Compliance Manager - Crypto, Trade Compliance and Country Risk

As a Compliance Manager for Crypto, Trade Compliance and Country Risk at Worldpay, you own a broad portfolio spanning export controls, geopolitical risk assessment, digital asset compliance, and merchant due diligence. You join a global payments company and shape compliance strategy across sanctions, cryptocurrency, and financial crime risks at enterprise scale.

What you'll do

• Maintain and direct the enterprise Trade Compliance Program, interpreting and operationalizing U.S., UK, EU, and international export control regulations across products, technologies, merchants, and services.
• Assess risks related to dual-use goods, proliferation financing, and sanctions circumvention; support regulatory examinations, audits, and remediation efforts.
• Own the global Country Risk Program and conduct geopolitical and country risk assessments, evaluating jurisdiction-specific sanctions, AML, corruption, terrorism financing, and trade risks.
• Develop executive-level country risk analyses and recommendations; provide ongoing advice regarding emerging sanctions programs and geopolitical developments.
• Lead compliance oversight for digital asset products and partnerships, assessing cryptocurrency exchanges, stablecoin providers, blockchain businesses, custodians, wallet providers, and virtual asset service providers (VASPs).
• Evaluate compliance with FATF Travel Rule requirements, virtual asset regulations, licensing requirements, and evolving global cryptocurrency frameworks.
• Conduct cryptocurrency-related financial crime investigations, sanctions reviews, and blockchain risk assessments using blockchain analytics and transaction monitoring tools.
• Assess on-chain and off-chain controls including Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Transaction (KYT), wallet screening, transaction monitoring, and enhanced due diligence programs.
• Evaluate exposure to sanctioned actors, prohibited jurisdictions, mixers, privacy-enhancing technologies, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, and peer-to-peer cryptocurrency ecosystems.
• Perform due diligence and ongoing monitoring of digital asset merchants, exchanges, and strategic partners, including review of governance, licensing, AML controls, blockchain analytics capabilities, and sanctions compliance frameworks.
• Assess risks associated with stablecoins, fiat on-ramp/off-ramp services, self-custody wallets, hosted wallets, tokenized payment solutions, and emerging blockchain technologies.
• Develop risk frameworks and governance standards for digital assets, including onboarding reviews, periodic risk assessments, monitoring requirements, and escalation criteria.
• Partner with blockchain analytics providers and industry stakeholders to enhance cryptocurrency screening, monitoring, investigations, and risk intelligence capabilities.
• Conduct enhanced due diligence on high-risk merchants and strategic partners, reviewing ownership structures, supply chains, payment flows, jurisdictions, and products.
• Evaluate sanctions, export control, AML, fraud, and reputational risks; prepare risk-based approval recommendations and escalation memoranda for senior leadership.
• Monitor emerging regulatory developments and assess business impact; lead enterprise initiatives associated with sanctions, trade compliance, digital assets, and financial crime obligations.
• Develop policies, standards, procedures, and governance materials; present risk assessments and program updates to executive leadership and governance committees.
• Maintain key performance indicators and quarterly reporting metrics.
• Lead complex sanctions, trade compliance, and financial crime investigations; support regulator inquiries, audits, examinations, and independent reviews.
• Draft regulator-ready responses, risk assessments, and remediation plans; coordinate corrective actions across business and compliance stakeholders.
• Direct and develop a team of compliance professionals, providing technical guidance across sanctions, country risk, trade compliance, and cryptocurrency compliance.
• Mentor staff and support enterprise training efforts; drive a culture of accountability, risk ownership, and continuous improvement.

What you bring

• Extensive experience in sanctions compliance, export controls, and trade compliance across U.S., UK, EU, and international regulations.
• Deep expertise in cryptocurrency compliance, digital assets, blockchain technologies, and virtual asset service provider (VASP) oversight.
• Demonstrated experience conducting financial crime investigations, enhanced due diligence, and merchant risk assessments.
• Knowledge of FATF Travel Rule requirements, AML/CFT obligations, and evolving global cryptocurrency regulatory frameworks.
• Strong understanding of blockchain analytics tools, transaction monitoring systems, and cryptocurrency financial crime typologies.
• Experience developing and maintaining compliance programs, policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Proven ability to work effectively with regulators, support examinations and audits, and draft regulator-ready documentation.
• Leadership experience managing and developing compliance teams.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills for executive and governance audiences.

What we offer

• Hybrid role working 3 days per week in office at either Cincinnati, OH or Manchester, UK locations.

Note: This role does not offer visa sponsorship or the ability to transfer existing sponsorship.

About Worldpay

Worldpay is one of the largest names in global payments, serving enterprise clients worldwide and shaping the future of commerce across borders.