Senior Compliance Associate

We are seeking an experienced compliance professional to join our team and support compliance for our SaaS platform.
About the Position:
As Compliance Lead, you will be focused on developing and implementing components of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) Compliance Program for its regulated services products. Your expertise in transaction or customer monitoring will be critical in establishing and executing compliance operations for regulated services focused on supporting its institutional clients. The Compliance Leads deep knowledge of the regulations, guidelines and industry-leading practices for BSA/AML/CTF compliance will be invaluable to helping design and deploy an effective compliance program that will protect the Company and meet regulatory expectations.
To be successful in this role, the candidate will need to work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management and regulators, to achieve effective, risk-based compliance for these services. An understanding of banking or payments, in either the traditional or Web3 worlds, will be critical. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and up for the challenge of scaling a start-up to greater heights. We are looking for a candidate armed with a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality and forward-thinking approach to complement our existing group.
This position reports directly to the companys Senior Director of Compliance and will be an independent contributor initially. This role will be based in the US, with preference for candidates based near our NYC HQ; although qualified candidates from other locations are highly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities :
Support development and implementation of compliance program components, including drafting policies, procedures, or desktop instructions.
Executing compliance operations including, but not limited to, name screening, transaction monitoring, investigations, report filing, client onboarding and ongoing review, and governance.
Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely implementation of regulatory updates and enhancements to compliance processes.
Respond to regulatory inquiries and support coordination of regulatory examinations, audits and independent assessments.
Oversee and execute one component of the BSA/AML/CTF compliance program (e.g., Transaction Monitoring, Investigations, Governance, Customer Due Diligence) and report out on operational risks and metrics.
Provide guidance to employees on compliance-related matters and be a point of contact for compliance-related inquiries.
Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the compliance programs through process improvements or technological solutions.
Tackle ad hoc projects as necessary to support the enhancement or operation of the compliance program at the direction of the Senior Director of Compliance.