Head of Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC)
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Latitude is a global Bare Metal Cloud provider with an automated platform that enables instant deployment and easy management of dedicated, high-performance, low-latency servers around the world, optimized for the digital economy.
Skills
Blockchain AnalyticsBoard ReportingBsa/AmlCase ManagementCddChainalysisCompliance Program DesignCorrespondent BankingCross-Border PaymentsEddEllipticEnterprise Risk ManagementFraud RiskKybKycMsb RegistrationMtl LicensingOfac SanctionsRegulatory EngagementRegulatory RemediationRemittanceSanctions ScreeningSar/StrTeam BuildingTransaction MonitoringTravel RuleTrmVasp FrameworksVendor Management
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Lead compliance strategy across BSA/AML, sanctions, licensing, and financial crime risk. Design policies, governance, processes, and tooling; manage regulatory and financial partner engagement; oversee the firm's BSA and Sanctions Compliance Programs; and build a lean compliance team.
Requirements
- 8–10 years of progressive BSA/AML and sanctions compliance experience with in-house leadership at a payments and/or crypto company or equivalent.
- Expertise in cross-border payments, including corridors, fiat/crypto touchpoints, correspondent banking, and remittance.
- Track record in regulatory remediation and/or greenfield program development.
- Experience managing bank and financial partner relationships.
- Deep knowledge of U.S. and international requirements including BSA, OFAC, FATF, Travel Rule regimes, and licensing frameworks.
- Hands-on building experience and ability to set strategy and execute in a high-speed startup environment.
- Exposure to blockchain analytics and payment fraud risk platforms.
- Experience with MSB/MTL licensing, e-money regulations, PSPs, VASP frameworks, and cross-jurisdictional compliance.
- Experience with FCC model risk governance and data quality controls.
- Prior board and regulatory reporting experience and comfort coordinating with external counsel.
- Enterprise Risk Management experience including risk taxonomy, RCSA, issue management, and KRI design.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and continuously improve the risk-based BSA/AML and Sanctions Compliance Program.
- Maintain the FCC implementation plan and conduct annual FCC risk assessments.
- Serve as the board-appointed BSA and Sanctions Compliance Officer.
- Establish FCC risk appetite standards, KRIs, KPIs, and executive and board reporting.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Risk, InfoSec, and Finance on FCC matters.
- Own KYC/KYB, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, case management, SAR/STR, OFAC screening, and list management.
- Stand up cross-border controls, jurisdictional risk mapping, licensing checks, counterparty risk controls, and Travel Rule requirements.
- Serve as primary contact for regulators, auditors, and bank partners.
- Coordinate exams, audits, independent testing, compliance monitoring, and model validation.
- Lead regulatory remediation and corrective action plans.
- Manage bank and non-bank financial institution compliance partnerships.
- Support MSB registration and MTL licensing strategy.
- Build and mentor a lean compliance team.
- Select and administer compliance technology vendors.
- Embed compliance-by-design across product, engineering, and go-to-market.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance with generous company contribution
- Meaningful equity in an early-stage, high-growth company
- 401(k) for retirement savings
- Unlimited PTO
- 10 federal holidays
- Flexible working model
