Aave Protocol
Head of Compliance and Financial Crime
NEWHybridFull-timeGlobal
📊 Senior🏠Hybrid
ActivePosted within the last 30 days
Job Description
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You will lead the second line of defence, providing independent oversight, challenge, and expert guidance on compliance and financial crime matters. You will maintain and enhance AML/CTF controls, manage regulatory reporting and engagement, embed regulatory requirements into products and processes, oversee monitoring and remediation, lead training, and mentor compliance teams.
Requirements
- ●Bachelor’s degree in law finance business or related field
- â—ŹProfessional certifications such as ACAMS or ICA highly desirable
- ●Minimum 10 years’ experience in senior compliance and/or financial crime roles within regulated financial services
- â—ŹDemonstrable experience in payments and/or cryptoasset businesses across multiple jurisdictions
- â—ŹExperience interacting directly with regulators and Boards
- â—ŹStrong knowledge of Irish EU UK and US regulatory frameworks applicable to payments and cryptoasset service providers
- â—ŹExperience performing a PCF or equivalent senior regulatory control function highly desirable
- â—ŹStrong leadership capability with ability to operate strategically and hands-on
- â—ŹExcellent analytical communication and stakeholder management skills
- â—ŹPragmatic commercially aware problem-solver with a builder mindset
Responsibilities
- â—ŹServe as the approved PCF-12 (Head of Compliance) and PCF-52 (Head of AML/CTF)
- ●Maintain overall responsibility for the firm’s compliance and AML/CTF frameworks
- â—ŹEnsure compliance with applicable Irish and EU regulatory obligations
- â—ŹProvide formal Compliance and Financial Crime reporting to the Irish Board
- â—ŹAct as primary regulatory liaison with the Central Bank of Ireland
- â—ŹImplement and maintain AML/CTF controls including business and customer risk assessments
- â—ŹDesign and operate CDD and EDD frameworks
- â—ŹOperate ongoing monitoring and transaction monitoring and manage suspicious activity reporting
- â—ŹEnsure sanctions compliance
- â—ŹContribute to design and enhancement of a Group-wide compliance and financial crime framework
- â—ŹPromote consistent standards governance and control frameworks across jurisdictions
- â—ŹOversee the Group Compliance Plan including regulatory reporting, monitoring and testing programmes, and remediation tracking
- â—ŹProvide consolidated management information and thematic reporting to leadership and Boards
- â—ŹAct as an escalation point for first line teams across jurisdictions
- â—ŹSupport regulatory engagement and examinations and coordinate responses and remediation
- â—ŹPartner with Product Operations Engineering and Legal to embed regulatory requirements into new products and expansions
- â—ŹSupport global expansion by assessing regulatory implications and building scalable control frameworks
- â—ŹMonitor and assess global regulatory developments and implement new requirements
- â—ŹLead Compliance and Financial Crime training programmes
- â—ŹMentor and develop members of Compliance and Financial Crime teams
- â—ŹMaintain relationships with regulators law enforcement auditors and external advisors
Tech Stack
risk assessmentregulatory engagementEDDCDDgovernanceregulatory reportingcompliancestakeholder managementCTFAML