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MoonPay is a high-growth fintech company building the operating system for value movement across crypto, stablecoins, tokenized assets, and related products. The company serves 30M+ customers and 500+ ecosystem partners, and is regulated across the UK, EU, Canada, and Australia.
You will serve as the appointed Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for MoonPay UK, holding the SMF17 Senior Management Function. This is a director-level compliance leadership role with significant regulatory responsibility and strategic impact.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and lead MoonPay's AML/CTF (anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing) framework, policies, and procedures in the UK, ensuring full compliance with the Proceeds of Crime Act, Money Laundering Regulations, and related legislation.
- Lead the review, investigation, and reporting of suspicious activity to the National Crime Agency (NCA) through Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
- Own and maintain the client asset protection (CASS) framework, ensuring robust controls around safeguarding of client funds and assets; be capable of holding the CASS Prescribed Responsibility.
- Deliver AML/CTF and CASS training across the business and champion a strong compliance culture.
- Partner closely with global compliance, legal, and risk teams to ensure consistency across jurisdictions while meeting UK-specific requirements.
- Serve as a key voice in MoonPay's regulatory relationship with the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority).
- Play a key role in MoonPay's engagement with the FCA and external auditors on AML/CTF and CASS matters, working alongside senior compliance leadership.
- Contribute to MoonPay's FSMA authorisation programme, including regulatory submissions and supporting documentation.
- Take on additional compliance responsibilities as the UK business and regulatory obligations develop.
You will sit within the International Compliance team, working closely with the Deputy MLRO, EEA and international compliance colleagues, and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). Your work will directly protect customer funds and assets, strengthen the control environment, and help shape the wider authorisation effort.
The Role:
This is a great opportunity for an experienced compliance leader who thrives in dynamic, growing environments, is energised by building pioneering frameworks in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, and wants a practical, impactful role helping shape the future of crypto regulation in the UK. As the UK entity grows, so will the scope of the role.
About You:
You are a seasoned compliance professional who combines deep regulatory expertise with genuine curiosity about crypto and digital assets. You bring structure and rigour to ambiguous, fast-moving environments, and you know how to turn complex regulation into practical, workable controls rather than getting stuck in theory. You build trust easily with regulators, auditors, and colleagues across functions and geographies. You take ownership of outcomes rather than waiting to be told what to do, are comfortable operating beyond the boundaries of your formal remit, and see a growing regulatory perimeter as an opportunity rather than a burden. You are equally comfortable getting into detail as advising senior stakeholders on strategy, and you are always looking for ways to do things better.
Requirements:
Must-have:
- Significant experience in compliance/AML roles, including at least 5 years in a registered MLRO or senior compliance officer role within financial services, fintech, or crypto.
- Ability to be approved by the FCA under SMF17.
- Deep understanding of UK AML/CTF regulations, the wider regulatory landscape, and CASS rules.
- Proven experience engaging with regulators, drafting reports, and leading AML/CTF audits.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.
- Experience working across a breadth of compliance disciplines, with the appetite to take on more over time.
- Passion for crypto, fintech, and the mission of financial inclusion.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience within a cryptoasset or payments firm going through FCA registration or authorisation.
- Exposure to FCA regulatory requirements beyond financial crime, such as conduct, governance, or prudential.
- Familiarity with blockchain analytics and transaction monitoring tools such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and Elliptic.
- Experience managing compliance across multiple jurisdictions, particularly EEA MiCA, Jersey, or other VASP regimes.
- Background in a fast-growing fintech or scale-up environment.
- Professional qualifications such as the ICA Diploma in Anti Money Laundering, ACAMS, or equivalent certification.
- Prior experience holding an SMF designation with the FCA.
- Familiarity with Travel Rule compliance and related tooling.
