FIU Compliance Associate
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As an FIU Compliance Associate at Kraken, you join one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions globally. You conduct financial investigations, write SARs and STRs, and help maintain compliance across spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services.
What you'll do
- Conduct financial investigations and write SARs/STRs
- Monitor and proactively adjust to volume fluctuations, and effectively handle volume surges to maintain operational efficiency and compliance
- Utilize advanced tools and spreadsheet functions for data analysis
- Focus on multiple priorities, including individual production efforts and ad hoc projects
What you bring
- 2+ years of anti-financial crime related experience with a crypto background
- Understanding of compliance operational functions and processes
- Proven ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with financial crimes
- Familiarity with Google Suite applications, with emphasis on Google Sheets and Google Docs or similar programs
- Familiarity and comfort utilizing AI and technology for automation
- Familiarity with specific tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, and TRM used in FIU work
- Good attention to detail and organizational skills
Nice to have
- Financial crime related certifications (for example, CAMS, ICA, CRCM, or CRC)
- Database and programming skills such as SQL and Python
About Kraken
Kraken, founded in 2011, is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms offering spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services for both individual investors and institutional clients. Kraken is part of Payward, a parent company building modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms including NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, and CF Benchmarks.