Compliance Associate

Suave; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACAMS certification

Job summary

Suave is seeking a compliance-focused professional to support the ongoing BSA/AML program for digital asset activity. You will collaborate with the Head of Compliance to implement and document controls that align with regulatory expectations.

The role emphasizes KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring, and maintaining examiner-ready audit trails, with a focus on Travel Rule compliance and evolving FinCEN/OFAC guidance.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in BSA/AML or financial-crime compliance.
• Familiarity with KYC, sanctions, and the Travel Rule.
• Comfort with digital assets, or the drive to learn the space fast.

Responsibilities

• Support CIP, KYC/KYB, and CDD workflows.
• Help operate sanctions screening and transaction monitoring.
• Maintain examiner-ready documentation and audit trails.
• Track FinCEN, FATF, and OFAC expectations and emerging regimes.
• Translate requirements into product controls alongside engineering.

Skills

BSA/AML knowledge

KYC/KYB familiarity

Sanctions knowledge

Job description

Support the compliance program that keeps digital-asset activity inside the regulated perimeter: KYC/AML, sanctions, the Travel Rule, and examiner-ready evidence. Works with the Head of Compliance.

What you'll do

• Support CIP, KYC/KYB, and CDD workflows.
• Help operate sanctions screening and transaction monitoring.
• Maintain examiner-ready documentation and audit trails.
• Track FinCEN, FATF, and OFAC expectations and emerging regimes.
• Translate requirements into product controls alongside engineering.

What we're looking for

• 2+ years in BSA/AML or financial-crime compliance.
• Familiarity with KYC, sanctions, and the Travel Rule.
• Comfort with digital assets, or the drive to learn the space fast.

Nice to have

• Bank or VASP compliance.
• ACAMS certification.
• On-chain analytics (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs).

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