Sr. Compliance Associate, Sanctions

Kraken

Job Overview

Location

United States

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Own the preparation, quality control, and timely submission of all outbound sanctions regulatory reports, including OFAC reports, the OFAC Annual Report of Blocked Property, and reporting obligations across Payward's international jurisdictions.
• Maintain a comprehensive filing calendar and proactively escalate risks of late or incomplete submissions to sanctions leadership, ensuring rigorous human oversight precedes every regulatory submission.
• Identify and drive automation opportunities across the end-to-end sanctions reporting workflow, from alert ingestion and case creation to report generation and filing tracker updates.
• Collaborate with AI and engineering teams to scope, test, and implement connectors between sanctions tooling and downstream reporting systems, leveraging AI-assisted platforms such as Claude to accelerate template drafting, narrative generation, and quality control workflows.
• Partner with Regional Compliance Officers across non-US jurisdictions to gather and integrate local regulatory feedback, ensuring regional compliance perspectives are incorporated while preserving the integrity of the global sanctions program.
• Serve as a trained backup for sanctions investigations and account closure decisions, supporting caseload surges to minimize regulatory exposure and client impact.
• Document current-state processes and propose scalable improvements that reduce manual effort without compromising regulatory accuracy, accountability, or audit readiness.
• Apply working knowledge of OFAC regulations, SDN list screening, and sanctions reporting obligations to real-world filing scenarios with precision and consistency.
• Draft, review, and refine compliance reports with strong written communication skills, ensuring clarity, completeness, and regulatory alignment.
• Manage multiple concurrent regulatory filing deadlines with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, maintaining strict adherence to internal controls and external regulatory expectations.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and discretion, in alignment with Kraken’s commitment to industry-leading security and compliance standards.
• Engage with case management systems such as Hummingbird, Zendesk, or equivalent, and demonstrate hands-on experience with APIs and workflow automation tools to enhance operational efficiency.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Kraken’s sanctions compliance program by translating regulatory guidance into actionable operational controls and scalable processes.
• Support regulatory exams, audits, or enforcement-related inquiries as needed, ensuring accurate documentation and timely responses to regulatory authorities.
• Stay current with evolving sanctions regimes and regulatory expectations, particularly in non-US jurisdictions, to ensure global compliance alignment.

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in sanctions compliance, regulatory reporting, or a related financial crimes compliance function, ideally within financial services such as banking, crypto, or fintech.
• Working knowledge of OFAC regulations, SDN list screening, and sanctions regulatory reporting obligations.
• Hands-on experience using automation and AI tools such as Claude or ChatGPT to improve workflow speed and quality.
• Experience working with APIs, workflow connectors, and case management systems such as Hummingbird, Zendesk, or equivalent.
• Strong attention to detail with demonstrated experience in QC or review processes involving regulatory deliverables.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement with global team collaboration across 70+ countries.
• Opportunity to work at the intersection of compliance, technology, and AI in a leading crypto company.
• Exposure to cutting-edge automation and AI tools to enhance compliance workflows.
• Collaborative environment with direct reporting to Kraken’s Chief Sanctions Officer.

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Remote

Degree Required

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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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