Kraken
Head of Compliance & Risk (UK)
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This role is based in London. The UK Head of Compliance & Risk will have responsibility for the regulatory compliance of Kraken with all applicable requirements under UK law. You will serve a lead role in a cross-functional team that ensures Kraken remains at all times in a good regulatory standing in the UK.
The ideal candidate should have experience working in a fintech or exchange trading environment, with a deep understanding of requirements applicable to Kraken's activity under the Payment Services Regulations, Electronic money Regulations, and AML/CTF regulations relevant to crypto asset activities in the UK.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a day-to-day contact for regulatory compliance matters for relevant UK operations
- Work closely with Kraken’s UK Executive Leadership to ensure operational compliance requirements across the region are implemented
- Provide compliance expertise to Kraken’s UK Executive Leadership in relation to operational risks (including technology security risk, operational resilience and business continuity), conduct risks and prudential risks in order to build an effective compliance risk monitoring programme
- Monitor internal and external business, regulatory and technology environments to identify new or emerging compliance risks and verify remediation of issues as applicable
- Be responsible for the submission or, in some instances, the oversight of any relevant compliance regulatory reports, STRs/SARs, and other filings to be submitted to relevant regulatory authorities
- Develop and oversee the Compliance Monitoring Programme, and maintain compliance policies and procedures
- Coordinate and liaise with Kraken Global Compliance to ensure alignment between global, regional and local compliance policies, procedures, and operations
- Support regional product development by advising on the compliance impact and requirements associated with localised product launches
- Support regional marketing and brand development efforts by advising on the compliance impact and requirements associated with business and brand development, and advertising under applicable UK regulations
- Build and manage a local compliance operations function as required to support operations under future regulatory registrations or licenses
Essential requirements:
- 8+ years in a senior compliance position at a fintech or financial firm, or regulatory institution
- Eligibility to be accepted for any necessary approvals under the FCA ‘Approved Persons’ regime for the relevant UK entities in scope, as applicable
- Previous experience in filing regulatory reports and providing compliance oversight
- Familiarity with anti-money laundering and know-your-customer best practices within UK regulation
- Experience developing policies and procedures that ensure hyper-growth innovation is advanced compliantly
Desirable:
- Advanced professional certifications such as "CAMS", "CFE", etc
- Demonstrable prior experience in relation to the regulation of crypto asset services in the UK
- Comprehensive knowledge of the UK crypto asset regulatory environment, developments, and relevant registration and licensing requirements for crypto and adjacent financial services
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- Founded
- Founded 2011
- Employees
- 51-200 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
- Total raised
- $110M raised
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