Role in brief
Wallet is looking for a Head of Compliance to modernize its global AML/CTF operations. This role involves building and scaling the compliance team, automating processes, and acting as a key contact for regulators. It suits a compliance leader with a strong background in crypto or fintech, who can balance regulatory needs with operational efficiency.
About the role
This role involves owning Wallet's entire AML/CTF operating model, from customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence to transaction monitoring, investigations, and sanctions screening. The Head of Compliance will be responsible for the governance and quality control of these processes, ensuring they meet regulatory standards while also being efficient.
A key part of the position is to build and expand a global compliance organization, including developing management layers as the team grows. This means reviewing and updating current compliance processes, moving away from older methods to more modern and effective approaches.
The role also focuses heavily on driving compliance automation. This involves working with product and engineering teams to translate regulatory requirements into automated tools, configurations, and workflows. Success in this position means defining and tracking key performance indicators to improve cycle times, quality, and decision consistency, while maintaining a pragmatic, risk-based approach.
The listed salary range for this full-time lead role is between $90,000 and $99,000 USD.
Skills that matter here
- AML: This role requires leading the entire anti-money laundering operating model, including its processes and team.
- CTF: The Head of Compliance will be responsible for counter-terrorist financing operations, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- CDD: The role involves overseeing Customer Due Diligence processes, a core part of the compliance framework.
- transaction monitoring: This position includes owning the transaction monitoring systems and investigations to detect suspicious activities.
- compliance automation: A key responsibility is to drive automation efforts, working with engineering to build scalable compliance tools.
- blockchain analytics: The role requires knowledge of blockchain analytics to address crypto-specific risks and sanctions.
Who this role suits
- A leader with hands-on experience in AML/CTF operations within crypto or modern fintech.
- Someone who can build and scale a global team, developing management layers as the organization grows.
- An individual who can clearly explain complex compliance requirements to product and engineering teams.
- A pragmatic thinker focused on risk, efficiency, and outcomes, rather than just reporting.
From the employer
- Own the end-to-end AML/CTF operating model: CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, investigations, SAR/STR governance, sanctions screening, quality and decision control.
- Build and scale a global compliance organisation, including management layers as the team grows.
- Own the second line of defence (advisory, governance, quality, decision calibration) and design how it works with first-line operational teams.
- Review and modernise existing compliance processes, moving away from legacy and over-restrictive approaches.
- Drive compliance automation: work with Product and Engineering to translate regulatory requirements into tooling, configurations, workflows, and scalable automated solutions.
- Own the compliance tooling roadmap, including rules tuning, alert quality, case management, and efficiency improvements.
- Define and track operational KPIs (cycle time, quality, false positives, consistency of decisions, etc).
- Drive a pragmatic, risk-based approach that balances regulatory expectations, user experience, and operational efficiency.
- Act as (or grow into) a key contact for regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders.
- Strong background in crypto, digital assets, or modern regulated fintech.
- Hands-on experience with AML/CTF operations (transaction monitoring, investigations, EDD/CDD, SAR/STR workflows).
- Practical understanding of compliance tooling and automation (rules tuning, case management, quality frameworks).
- Experience working with or contributing to AI-driven or data-driven compliance solutions (e.g. improving alert quality, prioritisation, investigation efficiency).
- Solid knowledge of crypto-specific risks, including blockchain analytics and sanctions in crypto.
- Experience working with or owning second line of defence / governance / quality control.
- Ability to clearly explain compliance requirements to product and engineering teams.
- Pragmatic mindset: focused on risk, efficiency, and outcomes — not over-reporting or unnecessary blocking.
Questions about this role
What is the seniority level for this position?
This is a lead-level role, indicating a senior position with significant responsibility.
What is Wallet's remote work policy for this role?
This position is fully remote.
What is the salary range for this role?
The salary for this position ranges from $90,000 to $99,000 USD annually.