Training Specialist

Training Specialist – Vilnius, Lithuania

Are you ready to join a company committed to ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and is treated fairly? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Then it’s time to join Western Union as a Training Specialist, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance.

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As a member of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) – Office of Consumer Monitoring and Investigations team, you will be involved end-to-end in developing, implementing, and improving training programs for Western Union’s FIU’s functions. This role will allow you to network with leaders, managers, partners, and other stakeholders across Western Union’s corporate locations.

Role Responsibilities

• The main focus of your role will be to implement and maintain training standards within the Transaction Monitoring Program. Depending on business needs, you may be asked to support a different team and/or learn a different process.

• You will be responsible for delivering training to the specialists in the teams you support, ensuring their proper certification, logging training records, and maintaining training programs with relevant documentation. This includes creating, updating and governing training materials, reviewing and updating process documentation and knowledge base content to ensure accuracy, consistency, and audit readiness.

• You will also drive training innovations, develop new training programs, work with stakeholders from other teams, and act as a training champion in training related projects.

Role Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in an AML related role

• Experience with facilitating training, mentoring peers, or similar, either at Western Union or elsewhere

• Experience with reviewing, updating, and governing procedures and documentation, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business processes

• Strong interest in continuous learning and training development

• Readiness to drive and contribute to innovations independently and in collaboration with others

• Good English language skills (spoken and written) and advanced knowledge of core MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at ease with stakeholders.

• Flexibility to adjust to different shifts occasionally.

It will be considered an advantage if you have:

• A diploma, formal certification or proven informal education experience in training, education, instructional design, psychology, or related fields.

Work Shift

Western Union values in-person collaboration, problem solving, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this fosters common ways of working and supports how we execute initiatives for our customers. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week.

 

BENEFITS AND OTHER DETAILS

 

Benefits

You will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few. Please see the benefits below specific to your country. If applicable, additional role-specific benefits will be mentioned during your interview process or in an offer of employment.

 

Your Lithuania specific benefits include:

• Private Health Insurance (3 options) 

• Life & Accident Insurance 

• Additional days off 

• Wide variety of discounts and special offers 

• Free Fitness facilities 

• Volunteering activities 

• Referral program

Salary 

The monthly gross base salary range is 2,125 – 2,833 EUR. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary for this position. This role is also eligible for an annual variable target incentive (which may include long-term incentives, if eligible) that aligns with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidate’s qualifications, skills and competencies. 

 

Other Details

As part of the application process, all applicants are required to take assessments. Western Union has partnered with a 3rd party provider to administer these tests. Applicants will need to provide their name and email address in order to process the assessments. If you have any questions, you may reach out to careers@westernunion.com.

 

We are passionate about honoring our employee's identity and fostering a feeling of belonging. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.

 

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Estimated Job Posting End Date:

02-27-2026

This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.