AML, KYC and sanctions screening platform for UK regulated firms
SmartSearch runs an AML and identity verification platform on a Microsoft-centric stack (C#, .NET, Angular, SQL Server) deployed on Azure with Terraform, Bicep, Kubernetes and Helm, which points to a mature, infrastructure-as-code engineering setup. Hiring leans toward sales and senior roles, and job posts mention a people integration workstream, which together suggest commercial expansion alongside post-deal integration work.
Notable leadership hires: Account Director
SmartSearch is a privately held UK provider of anti-money-laundering software, headquartered in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, with 51–200 employees. Its platform verifies individuals and businesses in the UK and abroad. It covers sanctions, PEP, UBO and adverse media screening, plus ongoing monitoring, and is available through a browser or API. Regulated firms use it to meet their AML, customer due diligence and KYC obligations, and the company reports serving around 7,000 client firms. The product line also includes bank and card validation and date of birth checks.
SmartSearch builds on C#, .NET, Angular and SQL Server, hosted on Azure with Terraform, Bicep, Kubernetes and Helm. It monitors with Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus and Splunk, and uses Salesforce, HubSpot and NetSuite for business systems.
Yes. Sales is the largest area of current hiring, and it includes an Account Director leadership role. There are also openings in engineering, legal, product and support, all based in the United Kingdom.
SmartSearch is headquartered in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, and currently hires only in the UK.
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