Director of AML & Virtual Asset Compliance

As Director of AML & Virtual Asset Compliance at CertiK, you will shape and expand the company's work across anti-money laundering, virtual asset compliance, and blockchain risk management. You will serve as a senior subject matter expert, helping CertiK strengthen its compliance capabilities, advise financial institutions and VASPs, and engage credibly with regulators, law enforcement agencies, clients, and industry partners. This role is designed for someone who understands compliance from both sides of the market: traditional financial institutions and virtual asset service providers.

What you'll do

• Build and improve AML frameworks, virtual asset compliance strategy, sanctions, risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and investigation processes
• Advise financial institutions and VASPs on virtual asset compliance, regulatory expectations, and blockchain-related financial crime risks
• Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into practical compliance guidance and product requirements
• Serve as MLRO or support the designated MLRO on suspicious activity reviews and regulatory reporting, where applicable
• Partner with product, engineering, business development teams, regulators, law enforcement, and other industry stakeholders

What you bring

• Prior experience as an MLRO, Chief Compliance Officer, Head of Financial Crime, or similar senior compliance role
• Experience across both traditional financial institutions and the virtual asset industry
• Strong knowledge of AML, financial crime, sanctions, transaction monitoring, regulatory compliance and reporting, and virtual asset financial crime risks
• Hands-on experience with blockchain analytics, KYT, wallet screening, or similar on-chain compliance tools and processes
• Strong communication skills and CAMS or equivalent AML qualification

Nice to have

• Experience owning the AML program of a regulated entity, VASP licensing, regulatory examinations, or remediation
• Established relationships across regulators, law enforcement, banks, exchanges, or the virtual asset industry

What we offer

• Base salary range of $150,000 to $220,000 USD (compensation outside the United States determined based on location, experience, and qualifications)

About CertiK

CertiK is a leading Web3 security company founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York City, born from groundbreaking research at Columbia University and Yale University. The company provides end-to-end security solutions including smart contract audits, penetration testing, on-chain monitoring, incident response, and compliance services for thousands of enterprise clients and Web3 projects globally. CertiK is backed by leading investors including Coatue, Goldman Sachs, Insight Partners, and Sequoia Capital, with a distributed team spanning North America, Asia, and Europe.