Compliance Analyst

About Carbon Equity

We believe that everybody should have the ability to use their capital to halt climate change. We want to offer a new generation of investors the opportunity to have real climate impact with their capital. And make an awesome return in the process. Only then can we unlock the power of the masses, make everyone a co-owner of this transition and send more capital to where it’s needed most. At Carbon Equity, we believe that the best way to accelerate decarbonization with your money, is by investing in companies that are bringing innovative climate technologies to market. Like alternative proteins, zero-carbon cement, nuclear fusion and electric tractors.

Most of these companies are funded on the private market, via venture capital and growth equity funds. These funds have high barriers to entry, with minimum tickets in the millions. With Carbon Equity, we made it our mission to open up this world of climate private market investing.

In line with that mission, we’ve built the leading climate investment platform for everyday investors. A platform that makes private equity and venture capital accessible by removing traditional high capital barriers, jargon and complexities. We connect our investors’ investments to the leading climate venture capital and private equity funds so they can sit back, relax and see their capital make real climate impact.

We are a solidly funded company, giving us the capital to scale toward our mission. Are you ready to bring this mission to life with with us? 🚀

Role Overview

Offering investment products to first-time private market investors comes with great responsibility. It means we need to take good care of the capital people entrust us with. We also need to ensure that we pursue our mission within the boundaries of the regulated financial world. As we scale to ever larger numbers of investors, keeping a keen eye on the regulatory guardrails is vital to our success.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Compliance Analyst to join our team. You will work together with our Compliance team and Chief Legal & Risk Officer to execute our regulatory strategy, keep Carbon Equity fully compliant with national and EU laws and regulations from Wwft to SFDR and beyond. In this role, your focus will be on performing CDD (Customer Due Diligence) to onboard investors in our climate funds. We also need your help to go through onboarding with the global top-tier climate funds that we will invest in through our platform, as well as keeping our company compliant with the rules and regulations we are subject to as an AIFMD-licensed fund manager. While being compliant is our highest priority, you will also keep a continuous critical eye on what is truly needed to provide the optimal customer experience. You will support our drive to use technology to improve and automate where we can to enable us to keep accelerating the growth of investors on our platform.

Role and responsibilities

  • Manage the CDD process with our investors from start to finish, including analysing the collected information and preparing CDD risk assessments
  • Work together with colleagues to optimise our CDD process while ensuring compliance
  • Execute the Know Your Customer (KYC) onboarding process for private equity and venture capital funds worldwide that Carbon Equity will invest in
  • Work closely with our Compliance Manager and Chief Legal and Risk Officer by assisting in updating, revising and implementing policies across the company
  • Assist in compliance monitoring activities and organising training and awareness sessions on compliance related topics
  • Perform legal research and analysis together with our Head of Legal and external lawyers

Experience & qualifications

  • You have affinity or experience with KYC/AML in a financially regulated environment;
  • A degree in Dutch law would be a plus. Backgrounds such as economics or finance are also encouraged to apply;
  • Analytical and critical thinking mindset and good communication skills;
  • You are hands-on and you thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment;
  • You are passionate about sustainability and solving the climate crisis;
  • Availability of at least 32 hours per week and the ability to work at our office in Amsterdam at least 3 days a week;
  • You speak Dutch and English fluently;
  • Experience with the AIFMD, SFDR and alternative investment funds would be considered a plus.

What we offer

  • Work at a well-funded fintech startup that is truly driven to put a dent in climate change
  • Become part of a super talented team of individuals with alumni from Alpinvest, JP Morgan, McKinsey, Philips, HAL Investments, VandeBron, MessageBird and Loyens & Loeff
  • Headquarters located in Amsterdam city center
  • Lots of freedom and flexibility regarding working hours and location
  • Bi-annual company offsites
  • Competitive base salary
  • Share package: All employees are enrolled in a stock option plan
  • Holidays: 25 (on a full-time basis)

How to Apply

Send your resume, relevant previous work (if you have it) and a brief motivation letter to femke@carbonequity.com. When you are invited, we will first have an informal chat to introduce Carbon Equity, the vacancy and get to know you. During the selection process, our communication will be transparent, fast and straightforward. We might ask you to finish a case or provide advice on a current business challenge. This will be communicated beforehand.

Applications via LinkedIn are not accepted.