Director of AML & Virtual Asset Compliance

You will lead and strengthen AML and virtual-asset compliance work. You will build compliance frameworks, improve sanctions and transaction-monitoring processes, advise financial institutions and VASPs, monitor regulatory developments, and support suspicious-activity reviews and regulatory reporting where applicable. You will collaborate with product, engineering, business development, regulators, law enforcement, clients, and industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve AML frameworks, virtual-asset compliance strategy, sanctions, risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and investigation processes.
• Advise financial institutions and VASPs on virtual-asset compliance, regulatory expectations, and blockchain-related financial-crime risks.
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into practical compliance guidance and product requirements.
• Serve as MLRO or support the designated MLRO on suspicious-activity reviews and regulatory reporting where applicable.
• Partner with product, engineering, business development, regulators, law enforcement, and industry stakeholders.

Requirements

• Prior experience as an MLRO, Chief Compliance Officer, Head of Financial Crime, or in a similar senior compliance role.
• Experience across traditional financial institutions and the virtual-asset industry.
• Knowledge of AML, financial crime, sanctions, transaction monitoring, regulatory compliance and reporting, and virtual-asset financial-crime risks.
• Hands-on experience with blockchain analytics, KYT, wallet screening, or similar on-chain compliance tools and processes.
• Strong communication skills.
• CAMS or an equivalent AML qualification.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.