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title: 'Financial Crime Officer at Bitvavo'
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# Financial Crime Officer at Bitvavo

- **Company:** Bitvavo
- **Location:** Headquarters
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/bitvavo/0b52a1d1-2308-404c-92f3-9981e2a06276

## Job description

In 2018, Bitvavo launched the first version of its digital assets trading platform, to bridge the gap between traditional currencies and digital assets. By offering transparent fees, a wide range of assets and an easy to use platform, Bitvavo is making the currency of the future accessible for everyone.

In two years' time, Bitvavo has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, with over one million users exchanging tens of billions of digital assets a year.

## About the Role

Bitvavo is expanding its Financial Crime department, and we are looking for a Financial Crime Officer to join the team. The core goal of this role is to ensure Bitvavo's high quality standards are maintained in every investigation. You will help prevent Bitvavo from being used for criminal activity, money laundering or terrorist financing, using your investigative experience to help the business manage risk prudently, working in line with Bitvavo's quality standards and instructions.

## What You'll be Doing

The main objective of this role is to ensure the business operates within the risk appetite set by the Management Board, through your integrity investigations. You assess and manage operational risks day to day.

- Conduct robust transaction monitoring to identify, analyse and investigate complex AML and fraud patterns
- Handle in depth Enhanced Due Diligence cases with a keen eye for detail and risk assessment
- Identify, investigate and mitigate risks associated with high risk industries and client profiles
- Analyse customer behaviour, recognise trends and turn them into actionable signal patterns
- Continuously improve existing first line processes
- Report and escalate suspicious activity to the relevant departments or authorities
- Collaborate with the team to establish and maintain best practices, policies and procedures, and keep up with regulatory developments

## What We're Looking For

- 3 to 5 years of hands on experience in AML, CTF or KYC, ideally within financial services or fintech
- Able to apply knowledge of external regulations to the organisation's goals while maintaining an independent position
- Comfortable working in a fast paced, rapidly growing industry
- Able to identify challenges, communicate them clearly, and turn them into opportunities
- Entrepreneurial mindset with strong problem solving skills
- Fluent in English, spoken and written

Desirable

- Experience with blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs or Elliptic
- General knowledge of and interest in the crypto space
- Experience working in a dynamic scale up environment

At Bitvavo, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, foster creativity, and lead to better outcomes. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other characteristic. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions.

Bitvavo does not accept resumes from staffing, search, or recruitment firms without a signed agreement. If you send us a resume without such an agreement, we may contact the candidate directly without any obligation whatsoever and no fee of any kind will be paid should we hire the candidate.

## What We Offer

At Bitvavo, we believe in attracting, motivating and retaining talented people through market-competitive offerings that go beyond compensation alone. To learn more about our total rewards package and the benefits we offer, visit our Life at Bitvavo page.

## About Bitvavo

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Bitvavo is a European cryptocurrency exchange platform that makes digital asset trading simple, secure, and transparent for retail and institutional customers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2018
- **Founders**: Mark Nuvelstijn, Tim Baardse, Jelle de Boer

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Cryptocurrency exchange / digital asset trading
- **Target customers**: B2C (retail traders) and B2B (institutional investors); primarily European market
- **Mission or purpose**: To enable customers to outperform the traditional financial system by making crypto accessible to all — simple, secure, and transparent.

## Products & Services
- **Bitvavo Trading Platform**: A web and mobile app offering trading in 400+ cryptocurrencies (BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, etc.) with transparent tiered fees (max 0.25%) and direct euro deposits via 8 payment methods.
- **Staking & Earn Program**: Allows users to earn passive returns on crypto holdings while retaining full access to their assets.
- **Bitvavo Account Guarantee**: Reimburses up to €100,000 for losses due to unauthorized account access.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: €100B+ assets managed, 2M+ active users across Europe, 500+ employees
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly listed; Bitvavo is independently backed and regulated under MiCA by the Dutch AFM.
- **Growth Signals**: Licensed under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) — the first major crypto exchange to hold a MiCA license; consistently ranked among top European crypto platforms; 4/5 Trustpilot rating from 17,600+ reviews.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Regulatory moat**: Fully authorized as a crypto-asset service provider under MiCA by the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), giving it a compliance edge in the EU.
- **Transparent low fees**: Maximum 0.25% trading fee with tiered discounts; no hidden costs.
- **Security & trust**: Strict segregation of customer funds, proof of reserves, and a €100,000 account guarantee.
- **Localized experience**: Dutch-founded, Amsterdam-based with a deep understanding of European regulatory and payment ecosystems.

## Strategic Focus
- Becoming the #1 consumer crypto exchange in Europe.
- Scaling responsibly through regulatory compliance, product innovation, and a hybrid work culture.
- Expanding staking and earn products to increase user engagement and retention.
- Building a high-performance engineering and product organization to maintain platform reliability and speed.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Open, performance-driven, and growth-oriented with values like “Do the right thing, always”, “Take full ownership”, and “Win together”.
- **Work model**: Hybrid — balance between in-office collaboration (Amsterdam headquarters) and flexibility.
- **Benefits**: Competitive base salary + discretionary performance bonus + equity opportunities; fresh breakfast/lunch/snacks at the office; generous learning & development budget; flexible wellbeing budget; travel allowance or Swapfiets subscription; robust pension plan; fully covered OpenUp mental health subscription.
- **Relocation**: Full support for international hires — visa for family, flights, paid temporary housing, permanent housing search assistance, and administrative help (BSN, bank account, healthcare).
- **Events**: Regular team gatherings, pizza nights, themed dinners, and annual traditions like Vavoween (Halloween party) and Vavofest (company-wide celebration).

## Sources
1. [bitvavo.com](https://bitvavo.com/en/about) — Company overview, stats, founders, regulation
2. [bitvavo.com](https://bitvavo.com/en) — Product details, fees, security, Trustpilot rating
3. [jobs.bitvavo.com](https://jobs.bitvavo.com/about) — Culture, values, teams, mission
4. [jobs.bitvavo.com](https://jobs.bitvavo.com/life-at-bitvavo) — Benefits, relocation, events

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