AML/KYC Officer (Crypto)

About us: Founded in 2015, B2C2 is a global leader for institutional liquidity within digital assets. We bring 24/7 365 days a year deep, reliable pricing for spot, futures, options, CFDs, and NDFs across all market conditions. Our growing team has deep expertise across pricing, structuring, risk, systems, and regulation. B2C2 bridges the gap between traditional financial and digital assets, and is relied upon by brokerages, exchanges, banks, fund managers, and other institutions to provide 24/7 liquidity. Headquartered in London, with global offices in Paris, Jersey City, Tokyo, Singapore, and Luxembourg, our fast-growing team has expertise in traditional financial and crypto markets. We pride ourselves on our company culture and ability to attract not only the top talent but the right people. If you are looking for a role in an exciting new industry, at a dynamic company please keep reading.   About the role:   As B2C2 continues its rapid growth across global markets, we are seeking an execution-focused senior compliance leader to strengthen regulatory engagement discipline, drive operational rigor across core compliance programs, and ensure structured delivery in a fast-evolving supervisory environment. This individual will serve as a key leader in the U.S. Compliance function – driving team performance, strengthening regulatory relationships, engaging with key external relationships, and enhancing our ability to operate at a pace in a fast-evolving regulatory landscape. You will become a main point of contact for new regulations and existing ones, as well as helping the team to design and implement the best in practice controls, policies, procedures, and thought leadership in the industry.  This role offers the opportunity to operate with significant responsibility and visibility across the Legal & Compliance Division, with scope to take on broader leadership responsibilities as the firm continues to scale its regulatory footprint. Core Duties and Responsibilities: * Point of contact, develop and implement the global compliance programs, including Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), trade surveillance, sanctions for our growing US business. * Advise and implement enhancements to B2C2’s Compliance Program, including oversight of policies and procedures  * Strengthen and maintain the compliance framework and governance through the development and implementation of B2C2’s policies and procedures. * Own coordination, drafting, internal review workflow, and delivery of regulatory responses, examinations, audits, and supervisory engagements, ensuring clarity of scope, executive alignment, and disciplined communication. * Provide day-to-day leadership across the Americas compliance team, and on assigned global committees as needed, setting clear performance standards, accountability expectations, and delivery milestones. * Implement structured tracking of regulatory initiatives, remediation efforts, and supervisory commitments. * Manage and address any conflicts of interest that may arise. Regulatory Program Leadership * Serve as a senior point of contact for U.S. regulatory bodies, including NYDFS, FinCEN, SEC, CFTC, and state regulators, and be capable of stepping in on global matters if needed. * Ability to lead day-to-day execution and enhancement of core compliance programs, including: * Know Your Customer (KYC) / Customer Due Diligence (CDD) * Anti-Money Laundering (AML) * Sanctions compliance * Transaction monitoring and trade surveillance * Develop and maintain scalable compliance frameworks, ensuring readiness for new regulatory regimes (e.g., stablecoin oversight, digital asset licensing requirements). Team Development & Leadership * Lead day-to-day execution of key compliance initiatives across the Americas compliance team and support performance management and development of team members. * Own coordination, drafting, and internal approval workflow for regulatory responses, ensuring clarity of scope, accountability, and executive alignment prior to submission. * Drive execution discipline across regulatory initiatives, audits, and licensing efforts. * Drive a culture of accountability, performance, and empowerment. * Set and track team goals aligned to business priorities and regulatory milestones. This role will serve as a key execution partner to the CCO Americas and the Global Chief Legal Officer in strengthening the firm’s U.S. regulatory governance framework.  Cross-Functional Execution * Collaborate effectively with/in the Legal and Compliance Division, Risk, Operations, Trading, Sales, and Technology to ensure compliance is embedded into product and operational design. * Establish clear escalation pathways for regulatory risk matters to senior management and the Global Chief Legal Officer, ensuring transparency and timely decision-making. * Serve as a key stakeholder in regulatory change initiatives and licensing efforts. * Contribute to the global compliance strategy and help align the Americas function with broader LCD and business goals.  External & Internal Communications * Represent the firm in supervisory interactions with confidence, clarity, and preparation; lead structured regulator meetings with defined agendas, objectives, and documented follow-up. * Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, exams, and audits. Draft and present policies, memos, and regulatory position papers to internal and external stakeholders. Required Skills and experience: * 5+ years compliance and/or legal experience in the financial services industry.  * Must possess a robust understanding and experience within a digital assets or trading firm. * Ability to manage teams and deliver results in dynamic, high-pressure environments * Experience operating in highly regulated financial institutions where regulator engagement discipline and governance frameworks are critical. * Demonstrated experience leading regulatory examinations or supervisory inquiries in a primary coordination role. * In-depth knowledge of the local regulatory landscape as this person will be leading interactions with regulators. * Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous regulatory inquiries into clear action plans with defined ownership and timelines. * A strong ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced, start-up environment operating in an uncharted regulatory environment. * A record of success influencing key decision makers through a combination of knowledge, reasoning, and relationships. * Comfortable operating with senior executive visibility and accountability. * Exceptional communication skills, as you will be working collaboratively across various teams, including ExCo, Legal, Operations, Risk and Audit. * An ability to quickly synthesize information, make decisions and respond to shifts in priorities. