Head of Compliance

Clera
Regional
Remote

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience leading compliance programs in fintech or crypto and managing cross-border and digital-asset risks.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior leadership in compliance teams at fintech or crypto firms
    — “leadership of a compliance team and ownership of a full compliance program at a fintech, payments, or crypto company”
  • Professionals with hands-on BSA/AML policy development and risk modeling expertise
    — “Practical experience developing BSA/AML policies and risk models”
  • Individuals with cross-border compliance experience in the Americas and Latin America
    — “Experience across compliance and crypto in the Americas, including US-Latin America cross-border trade and trade-based money-laundering risks”

Things to consider

  • Remote work is required, but location is limited to the United States or Latin America
    — “Remote in the United States or Latin America.”
  • Visa sponsorship is not available, so candidates must be eligible to work in the region
    — “Visa sponsorship is not available.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize documented risk-based decision-making and control development in your resume
    — “Ability to make documented, risk-based decisions and identify appropriate controls for higher-risk cases and markets.”
  • Highlight experience with Elliptic or Chainalysis in digital-asset investigations
    — “Experience using Elliptic or Chainalysis for investigations or wallet screening”
  • Showcase your experience in managing due diligence and audit processes with financial institutions
    — “Represent the compliance program in bank and payment-partner due diligence, requests for information, and audits.”
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What success looks like

  • lead compliance program
  • manage risk decisions
  • coordinate audits
Typical background
compliancefintechregulatory affairs

Skills & requirements

Required

Bsa/aml ComplianceRisk ManagementCompliance Program DevelopmentRegulatory Reporting

Preferred

Elliptic Or Chainalysis Experience

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE

Own the compliance program for a fintech company supporting cross-border payments and digital-asset services. You will lead day-to-day operations and key risk decisions, helping the business serve clients and expand into new markets while managing risk responsibly.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Serve as the designated BSA/AML Officer and own compliance policies, procedures, and the risk model.
  • Make and document final decisions on escalated onboarding, wallet-screening, and transaction-monitoring cases, including SAR decisions.
  • Lead and mentor compliance analysts, and take ownership of their escalations.
  • Work with the business to develop risk-based controls for complex clients and markets.
  • Represent the compliance program in bank and payment-partner due diligence, requests for information, and audits.
  • Oversee compliance workflows and tools, including AI-assisted processes used by analysts.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Three to twelve years of relevant experience, including leadership of a compliance team and ownership of a full compliance program at a fintech, payments, or crypto company.
  • Experience across compliance and crypto in the Americas, including US-Latin America cross-border trade and trade-based money-laundering risks.
  • Practical experience developing BSA/AML policies and risk models, handling SAR filings and regulatory reporting, and managing KYC/KYB onboarding, wallet screening, and transaction monitoring.
  • Knowledge of stablecoins, digital-asset compliance standards, and crypto exchange controls.
  • Experience using Elliptic or Chainalysis for investigations or wallet screening, and coordinating audits and due diligence with banks or payment partners.
  • Ability to make documented, risk-based decisions and identify appropriate controls for higher-risk cases and markets.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary: $120,000 to $160,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

Remote in the United States or Latin America.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)

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