About the role
- Overseeing Veda’s global compliance framework
- Ensuring that vault infrastructure and DeFi strategies operate in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Maintaining robust compliance controls across Veda’s products, partnerships, and operations.
- Designing, implementing, and maintaining compliance programs, policies, and procedures covering AML/CFT, sanctions, data security, and more.
- Monitoring and interpreting regulatory developments affecting decentralized finance.
- Managing compliance due diligence for client and partner relationships.
- Acting as the primary compliance contact for regulators, auditors, and enterprise partners.
- Conducting ongoing monitoring and internal reviews to assess compliance with regulatory and operational standards.
- Leading internal investigations and ensuring timely remediation of compliance issues.
- Reporting compliance metrics to the General Counsel and executive leadership.
- Overseeing and updating compliance documentation, including AML policies, data retention, and information security standards.
- Developing and delivering targeted compliance training programs for staff.
Requirements
- Law degree (JD or equivalent) required.
- 6+ years of compliance or regulatory experience in fintech, financial services, or crypto.
- Strong knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, data protection laws, and financial regulatory frameworks relevant to crypto and DeFi.
- Experience managing compliance programs in regulated or partner-facing environments.
- Passion and familiarity for decentralized finance and open-source ecosystems.
- Proactive, self-directed, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving startup environment.
- Competitive compensation
- Fully remote and globally distributed
- Access to comprehensive medical, dental, and life insurance in the US
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
compliance programsAML/CFT regulationsdata protection lawsfinancial regulatory frameworkscompliance controlsregulatory developmentscompliance due diligenceinternal investigationscompliance metricscompliance documentation
Soft skills
proactiveself-directedleadershipcommunicationorganizationalanalyticalproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptabilityteam collaboration
Certifications
law degree (JD or equivalent)