Compliance Expert for Cryptocurrency and Financial Crime

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom zeroG - AI in Aviation Full time

About Avara:

Avara is a group of software development companies that build open-source, blockchain-based software for the Web3 world. With a mission to reinvent our modern paradigms in the realm of finance, social media networking, and beyond, we are focused on building revolutionary products and protocols that will reinvent the ways we communicate, our financial systems, and our cultural norms.

Our team is kind, welcoming, and passionate about what we are building.

We value diversity and welcome individuals from all backgrounds.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Compliance Expert to join our growing team and support our first line of defense against financial crime. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and regulations related to preventing and detecting money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, bribery, and corruption.

The role requires a detailed understanding of the regulatory environment for payments companies and cryptoasset trading firms, as well as a keen eye for identifying and mitigating compliance risks.

The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of relevant experience in a risk or compliance role within a financial services organization, consultancy firm, or regulator.

We offer a competitive salary of $120,000 per year, which is commensurate with industry standards for a senior compliance expert.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Complete know-your-customer (KYC) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) checks on customers, partners, and third-party service providers.
  • Ensure the effectiveness of transaction monitoring systems and make recommendations for enhancements based on emerging threats and business changes.
  • Conduct periodic financial crime risk assessments of our regulated business.
  • Advise the team on financial crime issues and assist in the development of strategies to mitigate inherent risks.
  • Provide training and ongoing support to frontline staff to raise awareness of financial crime risks and ensure understanding of their responsibilities in detecting and reporting suspicious activities.
  • Develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures, and controls that meet or exceed regulatory requirements and best practice.
  • Support the business with the design and launch of new features, products, and/or markets to ensure all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
  • Monitor compliance with relevant regulations and internal policies.
  • Keep up to date with regulatory, industry, and technology changes to help identify areas of improvement to increase efficiency and ongoing effectiveness.
  • Provide regular Management Information (MI), training, and support to the business as required.


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