Head of Compliance (Fintech)

Head of Compliance
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Company: Wallet
Salary: $90k - $99k estimated
🔹Responsibilities:
-Own the end-to-end AML/CTF operating model: CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, investigations, SAR/STR governance, sanctions screening, quality and decision control.
-Build and scale a global compliance organisation, including management layers as the team grows
-Own the second line of defence (advisory, governance, quality, decision calibration) and design how it works with first-line operational teams.
-Review and modernise existing compliance processes, moving away from legacy and over-restrictive approaches.
-Drive compliance automation: work with Product and Engineering to translate regulatory requirements into tooling, configurations, workflows, and scalable automated solutions.
-Own the compliance tooling roadmap, including rules tuning, alert quality, case management, and efficiency improvements.
-Define and track operational KPIs (cycle time, quality, false positives, consistency of decisions, etc).
-Drive a pragmatic, risk-based approach that balances regulatory expectations, user experience, and operational efficiency.
-Act as (or grow into) a key contact for regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders.

🔹Requirements:
-Strong background in crypto, digital assets, or modern regulated fintech.
-Hands-on experience with AML/CTF operations (transaction monitoring, investigations, EDD/CDD, SAR/STR workflows).
-Practical understanding of compliance tooling and automation (rules tuning, case management, quality frameworks).
-Experience working with or contributing to AI-driven or data-driven compliance solutions (e.g. improving alert quality, prioritisation, investigation efficiency).
-Solid knowledge of crypto-specific risks, including blockchain analytics and sanctions in crypto.
-Experience working with or owning second line of defence / governance / quality control.
-Ability to clearly explain compliance requirements to product and engineering teams.
-Pragmatic mindset: focused on risk, efficiency, and outcomes — not over-reporting or unnecessary blocking.
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