Head of AML & CTF (PCF-52), Payward Europe Solutions Ltd

Kraken
Ireland
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Risk-based decision-making","Cross-functional collaboration","Judgment","Independence","Regulatory engagement"]

Lead PESL’s AML/CFT compliance framework as the designated PCF-52 controlled function. Own AML/CFT governance, risk assessment, policies, and controls to ensure effective customer due diligence, monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and sanctions compliance. Act as the principal point of contact for the Central Bank of Ireland and advise senior management and the board, while driving operational efficiencies and embedding requirements across teams, systems, and change initiatives.

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Head of AML & CTF (PCF-52), Payward Europe Solutions Ltd

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Job Summary

Lead PESL’s AML/CFT compliance framework as the designated PCF-52 controlled function. Own AML/CFT governance, risk assessment, policies, and controls to ensure effective customer due diligence, monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and sanctions compliance. Act as the principal point of contact for the Central Bank of Ireland and advise senior management and the board, while driving operational efficiencies and embedding requirements across teams, systems, and change initiatives.
Location: Ireland
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and maintain the firm’s AML/CFT compliance framework in line with applicable legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
  • •Act as the senior accountable officer for AML/CFT compliance governance, oversight, and escalation.
  • •Develop, implement, and periodically review AML/CFT policies, standards, procedures, and controls, including AMLR (Regulation (EU) 2024/1624) compliance.
  • •Oversee enterprise-wide AML/CFT risk assessment and ensure risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and reported appropriately.
  • •Ensure robust customer due diligence, ongoing monitoring, screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity escalation, and sanctions compliance controls, and oversee related reporting/record-keeping.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience in AML/CFT, financial crime compliance, or regulatory compliance within a regulated financial services firm.
  • •Previous experience as a PCF-52 with a CASP or financial services firm.
  • •Strong knowledge of Irish and EU AML/CFT legislation, regulatory expectations, and applicable guidance.
  • •Experience designing, implementing, and overseeing AML/CFT compliance frameworks in complex or high-growth environments using technology.
  • •Strong understanding of AML/CFT risk assessment, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, screening, suspicious activity reporting, and governance.
Experience:CryptoFintechRegulated financial services
Skills:Risk-based decision-makingCross-functional collaborationJudgmentIndependenceRegulatory engagement
Tech Stack:AI

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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