Senior Team Lead Compliance, Kraken
Cryptocurrency exchange
Job no longer available
Cryptocurrency exchange
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrency so that you and the rest of the world can achieve financial freedom and inclusion.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Compliance or Business Administration
- Relevant experience in compliance within the financial services sector, preferably in a MiFID firm of crypto business
- Knowledge of UK financial regulations environment guidelines (MiFID II, MAR, MiFIR, SMCR, IFPR, CASS, etc)
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to effectively analyse risk and apply sound judgement in a timely manner
- Practical knowledge of compliance risk management techniques
- Proactive, organised and comfortable with navigating ambiguity
- Strong ethical standards and integrity
- Execution mindset
What the job involves
- As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion
- The Compliance Lead, will sit within the UK wider Compliance Team and report to the UK CCO and be responsible for ensuring the performance of operational compliance controls, regulatory compliance for the UK crypto MLR registered firm
- This role will have 2 direct reports
- Assist in ensuring that the MLR registered Kraken entity complies with all relevant regulatory requirements set forth by the FCA and MLRs
- Manage the team of 2 reports to ensure all assigned tasks are delivered accurately and within the timeline
- Assist with the review of the compliance policies and procedures
- Oversee compliance central log, training and the MI reporting
- Assist in developing, updating, and implementing compliance policies and procedures. Ensure that these are communicated effectively within the organisation
- Be responsible for execution of the UK CMP across in scope entities
- Conduct regular audits and reviews to identify potential compliance issues. Report findings to the CCO and relevant committees
- Provide compliance training to employees and offer guidance on compliance matters, especially in relation to trading activities
- Collaborate in identifying, assessing, and mitigating compliance risks and ensure effective risk control measures are in place
- Assist with the regulatory reporting where needed
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders to foster a compliance culture within the organisation
- Coordinate and liaise with Kraken Global Compliance to ensure alignment between global, regional and local compliance policies, procedures, and operations, if needed
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Kraken is the world’s largest global bitcoin exchange in euro volume and liquidity. Kraken’s clients also trade USD, CAD, ETH, XRP, LTC and other digital currencies, on a platform consistently rated the best and most secure bitcoin exchange by independent news media.
Kraken was the first bitcoin exchange to have its market data displayed on the Bloomberg Terminal, the first to pass a cryptographically verifiable proof-of-reserves audit, and one of the first exchanges to offer leveraged bitcoin margin trading.
Kraken are one of the top 3 bitcoin exchanges by volume, behind Coinbase and bit-x with an 18% market share. While this is a competitive space to operate in - the volume of crypto being exchanged every day is very high, so there's space for multiple winners.
Kraken have made a number of acquisitions and have strengthened its world-leading position with the launch of new products, features and apps and a 24/7 multi-lingual support line. The company will continue to provide clients with easier and more versatile ways to participate in the crypto ecosystem.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
13% female employees
22% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2019
$100m
SERIES C
Mar 2014
$5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $111.5m
Company benefits
- Work where you want: 90% of Krakenites work remotely, we believe people do their best work wherever they're happiest
- Flexibility and Autonomy: We are highly results-focused vs. time-focused. We want you to work when and how you need to keep you at your most proactive
- We value diversity: Our Team is spread across 60 countries. By joining Kraken you'll be part of a truly multicultural organization that values diversity and inclusion
- A new approach to salary: Kraken prides itself on being at the forefront of crypto innovation, and that means the majority of our workforce has the option to be paid in bitcoin
- Equity Options: Kraken owes its success and growth to its people. That's why we offer nearly all our Krakenites a stake in the company
Company values
- Crypto Conviction
- Assume Best Intent
- Innovative
- Collaborative
- Client Obsessed
- Productively Paranoid
- Globally Inclusive
- Humble
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jesse Powell
(Chairman of the Board)Previously co-founded Verge Gallery & Studio Project, Lewt and Internet Ventures & Holdings
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