MLRO, UK

Kraken
London
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Strategic leadership","Risk management","Stakeholder management","Communication","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead Kraken’s UK financial crime compliance program across Payward Ltd and Payward Services Ltd, owning end-to-end effectiveness of AML/CTF and sanctions controls. You’ll set and maintain policies, oversee transaction monitoring and SAR/DAML reporting, manage CDD/EDD and sanctions screening processes, approve high-risk client relationships, and maintain business-wide financial crime risk assessments. Provide expert guidance across the customer lifecycle, deliver staff training, and report MI to senior leadership and the Board.

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Kraken
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MLRO, UK

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Job Summary

Lead Kraken’s UK financial crime compliance program across Payward Ltd and Payward Services Ltd, owning end-to-end effectiveness of AML/CTF and sanctions controls. You’ll set and maintain policies, oversee transaction monitoring and SAR/DAML reporting, manage CDD/EDD and sanctions screening processes, approve high-risk client relationships, and maintain business-wide financial crime risk assessments. Provide expert guidance across the customer lifecycle, deliver staff training, and report MI to senior leadership and the Board.
Location: London
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide oversight of AML/CTF and sanctions compliance frameworks across Payward Ltd and Payward Services Ltd.
  • •Develop, implement, and maintain AML/CTF policies, controls, and procedures aligned to UK regulatory requirements.
  • •Oversee transaction monitoring and SAR/DAML reporting, including internal and external reporting obligations.
  • •Oversee CDD, EDD, enhanced monitoring, and sanctions screening processes for UK activities.
  • •Deliver training, coordinate assurance and support audits/regulatory reviews, and provide regular AML/financial crime MI to senior management, risk committees, and the Board.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience in AML/CTF and financial crime compliance within a regulated financial services firm.
  • •Deep understanding of the UK Money Laundering Regulations, Proceeds of Crime Act, and UK sanctions regime (OFSI), plus relevant industry guidance (e.g., JMLSG).
  • •Proven experience operating or overseeing transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer due diligence systems.
  • •Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable policy and operational controls.
  • •Confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders and represent the firm externally.
Experience:Financial servicesCryptoassetsPaymentsE-money
Skills:Strategic leadershipRisk managementStakeholder managementCommunicationCross-functional collaboration

Company Brief

Kraken
Kraken (Payward, Inc.) is a global cryptocurrency exchange and financial infrastructure provider offering spot and derivatives trading, staking, custody, tokenized assets and institutional services to retail and institutional clients.
Industry: Trading Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2011
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