Lead and enhance the bank's BSA/AML/OFAC compliance program for digital assets. Oversee onboarding and transaction monitoring teams, investigations and SAR decisioning, sanctions and OFAC reporting, risk assessments, audits/exams responses, and remediation. Partner with data/engineering to integrate AI/LLMs and automation, build training modules, and automate compliance reporting and workflows.
N3XT is a Wyoming-chartered Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI). We are a 100% reserved, non-lending bank designed to serve as a secure bridge between traditional capital markets and public blockchain infrastructure. Backed by Paradigm, HACK VC, Winklevoss Capital, and Pharsalus, we prioritize safety and transparency for institutional B2B clients.
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $165,000 - $195,000
Department: Compliance
Reports To: BSA/AML Officer / Chief Compliance Officer
About the Role
N3XT is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of compliance, security, and innovation. As a Senior Compliance Manager, you will work in a fast paced environment and play an essential role in building and overseeing our compliance framework. We are looking for a compliance expert who is not only passionate about building and maintaining a strong compliance program, but is also excited by automation and the expanding capabilities of AI to enhance our capabilities. You should enjoy learning the ins and outs of a company’s products and services, and have the ability to translate regulatory requirements in an evolving fintech landscape. You will be responsible for helping build and execute all areas of our compliance program including areas related to BSA/AML/OFAC/KYC/KYB/EDD.
Key Responsibilities- Support the BSA/AML/OFAC Officer with governance, implementation, and oversight of N3XT’s BSA/AML/OFAC compliance program, including policies and procedures, with focus on digital assets / blockchain products.
- Assist the BSA/AML/OFAC Officer by providing leadership to Onboarding / Transaction Monitoring Teams and managing escalations related to BSA/AML/OFAC and Onboarding (KYC/KYB/EDD).
- Lead enterprise-wide BSA/AML and Sanctions risk assessments.
- Oversee and support investigations and SAR decisioning involving blockchain payments, including sanction/PEP/adverse media hits.
- Responsible for OFAC reporting requirements, blocked or rejected transactions, and Travel Rule record keeping requirements as needed.
- Partner with data and engineering teams to help our team integrate AI and automation in daily alert clearing and investigation activities (onboarding reviews, screening and transaction monitoring investigations).
- Coordinate and manage responses for third party audits, regulatory exams, internal quality assurance reviews, and bank partner requests. Own remediation efforts of related findings through issue closure.
- Assist in enhancing company-wide compliance risk-based training by incorporating AI and LLM tools to create required modules housed in our learning management system.
- Drive automation of data reporting for manual compliance processes, including partner obligation management.
- Assist with managing other regulatory compliance initiatives as needed, such as quarterly incident tabletops and regulatory change management.
Requirements
- Proven experience (7+ years) in compliance, with experience in banking, crypto and FinTechs. Managerial experience is required.
- Advanced understanding of BSA/AML/OFAC requirements for banks, including enhanced due diligence reviews.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate complex, technology-driven compliance methodologies (including AI-driven monitoring) to regulatory bodies, ensuring transparency and 'explainability' during audits and inquiries.
- Experience leveraging LLMs and AI Agents to automate workflows.
- Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (TRM/Chainalysis/Elliptic).
- Ability to query data (e.g., Cursor/Looker/SQL) to identify compliance trends without relying solely on engineering support.
- Excellent organizational and written skills to draft policies and procedures, review investigation narratives, and requests to clients.
- Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with multiple key employees at the company, including data and engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- AML-related certifications (e.g.,, CFE, ACAMS).
- Understanding of the FFIEC and Wyoming SPDI examination manual.
- Experience expanding compliance frameworks into global jurisdictions and institutional onboarding experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin, Finance, Risk Management or Law.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a high-impact team pushing the bar to replace manual programs with innovative automation tech.
- Work with a diverse, global team in a hybrid-friendly environment.
- Competitive salary, benefits, and professional development support.
How to Apply
If you're passionate about overseeing an innovative, tech-forward compliance program and ready to make an impact, apply today!
Top Skills
AI
Ai Agents
Automation
Blockchain Analytics
Chainalysis
Cursor
Elliptic
Llms
Looker
SQL
Trm
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