Compliance Officer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Portugal.

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee AML/KYC procedures

• Administer the ongoing AML/KYC review queue utilizing Sumsub

• Request and follow up on additional information from flagged customers and companies

• Escalate higher-risk or unclear cases to the General Counsel

• Implement onboarding policies consistently for individual and corporate clients

• Oversee and maintain company-wide AML and sanctions policies

• Collaborate with engineering to create tracking for feed usage by product category and jurisdiction

• Monitor usage in relation to regulatory thresholds

• Manage audits of customer usage

• Lay the groundwork for potential EU benchmark administrator licensing

• Create and execute policies, procedures, and frameworks necessary to pursue EU benchmark administrator registration

• Keep internal policies updated across various entities

• Administer onboarding processes at the request of counterparties

• Assist with periodic reviews to facilitate the compliance queue

• Coordinate statutory financial compliance deliverables and maintain records

• Uphold internal financial controls, including approval workflows, segregation of duties, and digital asset policies

• Organize annual external/financial audits and serve as the compliance point of contact for auditors

• Collaborate with the Head of Finance to ensure tax obligations are met across all entities

• Ensure that billing and revenue recognition are aligned with customer contracts and relevant standards

• Identify contract terms with financial/compliance implications and monitor upcoming renewals

• Track concentration risk among major counterparties

• Report directly to the General Counsel

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in compliance operations, AML/KYC, or a similar regulatory role

• Ability to manage a consistent operational workload independently

• Strong communicator capable of engaging with customers for documentation requests

• Eager to grow into a full Compliance Officer role as the regulatory landscape evolves

• Familiarity with Crypto/DeFi or financial infrastructure is advantageous, but not mandatory

• Comfortable working in a startup environment with a dynamic scope

🏝️ Benefits

• Embrace remote work as the standard in a digital-first organization

• Potential to advance into a full-time Compliance Officer position with wider regulatory responsibilities