Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)

The Company is seeking a Chief Compliance Officer who will also serve as the designated BSA Officer, leading its risk-based financial crimes compliance program across traditional and digital asset activities. Responsibilities include establishing and maintaining BSA/AML, counter-terrorist financing, and sanctions controls; overseeing customer due diligence, risk assessments, transaction monitoring, investigations, and regulatory reporting; and managing examinations, audits, training, and remediation. The role will build and lead the compliance team, partner with product and engineering teams to embed controls, and oversee vendors, operating plans, and the function’s budget. The CCO will also report program performance and material issues to senior leadership and the Board. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in finance, criminal justice, law, business, or a related field, and at least eight years of BSA/AML compliance experience, including three or more years as a BSA Officer, deputy, or program lead. At least two years of direct digital asset, virtual currency, or virtual asset service provider experience is required, along with hands-on regulatory examination and remediation experience and a strong record in investigations and SAR decisions. Applicants should know relevant U.S. financial crime and sanctions requirements and FATF virtual asset guidance, and have experience scaling a compliance function and managing its budget. A certification such as CAMS, CAMS-FCI, CRCM, or CFE is required; advanced digital asset credentials and experience with stablecoins, smart contracts, or digital asset banking are preferred.