Business Analyst [AML Origination]

The AML & Compliance team at Plata ensures regulatory compliance and manages financial crime risks across all products. We are looking for a Business Analyst to support AML processes within customer origination and onboarding flows.

You will focus on embedding compliance into onboarding journeys while maintaining efficient and scalable acquisition processes.

Challenges that await you:

• Gathering and documenting requirements for AML checks within onboarding flows

• Designing flows for KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, and onboarding decisioning

• Integrating questionnaire data into transaction profiling models

• Defining requirements for LexisNexis hits handling (e.g. Pending status)

• Designing and implementing blacklist and exclusion processes

• Enriching application data for risk and transaction models (ITP, RM)

• Supporting onboarding flows for different segments

• Translating requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and process diagrams

• Supporting development lifecycle: clarifications, UAT, releases

• Collaborating with Risk, Compliance, Product, Data, and Engineering teams

What makes you a great fit:

• 3+ years of experience in business analysis or product management within fintech or banking

• Strong background in AML & Compliance (KYC/CDD, sanctions, onboarding controls)

• Experience designing and optimizing onboarding or origination processes

• Strong analytical mindset and ability to work with risk and decisioning logic

• Experience with process modeling (BPMN, UML)

• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Miro; basic SQL or spreadsheets

• B2 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team

Your bonus skills:

• Experience with external data providers (e.g. LexisNexis)

• Experience with risk models or scoring systems

Our ways of working:

• Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions

• Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication

• Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community

• Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together

• High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits:

• Relocation support to one of our hubs — Mexico, Serbia, Cyprus or Georgia — with assistance for the employee and their family

• Flexible work from one of our offices or remote

• Healthcare Coverage

• Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications

• Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements

• Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave