US MLRO and Financial Crimes Officer
Copper provides custody, trading, and settlement services for digital assets.
Funding history
About Copper
Copper.co is a London-based digital asset infrastructure provider offering custody, trading, and settlement solutions for institutional investors. They launched CopperConnect, a tool that allows institutions to securely access DeFi protocols, including those on the Solana blockchain. Copper uses Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology to ensure the highest level of security for digital assets.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will handle US AML obligations, including SAR filings, CTR reporting, and FinCEN requirements. You will manage sanctions compliance, support the broker-dealer programme and client onboarding, assess product and token risks, respond to law-enforcement requests, support audits, and work with Legal, Risk, and control functions.
Requirements
- Active FINRA Series 7, Series 24, or equivalent licenses
- Hands-on US MLRO or Deputy MLRO experience
- SAR filing, CTR reporting, and FinCEN compliance experience
- OFAC and US sanctions experience
- Broker-dealer compliance experience
- Digital asset or crypto experience
- Chainalysis or equivalent blockchain analytics experience
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- CAMS or equivalent AML certification
- Mandatory regulatory qualifications and fitness and propriety assessments
Responsibilities
- Handle US AML obligations including SAR filing, CTR reporting, and FinCEN requirements
- Manage US sanctions compliance including OFAC screening, escalations, and reporting
- Support the US broker-dealer compliance programme
- Conduct AML and financial-crimes risk assessments for new products and tokens
- Support institutional client onboarding through KYC reviews and source-of-funds assessments
- Manage 314a and 314b requests and law-enforcement inquiries
- Support regulatory examinations and audits
- Collaborate with Legal, Risk, and other control functions
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave plus local bank holidays
- One additional day of annual leave for each year of service
- Medical, optical, and dental health cover
- Life insurance
- Commuter Benefit Programme
- Hybrid working model
Hiring Process
Initial screening with Talent Acquisition, technical interview via Microsoft Teams, then an in-person interview. Additional steps may be added depending on role complexity or seniority.