International Affairs Research Analyst

What you will be doing:

We are looking for an International Affairs Research Analyst with knowledge in political sciences to help us build our SaaS-based anti-money laundering solutions, which help organizations fight financial crime!  You’ll get involved in measuring and building out our data coverage related to anti-money laundering (AML), mainly focused on politically exposed individuals (i.e. heads of state, members of parliament, senior judges). 

As an International Affairs Research Analyst specializing in Politically Exposed Persons, you will

• Execute research assignments on government structures
• Assess the accuracy and quality of existing data
• Support the team in identifying coverage improvement needs
• Work closely with Product and Data to ensure we exceed client expectations in relation to our data coverage and quality.

About you:

As an International Affairs Research Analyst Politically Exposed Persons, you will

• Have excellent research skills and a desire to understand issues holistically
• Have a broad understanding of principles of government structures around the world
• Have an outstanding level of attention to detail, and likely adopt a methodological approach to much of your research
• Enjoy working in a collaborative environment, have well-developed interpersonal skills and the ability to support and mentor your colleagues
• Proficient English language skills

Nice to have:

• Experience of working in a scale up/ start up
• Experience working in research

Politically exposed persons pose a higher risk of corruption, and criminal activity can involve large amounts of money and/ or assets. It is therefore key that our data contains accurate information on such individuals. 

About us:

ComplyAdvantage is the financial industry’s leading source of AI-driven financial crime risk data and detection technology. Our mission is to neutralise the risk of money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, and other financial crimes. 

More than 1000 companies rely on us to understand the risk of who they’re doing business with through the world’s only global, real-time database of people and companies. Our solutions identify thousands of risk events daily from millions of structured and unstructured data points.

We have four global hubs in New York, London, Singapore, Lisbon, and Cluj-Napoca and are backed by Goldman Sachs, Ontario Teachers, Index Ventures, and Balderton Capital. 

Since 2014, we have raised over $100 million in funding, and in 2022 alone grew by over 40% to over 500 people globally. Over the next 12 months, as our revenue increases, we plan to increase to 600.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive Salary 
• Equity as we want you to have a part of what we are building 
• Unlimited Time Off Policy- A work-life balance and focus on our wellbeing are critical to keeping us performing at our best.
• We embrace a hybrid approach that requires employees to be in the office for two days a week. We strongly believe that this approach fosters collaboration and enables the building of meaningful relationships.
• You will also get an annual budget to kit out your home office
• Opportunity to work on innovative projects with smart like-minded people who are keen to share their knowledge and continuously improve
• Annual learning budget to drive your performance and career development
• Working from home budget
• Meal Vouchers 35 RON/ Day
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (Atlas) 
• Medical Insurance
• 7Card Subscription (upon request)