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⚡ Sr. Director/Head of Compliance (cryptocurrency)

💼 Trading Platform

💲 $265,000-$350,000 + 30% Bonus + Equity

🌎 New York / Jersey City

A leading trading platform empowering retail investors with cutting-edge tools, committed to building a trusted, compliant, and accessible financial ecosystem for the retail users. With a mission to advance financial inclusion and digital asset adoption, serving retail customers with a secure, user-friendly experience and best-in-class compliance.

About the role:

As Senior Director of Compliance (crypto), you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing a comprehensive compliance and risk framework aligned with U.S. federal and state regulatory requirements governing digital asset platforms. This includes FinCEN/BSA obligations, AML/CTF programs, sanctions compliance, consumer protection standards, and state-level virtual currency licensing requirements.

The Perfect Candidate

• Cryptocurrency Exchange experience as a Compliance Leader
• Exposure to complex crypto regulations
• Proactive improvement of process

What You’ll Do

• Regulatory Oversight: Lead compliance with evolving digital asset regulations and NYDFS requirements, ensuring licensing, audit readiness, and proactive regulatory engagement.
• Program Leadership: Own the design and evolution of supervisory and governance frameworks, scaling them across new products, markets, and regulatory regimes.
• Crypto Governance: Oversee digital asset classification, AML/KYC controls, blockchain analytics tools, and incident response protocols.
• Training & Risk: Shape enterprise-wide compliance training and lead investigations tied to crypto-specific risks.
• Strategic Partnering: Work alongside product, engineering, and leadership to enable innovative offerings while maintaining regulatory integrity.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of compliance or AML/BSA experience in financial services or digital assets.
• Strong working knowledge of FinCEN, BSA/AML, OFAC, and state money transmission/virtual currency licensing requirements.
• Ability to build, scale, or enhance compliance programs in a fintech or high-growth environment.
• Familiarity with compliance and AML technology (e.g., transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics, case management).
• Clear communicator with strong executive presence and collaborative leadership style.
• CAMS, CRCM, JD, or similar credential is a plus but not required.

Why Join

• $265,000 + 30% Bonus + Equity
• Comprehensive medical coverage for you and your family.
• 401k with employer contribution.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Performance-based bonuses.
• Relocation package
• Commuter benefits