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Salary: USD 150,000 - 220,000 / annual
CertiK, a leading Web3 security company founded from research at Columbia and Yale, is seeking an experienced Director of AML & Virtual Asset Compliance to build and expand its compliance and financial crime prevention capabilities. The role is designed for a senior compliance leader who understands both traditional financial institutions and virtual asset service providers (VASPs), and can operate at the intersection of regulation, financial crime prevention, blockchain analytics, and commercial strategy.
You will serve as a senior subject matter expert on AML and virtual asset compliance, responsible for strengthening the company's compliance capabilities, advising financial institutions and VASPs on regulatory expectations and blockchain-related financial crime risks, and engaging credibly with regulators, law enforcement, clients, and industry partners.
Key responsibilities include:
- Building and improving AML frameworks, virtual asset compliance strategy, sanctions protocols, risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and investigation processes
- Advising financial institutions and VASPs on virtual asset compliance and blockchain-related financial crime risks
- Monitoring regulatory developments and translating them into practical compliance guidance and product requirements
- Serving as MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) or supporting the designated MLRO on suspicious activity reviews and regulatory reporting
- Partnering with product, engineering, business development teams, regulators, law enforcement, and industry stakeholders
The ideal candidate is a practical, commercially minded compliance leader with deep experience in AML, financial crime, and virtual assets. You should have worked within or closely alongside both traditional financial institutions and VASPs, understanding the differences between conventional transaction monitoring and blockchain-based financial activity risks. You are equally comfortable reviewing complex financial crime cases, designing AML frameworks, advising senior leadership, speaking with regulators, and explaining blockchain risk to banks, exchanges, or government stakeholders.
Requirements:
- 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 (Know Your Transaction), wallet screening, or similar on-chain compliance tools and processes
- Strong communication skills and CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) or equivalent AML qualification
Bonus qualifications:
- 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
