Kraken - Compliance Senior Lead

• 5+ years of experience in compliance, sanctions or financial crime compliance, including hands-on sanctions investigations, ideally gained within financial services such as banking, crypto or fintech • Working knowledge of the major sanctions regimes: US OFAC, EU, UK and UN programmes. • Experience writing sanctions reviews or investigation narratives • Strong analytical and writing skills, sound judgment, and a detail-oriented, problem-solving approach • Knowledge of crypto, banking or payment processes, procedures and systems • Experience working with case management systems such as Hummingbird, Zendesk or equivalent • Hands-on experience using automation and AI tools, such as Claude or ChatGPT, to make the team faster and the work better • Effective verbal and written communication, with the ability to convey complex issues and manage stakeholders across global and regional compliance partners • Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across functions • Ownership of your work product, and a record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment • High degree of integrity, discretion and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information • A bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience • ACAMS (CAMS) or ACSS sanctions certification • Prior regulatory experience or blockchain analytics vendor experience, such as attributing sanctions risk • Experience supporting regulatory exams, audits or enforcement-related inquiries • Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. • Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. • We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. • Our commitment • Our commitment • Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgeable about crypto. • We may ask candidates to complete job-related skills or work-style assessments as part of our hiring process. These assessments evaluate competencies relevant to the role and are applied consistently across candidates for similar positions. Results are considered alongside experience and interviews, and are not the sole basis for any employment decision.