Senior Compliance Associate – Automation & Systems — Kraken

The Bitcoin Street Journal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking an experienced FIU/AML professional to scale transaction monitoring and compliance tooling. You will lead rule design, testing, and automation efforts, while partnering with Product, Engineering and Operations to expand monitoring across regions and products.

You will work in a fast-growing fintech environment, leveraging AI-enabled solutions to reduce false positives and improve detection quality, with emphasis on scalable, governance-driven processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of AML or FIU operations experience.
• 3+ years designing, testing, tuning transaction monitoring rules.
• Experience with monitoring systems and case management tooling.
• Experience in regulated financial institutions (EU/UK/US preferred).
• Experience driving automation to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Ability to work with Product, Engineering, Data and Operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead transaction monitoring optimization, rule testing and threshold tuning.
• Drive automation and workflow improvements across FIU processes.
• Evaluate and implement AI- and LLM-enabled compliance tools.
• Partner with Product, Engineering and Operations on integrations and tooling.
• Collaborate with Compliance leadership to govern monitoring frameworks.
• Support FIU scalability into new products, regions and higher volumes.

Skills

AML knowledge

Regulatory expectations

Transaction monitoring

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/LLM tooling

Education

ACAMS

CAMS-Audit

CFCS

Tools

Chainalysis

TRM Labs

Elliptic

Job description

• Location: United Kingdom London United Kingdom
• Sector: RWA (Real World Assets)
• Source: web3.career

Building the Future of Open Finance

Payward – the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks – has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.

The team

Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world’s longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.

The Compliance team at Payward plays a critical role in enabling the company to grow responsibly while navigating a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Our teams work across jurisdictions and product lines to design and maintain scalable compliance frameworks that support Payward’s mission while ensuring regulatory obligations are met.

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Scale Team is responsible for ensuring the FIU can scale, across new operating jurisdictions and new products, effectively and efficiently. The team leads AML transaction monitoring and blockchain monitoring to ensure thresholds are appropriately set, tested, and governed while reducing false positives and maintaining strong oversight. In addition, the team focuses on identifying efficiencies in process workflows and implementing automation across the FIU. Scale works closely with external vendor, Compliance, and internal technology teams.

The opportunity

Lead transaction monitoring optimization, including rule testing, threshold tuning, and the design and rollout of new monitoring scenarios to improve detection quality and reduce false positives

Identify and drive automation and workflow improvements across FIU processes to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness

Evaluate and implement emerging technologies, including LLM and AI-enabled tools, to enhance alert triage, investigations, SAR filing and FIU operational capabilities

Partner with Product, Engineering, and Operations to support vendor integrations, monitoring infrastructure improvements, and FIU tooling enhancements

Collaborate with Compliance leadership, including RCOs and MLROs, to maintain well-governed transaction monitoring frameworks aligned with regulatory expectations

Support FIU scalability by designing processes and monitoring strategies that enable expansion into new products, regions, and increased transaction volumes

What you bring

5+ years of experience in AML, financial crime compliance, or FIU operations, with deep knowledge of transaction monitoring frameworks, suspicious activity detection, and regulatory expectations under BSA/AML regimes

3+ years of experience designing, testing, and tuning transaction monitoring rules, including threshold optimization, scenario design, and alert reduction strategies

3+ years of experience working with transaction monitoring systems and compliance tooling, including case management platforms, monitoring infrastructure, and investigative workflows

Experience working in a regulated financial institution, preferably one licensed to operate in the EU, UK, and/or United States

Experience driving process optimization or automation initiatives within compliance or financial crime programs to improve operational efficiency and scalability

Experience working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data, or Operations teams to implement monitoring controls, vendor integrations, or compliance technology solutions

Strong analytical and data interpretation skills, with experience using metrics, dashboards, and data analysis to evaluate monitoring effectiveness and improve detection quality

Experience operating in fast-growing fintech, payments, or crypto environments, with the ability to design scalable compliance controls that support new product launches and geographic expansion

Experience working with AI, machine learning, or LLM-enabled compliance tools, including investigative automation or alert triage technologies

Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, or similar crypto investigative platforms

Experience supporting vendor selection, implementation, or integration of regtech solutions

Nice to haves

ACAMS, CAMS-Audit, CFCS, or similar financial crime certifications

Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Our commitment

Payward is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate the diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions, and unique perspectives that everyone brings to the table. We hire based on merit, seeking out people with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don’t fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you’re passionate or knowledgeable about crypto.

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As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, whether based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

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