Compliance Manager - Payments

Manage global compliance program, including daily operations, customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions. Build scalable compliance processes and work with regulators and stakeholders.

Overview

Department

Compliance

Job type

Full time

Compensation

$300,000 - $450,000 per year

Location

Cayman Islands

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Requirements

4+ years of experience in compliance, risk, AML, or payments operations, preferably in fintech, payments, or crypto.

Experience running KYC/KYB onboarding processes and making independent compliance decisions

Strong knowledge of transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and fraud detection.

Hands-on experience building compliance workflows, designing processes, and implementing tools.

Comfortable working across multiple time zones and jurisdictions in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Crypto-native experience with familiarity with on-chain activity and crypto payment flows is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead KYC/KYB onboarding decisions for both retail and business customers, reviewing documentation and determining eligibility.

Act as primary point of contact with businesses during onboarding, managing information requests and getting counterparties over the line efficiently.

Own daily transaction monitoring, investigating flagged activity, raising internal issues, escalating to external counsel or vendors as needed.

Implement compliance tooling, own dashboards, and optimize systems to automate wherever possible.

Support regulatory engagement, filings, and inquiries, starting with the Cayman Islands VASP license process, and expanding to other jurisdictions (Europe, etc.)

Own ongoing policy development, ensuring regulatory alignment as the business grows.

Stay current on evolving crypto, payments, and financial services regulations globally.

Benefits

Competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and token allocation grant

Opportunity to work with a Top 4 Ethereum protocol, by TVL

Opportunities for professional development and growth within the organization

Health, dental, and vision insurance plans

Collaborative and inclusive work culture

Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space

Global team with opportunity for travel and working out of our 3 offices around the world

4 weeks work from anywhere

Exciting company events and team-building off-sites