Wintermute helps traders and institutions access digital asset liquidity through algorithmic market making and OTC services. Users can trade various tokens, access derivatives markets, and execute large orders without market impact. Wintermute provides deep liquidity across centralized and decentralized platforms.

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Skills

Adverse Media Screening Aml Chainalysis Compliance Counterparty Management Ctf Due Diligence Elliptic Kyc Onboarding Pep Screening Regulatory Compliance Risk Assessment Sanctions Screening Transaction Monitoring Wallet Screening

Candidate Availability

Onsite · London · Required

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will bring in-depth expertise in customer KYC and AML due diligence to onboard new counterparties across legal entities and individuals in various jurisdictions. Reporting to the MLRO, you will support Operations and Compliance by reviewing onboarding documentation, assessing counterparty risk, performing screenings, investigating transaction monitoring alerts, and improving processes and counterparty experience.

Requirements

At least 3+ years of financial crime experience
Experience with Elliptic and/or Chainalysis is a plus
Knowledge of UK and EU AML regulations and UN, EU, OFAC and HMT sanctions regimes
Experience running efficient B2B compliance processes at scale using automation and external tools
Ability to understand new functional areas quickly with a cross-functional mindset
Strong interest in algorithmic trading and decentralized finance
Owner mentality focused on protecting the company from compliance risk
Ability to be both a strategic thinker and hands-on executor
Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to work non-standard hours if required
Willingness to work from the London office

Responsibilities

Onboard new counterparties in a timely manner
Review counterparty documentation and ensure consistency with AML/CTF procedures
Complete periodic KYC reviews and refresh onboarding documentation
Manage, maintain and review onboarding documentation
Complete risk assessments and escalate AML/CTF concerns to the MLRO
Perform wallet, PEP, sanctions and adverse media screenings
Analyse counterparty data and generate business development insights
Work with trading, business operations, product and compliance teams to optimize and automate processes
Investigate automated transaction monitoring alerts for AML/CTF relevance
Assist with other compliance projects as assigned

Benefits

Opportunity to join a fast-growing fintech company with personal ownership and accountability
Interesting projects in the digital asset industry with significant learning and responsibility
Informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, collaborative and entrepreneurial company culture