Global KYC & Due Diligence Expert (AML/OFAC)

Hidden Road; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Medical and dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Wellness reimbursement

Vacation policy

Team events

Job summary

Ripple is expanding its Global AML & Sanctions Compliance team and seeks to hire an experienced Due Diligence Specialist. This role focuses on conducting due diligence to mitigate regulatory and sanctions risks for Ripple’s institutional clients and partners, ensuring compliance with AML and related regulations.

You will carry out day-to-day corporate due diligence, perform KYC/EDD, and support watchlist screening while communicating findings to stakeholders across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of AML/OFAC/Sanctions screening experience.
• Knowledge of AML and OFAC regulations, requirements, and tools.
• Strong public data research and report writing skills.
• Able to work autonomously while growing in a collaborative team environment.
• CAMS certification a plus.
• Fluency in additional languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the day-to-day corporate due diligence to support Ripple’s global business engagements.
• Conduct Customer Due Diligence and EDD on prospective customers that onboard to Ripple’s U.S. and non-U.S. wholly owned regulated subsidiaries.
• Conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) analysis and risk profiles in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Conduct watchlist and negative news screening and dispositioning tasks, escalating any items requiring additional attention.
• Collect, synthesize, and analyze data derived from multiple sources, including publicly available databases and websites.
• Identify information gaps and recommend action items to close any gaps identified.
• Clearly summarize, document, and communicate findings and recommended action items in a timely manner to compliance management and/or other internal stakeholders when appropriate.
• Perform periodic and ad-hoc due diligence reviews on customers based on their assigned risk scores.
• Assist the Due Diligence Manager in special / ad hoc projects related to the due diligence program

Skills

AML/OFAC/Sanctions screening

Public data research

Autonomy

Attention to detail

CAMS certification

Multilingual

FinTech/Crypto experience

Job description

Ripple is expanding its Global AML & Sanctions Compliance team and seeks to hire an experienced Due Diligence Specialist. This role focuses on conducting due diligence to mitigate regulatory and sanctions risks for Ripple’s institutional clients and partners, ensuring compliance with AML and related regulations.

You will carry out day-to-day corporate due diligence, perform KYC/EDD, and support watchlist screening while communicating findings to stakeholders across the organization.