AML Digital Assets Director — Hybrid, High-Impact Compliance

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and life insurance

Pension / Retirement benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

DTCC in New Jersey is seeking a senior leader to direct day-to-day AML program development for digital assets, including policy creation, monitoring and case investigations. You will collaborate with Compliance senior management to manage cross-functional projects and ensure adherence to BSA/AML requirements.

Role requires a strong background in regulatory compliance, blockchain analytics, and leadership to drive risk-mindset across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of financial services industry experience in Compliance, Legal, or Regulatory environment.
• 8+ years of experience leading or managing Digital Assets and AML program.
• Detailed knowledge of BSA/AML laws and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Detailed understanding of automated blockchain monitoring and analytics

Responsibilities

• Develop, communicate and ensure adherence to department risk policies, procedures and best practices;
• Reassess existing processes and create new ones that most effectively anticipate, manage and reduce risk to DTCC and its participants;
• Foster an environment of regulatory awareness and ensure regulatory compliance;
• Demonstrate and embed the behaviors and competencies that create a risk management mindset in the organization;
• Manage suspicious activity alert and case investigation activity for digital assets activity.
• Coordinate major projects with the business aimed at addressing expansion of digital assets monitoring.
• Coordinate the design and development of scenario rules and investigative standards and practices, the testing and implementation of monitoring systems and investigation support systems, transactional data/quantitative analysis, and investigations trend reporting and analysis for digital asset monitoring.
• Liaise with the FCCC and Global Sanctions Teams in the enhancement and maintenance of policies, procedures and processes related to compliance with global sanctions, transaction monitoring, investigations and suspicious activity reporting as it relates to digital assets.
• Ensure that policies and procedures for digital asset monitoring are kept current and in compliance with regulatory expectations.
• Interface with senior-level internal and external professionals, industry regulators and law enforcement on Compliance related matters including regulatory examinations and reporting of suspicious activity incidents.
• Coordinate the timely and accurate completion of critical reports to keep Compliance management, and compliance-related DTCC committees or working groups informed of the current status of the AML activities.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent experience

Job description

DTCC in New Jersey is seeking a senior leader to direct day-to-day AML program development for digital assets, including policy creation, monitoring and case investigations. You will collaborate with Compliance senior management to manage cross-functional projects and ensure adherence to BSA/AML requirements.

Role requires a strong background in regulatory compliance, blockchain analytics, and leadership to drive risk-mindset across the organization.