Senior Lead, Compliance – Sanctions Operations

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

📋 Description

• Conduct sanctions reviews for escalations arising from blockchain monitoring, name screening, transaction screening, anti-circumvention measures, and account registration and maintenance protocols.

• Examine name-screening and transaction-screening alerts that have been escalated to the Sanctions team.

• Assess blockchain-monitoring alerts for both direct and indirect sanctions exposure.

• Evaluate Kraken accounts for potential sanctions circumvention risks.

• Review account-opening documentation that has been escalated by the first line of defense.

• Analyze large data sets for both proactive and ad-hoc risk assessments.

• Liaise with Regional Compliance Officers and other Compliance teams.

• Streamline processes by utilizing automation and AI-assisted tools, ensuring adequate human oversight.

• Compile regulatory reports in response to investigations.

• Prepare and present information as required.

• Report directly to Kraken's Chief Sanctions Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in compliance, sanctions, or financial crime compliance.

• Practical experience in sanctions investigations, preferably within banking, cryptocurrency, or fintech sectors.

• Familiarity with US OFAC, EU, UK, and UN sanctions programs.

• Experience in drafting sanctions reviews or investigation narratives.

• Strong analytical and writing capabilities.

• Good judgment with a detail-oriented approach to problem-solving.

• Knowledge of cryptocurrency, banking, or payment processes, procedures, and systems.

• Experience with case management systems such as Hummingbird, Zendesk, or similar platforms.

• Hands-on experience with automation and AI tools like Claude or ChatGPT.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to articulate complex issues and manage relationships with global and regional compliance partners.

• Proven ability to collaborate across various functions.

• A track record of achieving results in a fast-paced work environment.

• High integrity and discretion, with the capacity to handle confidential and sensitive information.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

• ACAMS (CAMS) or ACSS sanctions certification is preferred.

• Previous regulatory experience or familiarity with blockchain analytics vendors is preferred.

• Experience in supporting regulatory examinations, audits, or enforcement-related inquiries is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus program

• Equity program

• Wellness allowance

• Medical benefits

• Dental benefits

• Vision benefits

• 401(k)

• Remote work arrangement

• Opportunity/requirement for Kraken product dogfooding after joining