Senior Lead Compliance Associate, USA

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Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.

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The Team

Join our US Compliance team and help us shape an industry leading AML and Compliance program. The team plays a vital role in ensuring compliance with laws and regulations applicable to money transmitters/MSBs throughout the states and US territories.

The Opportunity

• Take both a hands-on and supervisory role in implementing the US regional compliance department applying best practices to meet regulatory obligations

• Drive development, updates and implementation of Written Supervisory Policies (“WSP”) and Procedures required to be compliant with applicable regulations

• Support the development and enhancement of programs to comply with US laws and regulations across all needed business functions. This may include, but is not limited to, BSA/AML policies, risk assessment, internal and external audit preparedness, cybersecurity programs, regional WSPs, vendor management policies

• Design, implement and test controls to ensure the team, vendors and shared-services departments comply with PWI’s policies and applicable laws and regulations

• Monitor AML Operations dashboards and provide updates and reports to the CCO and Deputy CCO/BSA Officer regarding testing, controls, AML Operations oversight

• Provide support to the CCO and Deputy CCO during regulatory examinations and audits, including collecting records and information responsive to inquiries, drafting narrative responses, participating in interviews and coordinating with examiners/auditors

• Drive and track remediation efforts to address gaps in compliance, including to ensure ongoing …