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Senior Compliance Associate - Automation & Systems
OperationsRemote — United Kingdom, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Cyprus, Portugal, Canada
Published on 2026-10-28
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About this role
The Senior Compliance Associate will strengthen and scale Payward’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) through transaction-monitoring optimization, automation, and improved compliance systems. The role also evaluates AI-enabled tools and works across teams to support responsible expansion into new products and jurisdictions.
About the company
Kraken is a leading cryptocurrency exchange that provides a platform for buying, selling, and trading a diverse range of digital assets. The company focuses on compliance, security, and innovative financial solutions to serve both individual and institutional clients.
The team
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Scale Team
Stack
ChainalysisTRM LabsEllipticLLM and AI-enabled compliance tools
What you'll do
- Test and tune transaction-monitoring rules, thresholds, and scenarios to improve detection and reduce false positives.
- Identify and implement automation and workflow improvements across FIU operations.
- Evaluate AI and LLM tools for alert triage, investigations, SAR filing, and other FIU capabilities.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, and Operations on vendor integrations and compliance tooling.
- Maintain governed monitoring frameworks aligned with regulatory expectations.
- Design scalable processes for new products, jurisdictions, and transaction volumes.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of AML, financial crime compliance, or FIU operations experience.
- 3+ years designing, testing, and tuning transaction-monitoring rules.
- Experience with transaction-monitoring systems, case management, and investigative workflows.
- Experience in a regulated financial institution, preferably licensed in the EU, UK, or US.
- Experience improving or automating compliance processes.
- Strong analytical skills, including using metrics and data to evaluate monitoring effectiveness.
- Cross-functional experience implementing monitoring controls, vendor integrations, or compliance technology.
- Experience with AI, machine learning, or LLM-enabled compliance tools.
Nice to have
- ACAMS, CAMS-Audit, CFCS, or similar financial crime certification.
- Experience with blockchain analytics platforms such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, or Elliptic.
- Experience supporting regtech vendor selection, implementation, or integration.
- Experience in fintech, payments, or crypto.