Product Compliance Specialist

Skills
Bank ConfirmationCRCMConflictFinancial TransactionsFraud InvestigationsMicrosoft SurfaceOTC Markets
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 2-4 years of experience in compliance legal product operations or risk in financial services fintech payments or a related regulated environment
  • Working understanding of blockchain and digital assets
  • Ability to speak credibly about on-chain transactions stablecoin mechanics and wallet infrastructure
  • Interest in product development and experience or willingness to work closely with product and engineering teams
  • Ability to think across business lines and regulatory regimes including BitLicense money transmitter obligations MiCA authorization trust company requirements and other jurisdiction-specific obligations
  • Clear communication skills and ability to manage deliverables with growing independence in a fast-moving environment
  • Ability to know when to take initiative and when to escalate to a senior compliance partner

Nice to have

  • ACAMS
  • CRMP
  • CRCM
  • CCEP
  • NYDFS experience
  • BitLicense exposure
  • State MTL exposure
  • Institutional crypto exposure
  • AI compliance exposure
  • KYC/KYB exposure
  • Startup experience

Day to day

  • Support cross-functional partners on compliance matters across the product lifecycle from ideation through launch and post-launch review
  • Translate complex regulatory requirements into practical product and engineering guidance for business requirements implementation plans and launch readiness
  • Assess product risks and compliance vulnerabilities helping identify mitigation options and resolve conflicts across product lines and jurisdictions
  • Review features communications policies procedures and training materials to ensure alignment with consumer protection disclosure licensing and regulatory requirements
  • Coordinate compliance workstreams including sign-offs documentation updates licensing confirmations control implementation and progress reporting