Head of Financial Crimes Compliance

The role

Serve as senior Financial Crime Compliance point of contact and subject matter expert on fiat and digital assets. Assess money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions and fraud risks, and lead FCC technology, controls and a team.

What you will do

• Serve as senior FCC point of contact and subject matter expert on fiat and digital assets
• Identify and assess money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions, fraud and illicit finance risks across digital asset products and transaction flows
• Provide risk-based advice across the product and client lifecycle
• Design, enhance and oversee FCC controls, including KYC, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring
• Lead implementation of FCC technology, including blockchain analytics vendors
• Test, tune and validate transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and risk rating models
• Monitor new laws and regulations and turn them into action plans
• Support engagement with regulators, auditors and reviewers
• Lead multiple complex FCC initiatives from start to finish
• Manage teams and mentor junior and mid-level staff while staying hands-on

Required qualifications

• 7+ years in Financial Crime Compliance, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit or a related control function
• Deep knowledge of AML, CTF, sanctions and fraud risk frameworks
• Working knowledge of blockchain and digital assets, or experience assessing financial crime risk in new products or payment models
• Track record building controls for digital assets risk, including work with blockchain analytics vendors
• Experience conducting risk assessments and designing or overseeing financial crime controls
• Hands-on design and implementation of FCC technology, including transaction monitoring rule development and tuning

Nice to have

• Practical experience in legal, financial, technical, risk or compliance background

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Remote work, no commuting to the office
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Regular team events and off-sites

About the company

Dakota is a stablecoin infrastructure platform offering regulated money movement, stablecoin orchestration and cross-border settlement through an API-first platform. It serves institutional clients such as fintechs, payment service providers, marketplaces and enterprises.