Manager of Financial Intelligence Unit

Summary

Join Blockchain.com as the Manager of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), overseeing compliance operations and ensuring regulatory adherence. Manage the FIU's day-to-day processes, maintain key performance indicators (KPIs), and develop dashboards and reports for senior management and stakeholders. Create and scale operational mechanisms, implement risk-based rules, and manage vendor relationships. Build and manage a global team of compliance professionals, providing training and mentorship. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and act as a liaison with regulators and auditors. This role requires a minimum of 5 years of AML experience and knowledge of relevant laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience in crypto compliance, data analysis, and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant AML experience
• Knowledge of the laws, regulations, and guidance governing AML / CFT, Sanctions / illicit finance and regulatory reporting
• Experience managing and implementing operational processes in crypto compliance, including using blockchain monitoring tools
• Comfort working in a global environment across time zones
• Experience working to drive programmatic and operational efficiencies using data and automation
• Ability to successfully manage competing priorities in a fast-paced tech-driven environment
• Experience querying databases with SQL or manipulating with data visualization tools
• Exceptional communication skills for engaging with regulators, leadership, and cross-functional teams
• Ability to balance regulatory compliance with business growth and innovation

Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of FIU day-to-day processes, ensuring full adherence to regulatory expectations and aligned with industry best practices
• Maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of compliance operations, including alert volumes, false positive rates, and investigation times. Utilize an in-depth understanding of metrics, reporting, and capacity planning to make informed data-driven decisions
• Develop and deliver dashboards and reports to senior management, regulators, and other stakeholders
• Create and scale operational mechanisms to manage productivity, improve quality, and contribute to best-in-class operational processes
• Develop, implement, and manage risk-based rules to ensure effective monitoring across diverse geographies and product offerings
• Manage vendor relationships that support operational processes including transaction monitoring, screening, blockchain monitoring, etc
• Leverage technology to automate workflows, implement operational efficiencies, and enhance operational scalability as the business grows
• Build and manage a global team of compliance professionals responsible for investigation and filing regulatory reports and supporting other ad-hoc strategic compliance initiatives
• Work closely across the Compliance team with MLROs and the Head of Financial Crimes Compliance, as well as cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data, Legal, and others
• Provide training, mentorship, and career development opportunities for team members
• Foster a culture of compliance awareness, efficiency, and collaboration
• Act as a key liaison with regulators, auditors, and external advisors on transaction monitoring and sanctions compliance

Benefits

• Bonus scheme based on both company and individual performance
• Unlimited vacation policy; work hard and take time when you need it
• Apple equipment provided by the company
• Work from Anywhere Policies