Enter your email Type Your Email Message I think you may be interested in this position - AML Ops Lead - Transaction Monitoring at LemFi (Formerly Lemonade Finance). This is the link: https://www.myjobmag.com/job/aml-ops-lead-transaction-monitoring-lemonade-finance-yc-s21-1?utm_source=email_friend. Copy and paste link on browser if link is not working. Check it out! X Did you notice an error or suspect this job is scam? Tell us. Enter your email Type Your Message AML Ops Lead - Transaction Monitoring at LemFi (Formerly Lemonade Finance) View Jobs in Banking / Financial Services / View Jobs at LemFi (Formerly Lemonade Finance) Posted: Jul 23, 2026 Deadline: Not specified Save Email @gmail.com @yahoo.com @outlook.com Lemonade Finance (YC S21) is building a neobank for immigrants in North America & Europe. We provide our users with multi-currency accounts that allow them to hold, send, and receive money from Africa in any currency for their business and personal banking needs. There are over 10 million Africans living in North America & Europe who go through ho... Read more about this company AML Ops Lead - Transaction Monitoring Job Type Full Time Qualification BA/BSc/HND , Professional Certificate Experience: 4 - 6 years Location Lagos Job Field As an AML Ops Lead - Transaction Monitoring within the Compliance Operations team, you will play a critical role in protecting LemFi and its customers from financial crime while enabling safe and seamless access to our products. Reporting to the Function Manager/Head, you will operate at the heart of day-to-day compliance decision-making, balancing regulatory compliance frameworks with a seamless user experience: to support sustainable, high-growth fintech scaling. If you have led a financial crime investigations team in a high-volume environment and you want the scope to genuinely change how the team operates, this role is for you. What you'll build and own Team Leadership & People Management: Lead, coach, and develop a team of AML analysts by providing regular feedback, tailored coaching, and early performance support. Foster a collaborative culture where knowledge is shared, issues are escalated early, and continuous learning is encouraged. Alert Triage & Investigations: Oversee the review of systematic alerts triggered by suspicious activity, ensuring every investigation is thorough, well-reasoned, and clearly documented from first review through to closure or escalation. Your team's case narratives should hold up to scrutiny, whether that's an internal audit or a regulator's request. Quality Assurance & Performance: Perform independent quality reviews of completed TM investigation decisions before closure or escalation. Track team and individual performance against SLA, quality, and false-positive metrics, and use what you find to guide coaching, not just reporting. Run regular 1:1s with clear, actionable takeaways, and address underperformance early with specific, documented goals. System Optimization: Proactively identify issues and inefficiencies in processes and drive solutions through a mix of partnerships, technology, process, and procedure changes, including working closely with compliance and engineering. You're expected to bring data and specific proposals to these conversations, not just flag the problem. Performance & Metrics: Track and report on key team metrics, including SLA adherence, QA pass rates, and false-positive trends, using these insights to guide coaching and process improvements. Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with compliance on complex or high-risk cases and represent the team's findings clearly when escalating to senior stakeholders. Staying Current: Keep up to date with evolving AML typologies and regulatory expectations (e.g., OFAC, FCA, FINTRAC) relevant to LemFi's markets, and help bring that awareness into the team's day-to-day investigations. Issue Escalation: Flag control weaknesses, high-risk cases, or tooling/process issues to leadership promptly and clearly, following agreed protocols. The goal is for leadership to hear about problems from you first, not after the fact. Your experience: Minimum 4-6 years of total AML or Compliance operations experience: Hands-on experience: in AML transaction monitoring or financial crime investigations in a remittance, payments or remittance-adjacent environment, with direct exposure to high-volume alert queues. Proven track record leading or supervising a team of analysts, with clear examples of coaching people through performance challenges, not just managing output. Working knowledge of OFAC, FCA and FINTRAC regulations and the ability to make defensible, risk-based decisions under each framework. Adaptability to global operational needs and ability to work in a rapidly changing business and regulatory environment. Experience: identifying and fixing operational inefficiencies, whether through better workflows, smarter tooling or changed team habits. Strong written communication skills for internal escalations, audit responses and regulatory documentation. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders confidently, including in difficult conversations Nice to have: Experience: across multiple product types (remittance, credit, savings or multi-currency accounts) within the same compliance function. Familiarity with AI-assisted transaction monitoring tools or case management platforms. A relevant professional qualification such as CAMS, ICA Diploma or equivalent. Check how your CV aligns with this job Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to LemFi (Formerly Lemonade Finance) on jobs.ashbyhq.com to apply Build your CV for free. Download in different templates. Share Save Email Report Send your application Your Name Your Email Your Phone Number Your Current Location Abia Abuja Adamawa Akwa Ibom Anambra Bauchi Bayelsa Benue Borno Cross River Delta Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Jigawa Kaduna Kano Katsina Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Other Oyo Plateau Rivers Sokoto Taraba Yobe Zamfara Subject of your Application Your cover letter Attach your CV/Doc View All Vacancies at LemFi (Formerly Lemonade Finan... Back To Home Find Your Dream Job! 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