Are you passionate about combating financial crime and navigating complex sanctions regulations? At Compliance Champs, we help organizations uphold the highest standards of compliance and integrity.As aConsultant Sanctions, you will guide clients in meeting national and international sanctions requirements, mitigating risks, and safeguarding their reputations. Join our dynamic team to work on impactful projects, collaborate with industry experts, and build lasting client relationships. If you’re driven by compliance and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!
Your tasks and responsibilities
Ensuring compliance with sanctions regulations:You assist clients in complying with relevant sanctions laws and regulations, such as national and international sanctions regimes and EU restrictive measures.
Identifying and managing sanctions risks:You help clients identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to sanctions compliance, ensuring the integrity of business operations
Screening and due diligence:You support clients in implementing and improving sanctions screening processes for individuals, entities, and transactions to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Policy development and advisory: You assist in developing, implementing, and reviewing sanctions policies, providing expert advice tailored to clients’ operational needs.
Monitoring and reporting:You help clients set up and enhance monitoring systems to detect and report potential sanctions breaches effectively and in a timely manner.
Training and awareness:You deliver training sessions and workshops to enhance clients’ understanding of sanctions compliance and foster a culture of awareness and vigilance.
Engaging with stakeholders and authorities:You build and maintain relationships with regulators, auditors, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparent and effective communication regarding sanctions compliance.
Expanding the service portfolio: You contribute to the growth and diversification of Compliance Champs‘ offerings in the field of sanctions advisory services.
Building trustful client relationships:With your expertise and personal approach, you establish strong, confidential relationships with clients to support their compliance journeys.
About Compliance Champs
We are a specialized Compliance Consultancy firm and were recognized as an FD Gazelle 2025, making us one of the fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands. Growth is somethingwe’reproud of, but what really defines Compliance Champs is our people and the way we work together.
As a scale-up, we combine deep regulatory knowledge with a practical, hands-on mindset. We help our clients navigate complex regulatory environments by offering clear advice and solutions thatactually workin practice. We believe that strong resultsdon’tjust come fromexpertise, but from collaboration,ownershipand a shared drive for quality.
Teamwork playsa central rolein everything we do. We work with awork hard, play hard mentality: we are ambitious, driven and fully committed to ourclients,while also making sure there’s room to enjoy the journey together. We support one another, shareknowledgeand push each other to be the best version of ourselves.
Our culture is open,personaland stronglyteam-oriented. We encourage people to ask questions, takeinitiativeand keep developing, both professionally and personally. Along the way, we make a point ofcelebrating our milestones, big or small, because every step forward matters.
As client needs continue to evolve, we are expanding our services across the full spectrum of compliance and risk-related solutions.Our focus onniche topicsallows us to stay ahead of the curve. We navigate complex territories such as thefast-developing crypto and blockchain domain, theupcoming regulations for the football sector, and therapidly changing AI landscape. This specialized approach enables us to provide high-quality services where innovation and regulation meet.
Joining Compliance Champs means becoming part of a close-knit team that works hard, supportseach otherand takes pride in building something meaningful together:for our clients, for each other and for the future of compliance.
What you can expect from us and the role
Compensation & benefits
Competitive compensation: A competitive salary, robust pension plan, and an attractive bonus scheme tied directly to individual and company success.
Vacation/leave:26 vacation days per year (on a full-time basis) with the ability to purchase additional days.
Work-Life balance & flexibility
Flexibility:Flexible working hours with theoptionto work remotely, supported by a professional laptop and SIM card.
Officehub:A modern and inspiring officelocatedin the heart of Rotterdam.
Growth &culture
Professionaldevelopment:
Access to internal and external training programs for continuous professional and personal development.
Yearly learning budget to use for professional or personal development.
Impactfulwork:Opportunities to work on impactful projects that shape the future of compliance for leading financial institutions.
Team &socials:A stimulating environment where your growth is a priority, complemented by regular social and team-building activities, including outings, sports events, and teamlunches. This is a priority for Compliance Champs.
Experience: You have at least 7 years of relevant work experience in the area of Sanctions, or similar AML functions and you have proven experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and dynamic project environments;
Education:
You have a university degree in one of the following areas: Law, Economics, Finance, Business Administration, Public Administration, Organizational Sciences or Criminology and/or your study relates to Compliance and Sanctions in some other way;
CAMS certification preferred;
Knowledge:
You are familiar with the Wft, Wwft, Sanctions Act 1977 and other relevant integrity legislation;
In-depth knowledge of relevant sanctions regulations, including but not limited to OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions regimes;
Consultant mindset, growth and business development, ability to build relationships and client profiles;
Character: You are social, enthusiastic, proactive, flexible, independent, critical, analytical and result-oriented, and you have a “getting things done” mentality;
Language: Fluency in Dutch is required; excellent command of English (spoken and written) is also essential;
Availability:
o Youareavailablefull-time(contractbasedon36to40hoursper week).Parttime is negotiable.
o YouareabletoliveandworkintheNetherlands,without Visa supportfromtheCompany.
o Weexpect you to be in the officeand/or at clients at least twice a week.
€70000 - €90000 monthly