Crypto AML/KYC Specialist — Counterparty Risk & Oversight

IMC Trading; Zug; On-site; CHF 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Support for CAMS certification

Collaborative culture

Exposure to AML operations across jurisdictions

Job summary

IMC Trading is searching for an experienced AML Officer in Zug, Switzerland. This role involves supporting AML/KYC activities for crypto trading, requiring an understanding of AML/CTF risks and complex ownership structures. The ideal candidate will conduct risk assessments and engage directly with counterparties while collaborating with compliance and operational teams.

Applicants should have over 4 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in AML/KYC within financial institutions.
• Strong understanding of EDD requirements and risk-based assessments.
• Familiarity with AML/CTF risks in crypto markets is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct customer due diligence and periodic reviews.
• Perform risk-based counterparty reviews with enhanced due diligence.
• Engage with counterparties regarding AML/KYC requirements.

Skills

AML/KYC/CDD experience

Risk-based assessments

Analytical mindset

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

Crypto transaction tracing tools

Screening tools

Job description

We are looking for an experienced AML Officer to support AML/KYC activities relating to IMC’s crypto counterparties and digital asset business activities.

This role requires a strong understanding of AML/CTF risks associated with crypto markets, including exposure to high-risk counterparties, complex ownership structures, sanctions risk and enhanced due diligence requirements. The successful candidate must be capable of independently conducting risk assessments, challenging counterparties where necessary and applying a pragmatic, risk-based approach in a fast-moving environment. The role requires strong analytical judgement and the ability to independently assess and challenge complex counterparty risks in a fast-moving and evolving regulatory environment. You will combine analytical work with direct interaction with counterparties, front office teams and internal stakeholders.

Your Core Responsibilities

AML/KYC Counterparty Reviews

• Perform customer due diligence (CDD) and periodic reviews for crypto counterparties
• Conduct risk-based counterparty reviews with exposure to enhanced due diligence (EDD) requirements
• Analyze complex ownership and control structures, including offshore and layered structures where relevant
• Assess AML/CTF and sanctions risks associated with counterparties, products and jurisdictions
• Manage escalations relating to high-risk counterparties and onboarding matters
• Conduct independent AML/KYC risk assessments and determine appropriate risk classifications
• Prepare high-risk cases and escalation memos for senior stakeholder approval
  
  

Screening & Risk Analysis

• Conduct adverse media and sanctions screening using relevant screening tools
• Identify and assess AML/CTF and sanctions-related red flags associated with crypto counterparties and digital asset activities
• Review wallet-related information and blockchain intelligence outputs where applicable
• Provide AML/CTF subject matter expertise on onboarding and counterparty risk matters
  
  

Stakeholder & Counterparty Engagement

• Engage directly with counterparties regarding AML/KYC requirements and documentation requests
• Work closely with Trading, Legal, Compliance and operational teams on onboarding and risk matters
• Provide practical AML guidance to internal stakeholders on crypto-related risks and controls
• Governance & Regulatory Support
• Support AML/KYC enhancement initiatives and control improvements
• Draft and maintain AML/CTF policies, procedures and guidance materials
• Assist with internal audits, regulatory reviews and remediation actions
• Remain current on AML/CTF regulatory developments, sanctions frameworks and industry expectations relevant to digital assets
  
  

Governance & Regulatory Support

• Support AML/KYC enhancement initiatives and control improvements
• Draft and maintain AML/CTF policies, procedures and guidance materials
• Assist with internal audits, regulatory reviews and remediation actions
• Remain current on AML/CTF regulatory developments, sanctions frameworks and industry expectations relevant to digital assets
  
  

Key deliverables

• Timely and accurate completion of CDD analyses and periodic counterparty reviews
• Effective handling of counterparty KYC requests and communications
• Risk-based analysis of adverse media and sanctions screening alerts
• Reliable and well-documented AML transaction monitoring
• Up-to-date compliance policies, procedures, and documentation
  
  

Your Skills And Experience

• 4+ years of AML/KYC/CDD experience within crypto, trading, banking, payment institutions or other regulated financial institutions
• Strong understanding of enhanced due diligence (EDD) requirements and risk-based AML/KYC assessments
• Prior familiarity with AML/CTF risks and typologies relevant to digital assets and crypto markets is preferred (but not mandatory)
• Experience conducting independent risk assessments and exercising sound judgement
• Familiarity with crypto transaction tracing and wallet screening tools is preferred
• Knowledge of relevant AML/CTF legislation, including sanctions frameworks
• Experience dealing with complex legal entity structures and institutional counterparties
• CAMS certification preferred; crypto-related AML certifications are a plus
• Strong analytical and investigative mindset
• Ability to independently manage complex AML/KYC matters from onboarding through ongoing monitoring
• Confident communicator, capable of interacting directly with counterparties and senior stakeholders
• Pragmatic and risk-based approach to problem solving
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving regulatory environment
• High level of ownership, accountability and attention to detail
  
  

What We Offer

• A high-impact role in a small, expert team holding significant regulatory responsibility
• A collaborative, high-performance culture that rewards ownership and initiative
• Exposure to AML operations across multiple jurisdictions
• Support to obtain CAMS certification if not already held
  
  

About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.