Compliance Officer (m/w/d) Nickel Germany

About Nickel

Launched in 2014 in France, NICKEL is THE payment solution that allows anyone to open a current account in a tobacco or lottery shop within 5 minutes.

With more than 3 million accounts opened and 6,500 Point of Sales converted into small branches, NICKEL is a real success story.

Since 2017, Nickel has been part of the BNP Paribas Group, one of the largest banking groups in Europe. With more than 700 employees in Paris, Nantes, Madrid, Lisbon and Brussels, NICKEL is accelerating its international development. We started in Spain in 2021, in Belgium and Portugal in 2022, and will open four more European countries in the next four years, with Germany as our top priority.

Tasks

The Compliance Officer main purpose is to provide local support to the Head of Compliance (Chief Compliance Officer) Nickel Germany, in order to ensure that the Compliance framework in place meets local regulatory requirements and BNP Paribas & Nickel policies and procedures. Main responsibilities are:

Adjust BNP Paribas and Nickel compliance policies, procedures and control plans to

Nickel Germany specificities and local regulatory requirements;

Ensure the level 3 of suspicious activity alerts and decide on the transmission of

suspicious activity reports to the competent authorities;

Take a decision on any escalated alert;

Collaborate with the local regulators and other local authorities whenever required;

Provide guidance, advice and training on compliance topics to all Nickel employees

and stakeholders;

Assist on the Compliance reporting tasks;

Contribute to all Compliance risk assessment exercises and the permanent control

process;

Collaborate with the business to follow up on timely remediation for identified

deficiencies;

To follow and monitor compliance risk externalized to Nickel in France (SLA);

The Compliance Officer will also be appointed Deputy MLRO to BaFin.

Requirements

Academic background in Economics, Finance or Law

Good knowledge of the German regulatory framework and the financial sector

Professional experience in a Compliance, Legal or Regulatory position

Proficiency in German and fluency in English (French is a plus but not mandatory)

Excellent communication skills (oral and written)

Attention to detail

Problem solving approach

Team player

Integrity and professional ethics

Benefits

The opportunity to join a responsible, inclusive and diverse company in the Fintech

sector;

To be part of a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated team in a varied and international

working environment;

An attractive remuneration package with additional benefits (meal vouchers, pro-rata

coverage of public transport costs, Company pension plan, 40 VL ...);

Permanent employment contract;

30 days of vacation;

Office in the heart of Berlin at Potsdamer Platz;

Hybrid work model;

Development and learning opportunities.