Financial Crime Operations - Manager

About us:

Velocity is revolutionising the global financial landscape by unifying fiat and digital assets through regulated stablecoin technology. We are tackling some of the most significant inefficiencies in global payments - from the limitations of SWIFT to the cost and delays of cross-border transactions.

Founded by Eric Queathem, with decades of experience scaling and leading payments businesses, Velocity combines deep expertise in regulated financial systems with a fast-growing team of around 25 people across London and Warsaw.

Our platform enables businesses to manage payments, treasury functions, and liquidity in real time, operating 24/7/365. We remove friction in global payouts, cross-border settlements, and treasury operations - seamlessly integrating stablecoin-powered speed with the reliability of traditional finance.

Backed by robust partnerships, including strategic collaborations with Fireblocks and other leading technology providers, we are building trusted infrastructure for scalable global growth.

In May 2025, we announced a $10m pre-seed round led by Activant Capital, with participation from Fuel Ventures, Triton Capital, Fabric Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Digital Space Ventures, and Preface Ventures - alongside strategic shareholders from Stripe, Worldpay, Visa, Circle, PayPal, and Google.

Key responsibilities

- Lead institutional and corporate KYC and EDD reviews, including complex ownership structures, UBO analysis, and risk assessments.

- Own ongoing due diligence, periodic reviews, and trigger-based refresh processes.

- Oversee and perform monitoring of crypto and fiat transactions to identify, investigate, and escalate suspicious activity.

- Manage alert handling, investigations, and escalation workflows in line with Velocity’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

- Support the development and optimisation of transaction monitoring rules, thresholds, and investigative processes in partnership with Compliance.

- Draft, maintain, and own financial crime operational procedures and SOPs.

- Support Compliance with regulatory change implementation, audits, and internal reviews.

What we are looking for:

- 5+ years’ experience in financial crime, AML/KYC, transaction monitoring, or related operational roles.

- Strong experience across both crypto and fiat monitoring, including hands-on investigative work.

- Experience with industry leading tools such as Chainalysis, SumSub and Notabene.

- Proven ability to draft, own, and operationalise procedures and SOPs.

- Experience partnering closely with Compliance teams in a regulated environment.

- Strong understanding of UK and international AML / financial crime regulatory expectations.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document clear, practical processes.

- Organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-growing environment.

Why Join?

- Work on a groundbreaking, forward-thinking solutio