[Remote] Crypto Compliance

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Column is a bank and software company aiming to simplify the financial services space. They are seeking a Crypto Compliance professional to architect and manage compliance frameworks for their crypto products, ensuring adherence to evolving regulations while fostering innovation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement our end-to-end AML/BSA compliance program for stablecoin and crypto payment products in accordance with the GENIUS Act and Bank Secrecy Act requirements
• Establish customer identification programs (CIP), customer due diligence (CDD), and enhanced due diligence (EDD) frameworks tailored to digital asset transactions
• Build and maintain a comprehensive sanctions compliance program for digital assets, including blockchain analytics, wallet screening, and sanctions risk management specific to crypto payment flows
• Expand our existing suspicious activity monitoring and sanctions screening tools and processes to blend digital asset-specific workflows
• Build consumer protection compliance programs covering marketing, disclosure, UDAAP, and other consumer-facing regulatory requirements specific to digital assets
• Serve as the primary compliance partner to product and engineering teams building the stablecoin infrastructure
• Translate regulatory requirements into concrete technical specifications (e.g., "we need the ability to freeze tokens within X minutes of receiving a court order")
• Conduct compliance reviews of new product features and partnerships before launch
• Partner with our bank compliance team to ensure our crypto program integrates seamlessly with Column's existing BSA/AML framework
• Define data requirements and work with engineering to ensure we collect and retain the right information for compliance and investigations
• Document policies, procedures, and controls in a way that enables self-service and scales as we grow
• Build training programs to ensure all relevant teams understand their compliance obligations

Skills

• 7+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance, with at least 3 years working on digital assets, crypto, or blockchain-related compliance
• Expert knowledge of BSA/AML requirements and how they apply to digital assets under the existing regulatory and industry standards, and be the Bank's subject-matter expert on the coming GENIUS Act rules
• Strong understanding of stablecoin mechanics, blockchain technology, and crypto payment flows
• Experience designing and implementing CIP, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, and SAR processes
• First-principles thinker who can design robust systems from scratch, not just operate existing playbooks
• Strong technical aptitude — comfortable working with engineering teams to build compliance into product architecture
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making risk-based decisions with incomplete information
• High EQ and strong stakeholder management skills; can build trust with regulators, auditors, and internal teams

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
• Comprehensive family planning and fertility benefits via partnership with Carrot, including reimbursement of up to $20,000 in qualified expenses
• Up to $2,000 (post-tax) monthly rent subsidy for employees living within 2 miles of Column’s office
• FSA and HSA account options to enable use of pre-tax money for medical and dependent care expenses
• 401k plan, including self-directed brokerage options
• Flexible time-off policy - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
• 100% paid parental leave, including 16 weeks for birth mothers, 12 weeks for primary caregivers, and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Up to $4,500 in annual reimbursements for backup childcare
• Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees
• Commuter benefits, including paid transportation to-and-from the office
• Regular team building events, including annual offsite

Company Overview

• Column is a developer infrastructure company that enables developers and builders to create new financial products. It was founded in 2022, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://column.com/.

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