About the team:

Our mission is to provide an amazing fraud framework and response to our business, partners, and customers in dealing with fraud related matters. We do this by responding to any fraud related incidents swiftly and in a coordinated way. We are the front line of Financial Crime and we ensure that fraud cases are dealt with appropriately and on time.  We keep the bad guys out and the good guys in. We operate globally and are centralised in South Africa.

The role in a nutshell:

As a Financial Crime Analyst, you’ll be focusing on building and empowering the Financial Crime Analytics team with the Team Lead. You’ll also be working closely with other Financial Crime and Protect & Serve fleet team members. You’ll be facilitating cross-team projects, helping shape our platform to reward genuine behaviour and minimise bad behaviour, and contributing to our growth plan.

• Our vision is to make and keep Luno the safest place on the planet to buy, sell, store and use cryptocurrency. There are three people in the team, all based in Cape Town. You will report into Charles-Hugo Petit, who is who is the FinCrime Analytics Team Lead, based in Cape Town.

Your mission will be:

• Identifying problems and recommending enhancements based on the assessment of Financial Crime systems and processes.
• Helping to build a platform which rewards good customer behaviour by reducing friction and minimises bad behaviour.
• Helping to scale the capability and capacity of the team through the use of technology.
• Implementing machine learning technology to leverage the use of technology.
• Leveraging Financial Crime technologies to identify patterns which alert us to risk including:
• Behavioral analysis risk scoring;
• Network analysis;
• Anti-Money Laundering systems, etc.
• Implementing automated friction focused on:
• Proactive monitoring;
• Penetration;
• Efficiency; and
• Optimization.
• Creating and maintaining metrics dashboards.
• Providing input into new products from a Financial Crime analytics perspective.
• Assisting with the preparation of reports which measure the effectiveness of the team.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and implement new tools and features from a Financial Crime analytics perspective.

 A little about you:

• A relevant Degree, Diploma from an accredited college/university in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Statistics, Math or a related quantitative field of study.
• A minimum of 2 year experience in data analysis or investigative roles within Financial Services, specifically using technology to mitigate against Financial Crime or Anti-Money Laundering related risks.
• Proven functional understanding of Financial Crime and Machine Learning technologies (Anti-Money Laundering systems, customer and transaction risk scoring, network analysis, etc.).
• Ability to conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses of large and complex data as it relates to the project requirements in the Financial Crime space.

Life at Luno:

• Forward-thinking and ambitious team that values diversity, hard work, and the continuous quest for excellence.
• Remote but reachable work policy gives you the freedom to choose between working from home or the office.
• Improve body and mind, with excellent private medical insurance. 
• Free training courses on Udemy and CodeAcademy.
• Generous maternity / paternity and even paw-ternity for your furry friend.
• Annual Inspiration Day.
• A collaborative, friendly work community, with regular social events and virtual cooking, dancing, drawing and house planting classes hosted by our Lunauts. 
• Free lunch and snacks.
• Free access to Headspace – a full library of guided meditations, sleep stories, and music.

About Us:

Luno makes it simple to buy, store and explore crypto. More than 10 million people have chosen to invest in crypto with Luno using our platform, which is available on Apple, Android and as a desktop experience. We’ve enabled over $52bn of transactions and we securely store over $1bn for our customers around the world.

Our mission is to put the power of crypto in everyone's hands because we believe that giving people access to a robust and fair financial system is a basic human right. We are with customers at every step of their investment journey with clear, jargon-free information and an easy-to-use app experience that helps people get started from as little as $10.

In order to make crypto accessible to everyone, everywhere, we’re on the ground in more than 40 markets across North America, Africa, Asia and Europe. We are registered with all local financial intelligence authorities and proud of our strong AML measures and world-leading compliance teams. All the crypto we store for our customers is regularly verified by independent auditors.  Luno is the trusted guide that will bring crypto to over 1 billion people by 2030.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not negatively discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status