Full-Time Member of Compliance Sanctions

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world's most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform enabling institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and leading security infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

1. Assist the Global Compliance Lead, Sanctions in designing, developing, and rolling out Anchorage Digital's Sanctions Compliance Program.
2. Be an expert with deep understanding of regulatory requirements on Sanctions Screening, OFAC Reporting, and Travel Rule/Value Transfer regulations, applying them to support business development and manage risks.
3. Work across different financial crime compliance areas using intuitive systems (e.g., blockchain analytics, screening tools).
4. Manage Anchorage Digital's sanctions screening alerts for all global affiliates, providing feedback on workflow/system enhancements.
5. Assist the OFAC Officer and Sanctions Compliance Team with building and executing the Sanctions Compliance Program across different regulatory regimes, products, and services.
6. Support other Anchor Labs entities with compliance tasks, specifically sanctions-related issues (e.g., A1 Ltd., Anchorage Digital Neo, Porto).
7. Prepare monthly management reporting for sanctions metrics.
8. Maintain thorough records and supporting documentation for sanctions alerts and investigations.
9. Develop knowledge of criminal methods and AML/sanctions typologies.
10. Stay updated on industry standards and developments in KYC/AML and sanctions.
11. Refine and build upon sanctions and transaction monitoring compliance frameworks.
12. Maintain and enhance relevant policies and procedures.
13. Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders on regulatory developments, consultations.
14. Prepare and/or coordinate regulatory returns.
15. Assist management in ensuring relevant compliance policies and procedures are up-to-date.
16. Demonstrate on-time delivery and high-quality work product, escalating risks to management if needed.
17. Determine false positives and true matches in screening alerts with minimal supervision.
18. Be aware of Anchorage's regulatory, licensing, and business expansion strategy for successful implementation and planning.
19. Influence the Compliance and Tech roadmap for implementing necessary controls.
20. Monitor company objectives and new product innovation to ensure compliance is involved.
21. Ensure knowledge sharing amongst Compliance Teams and avoid single points of failure.
22. Mentor and guide new hires in understanding compliance's impact and strategic goals.
23. Promote positive working environments with proper listening, speaking, and empathy with colleagues.
24. Solve problems and guide team members in processes or workflows.
25. Express clear, thoughtful, analytical, and solution-oriented communication.
26. Have Slack installed on personal device and maintain working relationships across Anchorage legal entities.

Skills:

• Strong knowledge in evolving cryptocurrency regulations, custody and brokerage operations.
• Understanding of US and/or Singapore BSA/AML and Sanctions Regulations.
• Familiarity with OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List and sanction programs.
• Expertise in using blockchain analytics tools for alert disposition.
• Review and disposition or escalation of screening alerts.
• Determine sanction risk using blockchain analytics, IP monitoring, or geo-location blocking.
• Perform in-depth research on companies/individuals using internal/external data (e.g., transaction activity, KYC, blockchains, internet).
• Analyze quantitative/qualitative data for financial crime assessments.
• Manage Sanctions-related screening lists.

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