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR * Execution-oriented mindset: You get things done and bring others along with you. * Strong leadership presence: You know how to manage a team, provide direction, and hold others accountable with clarity and professionalism. * Operational discipline: Ability to translate regulatory obligations into structured execution plans with clear ownership and deadlines. * Collaborative operator: You work fluidly across teams, communicate clearly, and can both support and challenge stakeholders constructively. * Adaptability: You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and shaping structure in a fast-evolving regulatory and business environment. * Integrity and sound judgment: You act as a trusted steward of risk and reputation. A strong culture is a common denominator among the most successful companies and B2C2 is proud to be a values-based company.   * Ambitious - Striving to make history through world class achievements * Innovative - Forward looking in our solutions for clients and employees * Meritocratic - Rewarding positive contribution across the organisation * Collegiate - Achieving through teamwork through a healthy environment * Risk Aware – Informed decision making and considered in our practices   Equal Employment Opportunities Policy:   B2C2 is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. It is the policy of B2C2 to apply recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation and professional development practices without regard to actual or perceived race, colour, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability or certain classifications based on genetic information, or because someone is married or in a civil partnership or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. As such, B2C2 will not tolerate discrimination against any of our employees on the basis of membership in a protected category. We are also committed to creating an inclusive environment to ensure we attract, engage, promote and retain the best talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles.

Who We Are: Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our recent Series D funding round [https://alpaca.markets/blog/alpaca-raises-150-million-at-a-1-15b-valuation-to-build-the-global-standard-for-brokerage-infrastructure/] brought our total investment to over $320 million, fueling our ambitious vision. Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 9 million brokerage accounts. Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it. Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator.   Our Team Members: We're a dynamic team of 380+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond! We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values—Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable—and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply. Your Role: Join Alpaca Securities’ dynamic and fully remote Compliance team dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of the financial markets. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting the firm’s BSA/AML, Anti-Fraud, and Securities Fraud Monitoring programs.  You will lead and support investigations, ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, and help build a scalable and risk-based compliance infrastructure that meets evolving business and regulatory demands.  This position reports directly to the AMLCO (Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer). Things You Get To Do: * Collaborate with the AMLCO to implement and refine investigative procedures across CIP/KYC, AML, Anti-Fraud, and Securities Fraud Monitoring initiatives * Conduct in-depth investigations into potentially suspicious activity, including securities fraud, account manipulation, and other financial crimes identified through transaction monitoring alerts, escalations, and referrals * Prepare, document, and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in compliance with * FinCEN requirements and internal policies * Review and respond to sanctions screening alerts, FinCEN 314(a) and 314(b) requests, and other regulatory inquiries * Maintain and continuously update firm-wide risk assessments covering BSA/AML, sanctions, fraud, and securities surveillance programs * Partner with internal stakeholders and assist during external audits, examinations, and regulatory engagements * Provide guidance and support across various business units, including trading, operations, and customer support, to ensure alignment with compliance protocols * Stay abreast of regulatory developments and industry best practices, particularly those related to the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC regulations, and SEC/FINRA rules * Support the development and refinement of policies, procedures, monitoring controls, and compliance reporting mechanisms * Lead and contribute to special projects, compile investigative findings, and prepare reports for management, regulators, and auditors Who You Are (Must-Haves): * 1–3 years of experience in financial crime investigations (AML, fraud, securities fraud, or related disciplines) * Strong understanding of U.S. regulatory requirements (e.g., BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, SEC/FINRA regulations) * Demonstrated ability to identify and escalate potential market manipulation or suspicious trading activity * Proficiency in transaction monitoring systems and case management tools. * Strong analytical, documentation, and SAR-writing skills * Effective communication and problem-solving abilities * Experience with Google Sheets or MS Excel, including pivot tables and advanced filtering * Working knowledge of domestic and international payment systems HOW WE TAKE CARE OF YOU: * Competitive Salary & Stock Options * Health Benefits * New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500 * Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card Alpaca is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. Recruitment Privacy Policy [https://files.alpaca.markets/disclosures/AlpacaRecruitmentPrivacyPolicy.pdf]