AML Compliance Associate

Summary

Join Kraken Digital Asset Exchange's Compliance team as an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Compliance Associate! Based remotely in Ireland, you will play a crucial role in ensuring Kraken's adherence to AML/CFT obligations under Irish and EU regulations. You will oversee outsourced AML operations, review high-risk customer escalations, analyze internal alerts, maintain AML documentation, and support the development of AML/CFT policies. This role also involves assisting with AML/CFT training, monitoring regulatory developments, contributing to management reporting, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. Shape the company's regulatory strategy in the EU and make a real impact in the crypto space. This is a unique opportunity for someone with solid regulatory knowledge and a passion for crypto.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in financial services compliance, ideally with exposure to crypto-assets, fintech, or digital financial services
• Solid understanding of Irish/EU AML legislation and regulations, with hands-on knowledge of KYC best practices
• Proven ability to identify and assess money laundering red flags in ambiguous, dynamic, and evolving environments
• Experience working with outsourced compliance functions or in a second-line oversight role, ensuring alignment with internal policies and regulatory requirements
• Proven ability to communicate with various teams, and to work with both internal groups and external organizations, including regulators and law enforcement
• Fluent in English and based in Ireland

Responsibilities

• Oversee outsourced AML operations, including suspicious transaction reporting (STRs), CDD/EDD processes, and PEP reviews
• Review and adjudicate high-risk customer escalations, including PEPs and complex entities, during onboarding and ongoing monitoring
• Analyze internal alerts and determine whether STRs need to be submitted to Irish regulatory authorities
• Maintain clear documentation of AML decisions to support regulatory audits and internal governance
• Support the development and maintenance of AML/CFT policies, procedures, and risk assessments, ensuring alignment with evolving regulations (e.g. MiCAR, Funds Transfer Regulation, Irish AML law, EBA AML/CFT Guidelines)
• Assist in the design and delivery of AML/CFT training for internal teams
• Monitor AML/CFT regulatory developments and assist in strengthening the internal framework
• Contribute to management information reporting and updates for the Head of AML, Compliance & Risk Committee, and Board of Directors
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Legal, Product, Operations) and external partners on AML-related initiatives
• Assist with the delivery of the AML Compliance Monitoring Plan

Preferred Qualifications

• CAMS certification is desirable, but not required
• Knowledge of Web3 technologies and digital asset products (e.g., cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, tokenized assets) and their associated AML/CFT risks is desirable but not essential
• You believe wholeheartedly in the cypherpunk, libertarian values outlined in Kraken’s Tentaclements