Compliance Manager, Jersey and Financial Crime

Building the Future of Crypto. Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world. As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures. The team is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Our team is globally distributed, deeply technical, and genuinely committed to building the infrastructure the next financial system runs on. Payward's business spans exchange, custody, derivatives, and tokenised assets across multiple regulated entities and jurisdictions.

### Tokenised Assets Compliance: - Work with Group Compliance to evolve the compliance framework supporting Payward's tokenised asset and issuance activities. - Oversee and control AML and compliance activities, including the development and deployment of policies and procedures. - Support onboarding and oversight of institutional distribution partners, ensuring due diligence, KYC/AML expectations, and contractual frameworks are appropriately calibrated. - Monitor regulatory developments in tokenised securities and real-world assets across relevant jurisdictions. - Provide compliance input across the full product lifecycle. ### Financial Crime Compliance (UK Group): - Support the UK MLRO function through second-line monitoring, oversight, and assurance activity. - Design and execute the financial crime assurance programme. - Lead or assist on high-risk customer reviews and complex CDD/EDD escalations. - Manage the escalation pathway for material financial crime concerns. - Act as a financial crime compliance adviser to business-facing teams. - Support the MLRO in preparing financial crime MI, management reporting, and board-level materials. - Assist with regulatory engagement on financial crime matters. ### Governance and Reporting: - Prepare compliance MI and reporting for board committees and the Jersey board. - Maintain policies, procedures, and controls documentation across the institutional and markets perimeter. - Contribute to cross-functional workstreams where trading venue, tokenised asset, or financial crime expertise is required.

### Qualifications: - Solid working knowledge of Jersey financial services law. - Familiarity with the JFSC's approach to tokenised asset regulation. - Demonstrable experience in AML/CTF programme delivery. - Experience running or contributing to a compliance programme at senior level in a regulated financial services business. - Comfort with multi-jurisdictional complexity. - Strong written communication. - Direct experience with tokenised securities, RWA issuance, or structured digital asset products. - Prior experience engaging directly with the JFSC. - Exposure to MiCA, UK MiFID, or other trading venue regulatory frameworks. - Experience supporting multi-jurisdictional regulatory engagement or contributing to regulatory consultations. - ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent professional qualification.

Kraken (legally Payward, Inc.) is a US-based cryptocurrency exchange that facilitates trading of cryptocurrencies, stocks, futures, and ETFs in most US states. It serves over 10 million clients worldwide with $207 billion in quarterly trading volume and has expanded to tokenized equities for non-US customers.