Director, Digital Asset 1st Line Compliance & Financial Crimes Lead
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, NY, United States
On-site
Aml/kyc compliance
Sanctions compliance
Blockchain analytics tools
Serve as the primary compliance and financial crimes subject matter expert for Digital Asset Custody
Job Summary
Serve as the primary compliance and financial crimes subject matter expert for Digital Asset Custody.
Support business growth while maintaining appropriate risk management standards through collaboration with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Operations, and Technology teams.
Act as a trusted advisor to business leadership on digital asset regulatory and financial crimes considerations.
Matching Summary
Serve as the primary compliance and financial crimes subject matter expert for Digital Asset Custody.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
AML/KYC compliance
sanctions compliance
blockchain analytics tools
digital asset custody
regulatory requirements
risk management standards
Nice-to-have
global regulatory frameworks
tokenization initiatives
wallet technologies
financial crimes risk assessment
Key Requirements
7–10+ years of experience in Compliance, Financial Crimes, Legal, or Risk functions
Experience with digital assets, cryptocurrency, blockchain-based financial products, or digital asset custody
Hands-on experience with blockchain analytics tools such as Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs
Working knowledge of U.S. regulatory requirements relevant to digital assets