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Head of Compliance

Clera · remote · Remote

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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. Serve as the designated BSA/AML Officer and own compliance policies, procedures, and the risk model. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they'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 experience managing customer onboarding, wallet screening, and transaction monitoring workflows
  • Knowledge of stablecoins, digital-asset wallets, screening practices, and crypto exchange controls
  • Understanding of US-Latin America cross-border trade and trade-based money laundering risks
More about this 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.

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.

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 experience managing customer onboarding, wallet screening, and transaction...

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