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Head of Compliance

Clera
5 days ago
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
Remote Other
ABOUT THE ROLE Lead the compliance program for a fintech focused on cross-border payments and digital assets. You will own its day-to-day operations, guide a team of analysts, and help shape how clients and payments are reviewed as the business expands. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Serve as the designated BSA/AML Officer and own compliance policies, procedures, and the risk model. - Make and document final decisions on escalated onboarding, wallet screening, transaction monitoring, and SAR cases. - Lead, manage, and mentor compliance analysts, including reviewing their escalations. - Represent the compliance program in bank and payment partner due diligence, information requests, and audits. - Oversee compliance systems and workflows, including AI-assisted tools used by analysts. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Three to twelve years of relevant experience, including leading a compliance team and owning a program at a fintech, payments, or digital-asset business. - Hands-on experience operating crypto or digital-asset compliance, risk, fraud, or payments programs across the Americas. - Experience with SAR filings, regulatory reporting, BSA/AML policy development, and risk modeling. - Practical experie... Click Apply to read the full job description.