Senior Client Onboarding Officer (m/f/d) in Hamburg or Berlin

What You Will Gain

• Varied range of tasks and flat hierarchies
• Independent work in an innovative and open‑minded environment
• Team support and friendly atmosphere. Personal development through feedback sessions, workshops and a personal development budget
• Attractive salary package and the Deutschlandticket, plus other benefits in a modern office environment
• Flexible working hours and option of fixed days working from home
• After probationary period, budget to create an ergonomic workspace at home
• 30 days holiday for full‑time employees
• Corporate benefits programme with numerous discounts and vouchers
• Regular get‑togethers with colleagues (e.g., after‑work drinks, summer and Christmas parties)

Your Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Client Onboarding Officer (m/f/d) in Berlin or Hamburg to join our Risk & Compliance team on a full‑time, fixed‑term contract, effective immediately.

This is an important, highly technical role supporting the firm’s client acceptance process and anti‑money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance framework.

You Need This

• Conduct AML screening and risk assessments (plus post‑training conflicts screening) at a high‑quality level ensuring accuracy and sophisticated work product
• Provide support and feedback in quality control, supervision, and development of junior staff
• Manage and navigate key stakeholder needs, queries and service‑level issues at partner and fee‑earner team level
• Attend and deliver relevant internal training as business needs demand
• Escalate relevant team‑management issues to Client Onboarding Manager(s)

About You

• Undergraduate diplomas in Law or other relevant disciplines preferred; transferable expertise considered
• Proven experience in a comparable commercial services firm or business model aligning with a global law firm in an AML compliance‑type role
• Preference for dual‑skilled candidates with prior experience in legal conflict‑of‑interest checks; not a strict requirement if strong AML/KYC experience is demonstrated

Not a perfect match? No problem. We value initiative, curiosity and people who bring energy and new perspectives to our mission. You may still be the ideal fit for this role – or another one.