Compliance Officer & MLRO, Brazil

Building the Future of Crypto Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.What makes us different? Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here.As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Desktop, Wallet, and Kraken Futures.Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!Proof of workThe teamWe are seeking a Brazil-based Compliance Officer & MLRO to build and lead the local compliance and financial crime programme for Payward Brasil. This is a hands-on role with end-to-end responsibility for the effectiveness of the firm’s AML/CTF/CPF and sanctions control framework, and for ensuring local regulatory expectations are embedded into onboarding, transaction monitoring, investigations, reporting, governance, and product launches.This role will act as the designated MLRO/reporting officer responsible for managing internal escalations and ensuring accurate, timely reporting to COAF via Siscoaf.Location/eligibility: Brazil (São Paulo preferred). Must be able to act as a statutory officer and be resident in Brazil.The opportunityProgramme ownership & governanceOwn and continuously improve Payward Brasil’s AML/CTF/CPF and sanctions compliance framework, ensuring it meets local requirements and Kraken group standards.Maintain/uphold the local risk-based approach, including financial crime risk assessments and control design for higher-risk customers, products, and channels.Provide compliance sign-off/advice on Brazil go-to-market, product changes, and control decisions.CDD/KYC/KYB oversightOversee the Brazil customer lifecycle controls: onboarding, CDD/EDD, ongoing monitoring, periodic review, and remediation programmes.Drive vendor performance and escalation (e.g., identity validation, CPF validation, address/location checks), ensuring outcomes meet “verify/validate” expectations while remaining proportionate and auditable.Investigations, suspicious activity & reporting (COAF)Own internal STR decisioning (triage, investigation quality, documentation) and external reporting to COAF, including maintenance of logs and confidentiality controls (anti–tipping off).Ensure operational readiness for Siscoaf filing, including required credentials/certificates and process controls.Regulatory engagement & auditsBe the local compliance interface for relevant authorities and examinations/audits; coordinate responses with internal Legal/Regulatory.Support readiness for licensing/registration milestones (including evidence packs, control attestations, governance artefacts, and remediation tracking).Training, advisory & stakeholder managementDeliver training and targeted comms for Brazil operations, CE, product, and investigations teams to ensure staff understand their responsibilities.Produce senior management reporting/MI, escalating material risks, incidents, and control gaps.Skills you should HODLDemonstrated experience in AML/CTF/financial crime compliance within a regulated financial institution, payments, brokerage, fintech, or crypto/VASP environment.Strong working knowledge of Brazil AML/CTF ... (truncated, view full listing at source)