--- title: 'International Affairs Research Analyst at ComplyAdvantage' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/international-affairs-research-analyst-complyadvantage-cluj-napoca-mynaspajr4nf' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # International Affairs Research Analyst at ComplyAdvantage - **Company:** ComplyAdvantage - **Location:** Cluj-Napoca, Romania - **Posted:** 2026-09-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://complyadvantage.com/careers/jobs/8769640002?gh_jid=8769640002 ## Job description ## 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 organisations fight financial crime!  You’ll get involved in measuring and building out our data coverage related to anti-money laundering (AML), mainly focused on sanctions and watchlists  (targeted financial sanctions, sanctioned vessels, warning lists). As an International Affairs Research Analyst for Sanctions and Watchlists, you will: - Execute research assignments on the scope of sanctions or warning lists - 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 for Sanctions and Watchlists, 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 haves: - Experience working in a scale-up/start-up The impact you will have It is key for our clients to know whether a customer or business has been sanctioned or appears on a watchlist. In this role, you will take ownership of correctly assessing updates to our existing database and execute internal quality assurance processes preparing data to be displayed accurately to clients. 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 45 RON/ Day - Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (Atlas) - Medical Insurance - 7Card Subscription (upon request) The base salary range for this role is 86,000 - 96,000 RON (gross) + equity and benefits. The actual pay may vary based on factors such as location, experience, and skills. About us: Our mission is to empower every business to eliminate financial crime. By harnessing AI, a unified platform, and an extensive partner ecosystem, we help customers turn compliance into a catalyst for growth, operational resilience, and enduring regulatory trust. More than 3,000 enterprises across 75 countries rely on our end-to-end platform and the world’s most comprehensive financial crime risk intelligence. With full-stack agentic automation, we help organizations automate up to 95% of KYC, AML, and sanctions reviews, cut onboarding times by 50%, reduce false positives by 70%, and handle 7x more work with the same staff. ComplyAdvantage is headquartered in London and has global hubs in New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and Cluj-Napoca. It is backed by Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Goldman Sachs, and Andreessen Horowitz. Learn more about compliance re-engineered for the age of AI at [complyadvantage.com](http://complyadvantage.com). ## About ComplyAdvantage ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: ComplyAdvantage is an AI-driven financial crime risk detection platform that helps enterprises automate anti-money laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC), and sanctions compliance. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C+; total funding $108.2M) - **Headquarters**: London, England, United Kingdom (Fetter Lane, Fetter Yard) - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Charles Delingpole (Founder and Executive Chairman) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial crime compliance software (AML, KYC, fraud detection) - **Target customers**: B2B; banks, fintechs, payment providers, and other financial institutions (3,000+ enterprises across 75 countries) - **Mission or purpose statement**: "Empower every business to eliminate financial crime." ## Products & Services - **ComplyAdvantage Mesh (Platform)**: AI-native, SaaS-based risk intelligence platform that unites global sanctions, PEPs, watchlists, and adverse media data. - **Customer Screening & Monitoring**: Automates onboarding and ongoing screening using AI-powered matching algorithms, reducing false positives by up to 70%. - **Transaction Monitoring**: Real-time detection of suspicious activity with agentic AI that can autonomously resolve up to 85% of routine alerts. - **Risk Intelligence**: Proprietary, full-stack data feeds for risk-based decisioning across the customer lifecycle. - **Agentic Automation**: Embedded AI agents that automate up to 95% of KYC, AML, and sanctions reviews, cutting onboarding times by 50%. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available - **Key Metric**: - Annual Revenue: GBP 15.1M (latest fiscal year, [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/complyadvantage)) - Total Funding: USD 108.2M across 4 rounds (Series A, B, C, and additional investment) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Balderton Capital, Index Ventures, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) - **Growth Signals**: - 3,000+ customers in 75 countries - 384 employees (monthly headcount growth +2.5%) - 29 active job postings (quarterly job growth +7.4%) - Website traffic up 19.4% year-over-year ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-native platform**: Uses multi-layered agentic AI to automate the entire compliance lifecycle, not just point solutions. - **Proprietary risk intelligence**: Full-stack data covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, and enforcement – continuously updated. - **Demonstrable efficiency gains**: Claims to reduce false positives by 70%, cut onboarding time by 50%, and handle 7x more work with the same staff. - **Strong investor backing**: Top-tier VCs (Balderton, Index, a16z, Ontario Teachers’, Goldman Sachs) provide capital and credibility. ## Strategic Focus - **Agentic automation**: Scaling agentic workflows to resolve routine alerts autonomously while maintaining regulatory defensibility. - **Global expansion**: Operating in 13 countries with hubs in London, New York, Lisbon, Singapore, and Cluj-Napoca; targeting new regulated markets. - **Platform unification**: Moving customers from legacy point solutions to a single, end-to-end risk intelligence platform. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & reviews**: 4.2/5 on Glassdoor (294 reviews); work-life balance scores 4.4, compensation 4.0, culture 4.2, career growth 3.8. - **Work policy**: Not explicitly stated, but presence of offices in 4 countries suggests a hybrid model for many roles. - **Engineering culture**: 31% of staff are in technical roles (150 engineers); active hiring for Junior Frontend Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Engineering Manager, and Data Investigations Analyst. - **Mission-driven**: Work directly impacts the fight against financial crime, with a global reach. - **Growth trajectory**: Rapidly scaling headcount (+2.5% monthly) and revenue, offering career progression in a well-funded company. ## Sources 1. [ComplyAdvantage Official Website](https://complyadvantage.com/) 2. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/complyadvantage) 3. [LinkedIn Jobs Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/complyadvantage/jobs) 4. 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