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GoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. By uniting individuals and nonprofits in one place, GoFundMe makes it easy and safe for people to ask for help and support causes—for themselves and each other. Together, our community has raised more than $40 billion since 2010.
Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for a skilled and passionate Compliance analyst to join our global operations. In this dynamic role, you will be required to operate at an impeccable level of consistency while mastering new techniques and technologies to ensure GoFundMe remains a safe place to give and receive donations online.
Trust & Safety is an integral part of GoFundMe's business. It drives growth, builds and nurtures our brand, and ensures that we always do the right thing by our customers. The Risk, Compliance, and Platform Integrity team is at the front line of GoFundMe’s efforts to protect donors, fundraiser organizers, beneficiaries, and our company from financial crimes and abuse. As a member of the Global Sanctions and Enhanced Due Diligence team, you will be responsible for providing high-quality investigative support to ensure the authenticity of fundraisers, campaign organizers, and beneficiaries, as well as analyzing fundraisers for fraud and money laundering schemes, verifying identities and KYC/B information, and enforcing compliance with relevant laws and regulations. You will be a point of escalation for other teams, with your day-to-day consisting of analyzing fundraiser activity; recognizing risk signals and actioning accounts as well as performing an in-depth analysis and clearly documenting the relevant information to each review. You will work independently and manage your schedule so you can adhere to internal SLAs and respond to customers in a timely and effective manner.
This is an incredibly rewarding job where you are required to operate at an impeccable level of consistency while mastering new techniques and technologies to ensure GoFundMe remains a safe place to give online.
The Job

• Conduct in-depth Enhanced due diligence reviews with a focus on anti-money laundering, sanctions, politically exposed person(s), counter-terrorism financing.
• Evaluate fundraiser and account attributes for unusual activity and determine identified risks for final and/or next steps.
• Manage high level complex compliance escalations, report findings where elevated risk is identified.
• Provide high-quality email and occasional phone support to customers and other stakeholders to ensure fundraiser authenticity and safe delivery of funds for beneficiaries.
• Conducting Enhanced due diligence on organizations to ensure entities comply with our Terms of Service and applicable laws and regulations.
• Collecting and analyzing information on organization’s governance, operations, and financial performance.
• Provide SME coaching to analysts, while conducting regular quality assurance reviews.
• Working cross-functionally with Risk, Legal, Customer Operations and payment processor risk teams to ensure fundraisers on GoFundMe are legitimate and donations are delivered to the correct parties.
• Partner with Payment Service Providers on account-related queries and escalations.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on GSEDD account queries from the Go To Market & Communications teams.
• Contribute to process improvements, system enhancements and opportunities for operational efficiency initiatives.
  

You

• 3-7 years experience working in the payments or compliance industry and knowledge about merchant processing behaviors.
• Knowledge of global Enhanced due diligence, AML, CTF, sanctions, beneficial ownership requirements, Know Your Customer standards, and how these apply for a merchant and the wider financial ecosystem.
• Passionate about staying current on regulatory changes, industry guidance, and card scheme compliance.
• Excel in individual metrics to adhere to Service Level Agreements and maintain strong quality standards while contributing to improving the team’s operational performance.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, thrive in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and quickly adapt to process and policy changes.
• Empathetic with a strong customer-centric mindset.
• Work well with a distributed global workforce and confidently maintain communication while working autonomously in a remote or hybrid environment.
• Ambitious self-starter with excellent attention to detail.
• Fast learner, with initiative and follow through without sacrificing quality.
• Strong performer, able to meet deadlines while balancing different priorities.
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing, with C1 English proficiency.
• Inquisitive with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Exemplify company core values and embody team culture
  

Why you’ll love it here

• Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
• Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
• Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Holistic Support: Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
• Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
• Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
• Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering and Gives Back programs.
  

We live by our core values:impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose. Be a part of something bigger with us!
GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.
The total annual salary for this full-time position is $90,000 - $135,000 + equity + benefits. As this is a hybrid position, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com.
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Learn More About GoFundMe
We’re proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change. You can learn more about GoFundMe.org’s activities and impact in their FY ‘24 annual report.
Our annual “Year in Help” report reflects our community’s impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.
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