Compliance Associate, UK

Kraken

Job Overview

Location

United Kingdom

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Support the delivery of the UK Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP) by designing and executing second-line monitoring reviews across key regulatory obligations
• Document testing results clearly and present findings to governance committees, ensuring transparency and accountability
• Track agreed remediation actions and follow up with first-line stakeholders to verify closure of identified issues
• Assist in maintaining and periodically reviewing UK compliance policies and procedures to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and group frameworks
• Contribute to compliance risk assessments and maintain the UK compliance risk register, identifying and escalating emerging risks
• Monitor internal and external developments—including regulatory updates, business changes, and emerging technologies—to proactively identify new compliance risks
• Support horizon scanning and gap analysis related to evolving UK cryptoasset regulatory obligations
• Prepare materials for UK governance committees and boards, including RAG dashboards, KRI reporting, and compliance updates
• Maintain accurate compliance registers, trackers, and record-keeping systems to meet regulatory obligations
• Respond to compliance-related inquiries and due diligence requests from banking partners, counterparties, and external stakeholders
• Liaise with Kraken’s global compliance function to ensure alignment between group policies and UK-specific regulatory requirements
• Support senior compliance team members on ad hoc regulatory projects and workstreams as they arise
• Translate complex compliance requirements into clear, plain language for non-compliance audiences across departments
• Use data to inform risk judgments, prioritize tasks, and drive decision-making within the compliance function
• Leverage automation tools and technology to streamline compliance processes, build efficient trackers, and reduce manual effort
• Take ownership of assigned tasks, follow through on commitments, and deliver work to a high standard in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Stay current with the UK regulatory landscape, including the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and the developing cryptoasset regulatory regime
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed compliance controls into business operations while supporting Kraken’s growth in the UK market

🎯 Requirements

• Compliance experience in a regulated financial services firm, ideally with exposure to cryptoasset, payments, or investment management businesses
• Practical experience in compliance monitoring, testing, or risk management, with ability to translate regulatory requirements into operational controls
• Familiarity with the UK regulatory landscape, including the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and developing cryptoasset regulation
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving environment
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to translate complex compliance requirements into plain language for non-compliance audiences
• Data-driven mindset and comfort using data to inform risk judgments and prioritise work

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work at one of the world’s longest-standing crypto platforms trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions
• Exposure to evolving UK cryptoasset regulatory regime and hands-on involvement in shaping compliance frameworks
• Collaboration with a global compliance function and exposure to international regulatory environments
• Support for professional development through exposure to compliance qualifications (e.g., ICA, CISI)
• Culture of merit-based hiring and inclusion, with consideration for qualified applicants with criminal histories
• Ability to apply even if not fully meeting all listed requirements, particularly if passionate about crypto

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About Kraken

Kraken is a global cryptocurrency exchange established in 2011, offering spot and futures trading for Bitcoin, Ethereum and 200+ digital assets. Headquartered in San Francisco with entities worldwide, it serves retail and institutional clients, providing custody, staking, an NFT marketplace and OTC desk. The platform emphasizes security, regulatory compliance and educational resources.

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