Financial Crime Prevention Lead

Digital Asset Custody, globally, without compromise.

Zodia Custody is a FCA, CBI and CSSF registered Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), offering Digital Asset Custody services to Institutional Investors. Zodia Custody is a Venture backed by Standard Chartered Bank, Northern Trust and SBI Digital Asset Holdings based in the UK, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and Europe.

We have ambitious plans to scale internationally, by way of internal and external growth. We aim to be the best in class in providing Crypto Custodian services.

Institutional Crypto Custody - Zodia Custody

Zodia Custody is an institution-first digital asset custodian that does not compromise on its control standards. We are regulation first in everything we do. Within the Financial Crime Compliance Operations department, we are at the forefront of innovation and alongside our colleagues are engaged in safely developing Business Services to support the fast-structuring crypto-industry.

This is a key role within the Group Financial Crime Compliance Operations Team (“FCC”). This role is pivotal in ensuring that Zodia executes its ongoing due diligence and monitoring obligations on clients and effectively manages risk in the first line. The role is based in Luxembourg and will be the local 1LoD lead in addition to providing support to the overall team to ensure the business remains compliant with both regulatory and legislative requirements imposed by Global regulators. This will be an important role within Zodia Custody Europe in addition to the group responsibilities.

Requirements

You'll spend your time:.

• Managing financial crime risk for Zodia Custody in Europe and helping to translate local regulatory requirements into efficient operational processes
• Reviewing due diligence (including KYC) for lower risk customers and taking a leading role in assessing risk in relation to complex clients wanting to become customers of Zodia Custody.
• Conducting escalated investigations relating to Transaction monitoring and screening alerts and investigating on-chain transactions.
• Assessing risk in relation to complex non-client relationships and partnerships that Zodia Custody enters into.
• Helping respond to information requests from third parties and Zodia Custody partners as required.
• Assist in the compilation of risk metrics and the identification, escalation and management of financial crime risk including regular reporting to key risk management committees
• Supporting the review and update of department procedures and drive system and process improvements.
• To assist with any other operational tasks as might reasonably be requested.

You will be based in Luxembourg or within a 50km radius, and you will be expected to be in the office at least once a week. Travel to London will be required on a monthly basis.

Above all, we are looking for people that are excited and proactive about helping Zodia Custody scale in a compliant, thoughtful and controlled way.

You should apply if:

• You have a minimum 6 years working in a digital assets, banking or professional services firm with experience in financial crime compliance, operations or consulting;
• You have a good understanding of the legal and regulatory framework, particularly relating to AML, Sanctions, Tax Evasion and Terrorist Financing;
• You have financial crime experience with client types such as high-net-worth individuals, complex entities or business lines such as digital assets, private banking or commercial banking;
• You have a good understanding of risk management;
• You're a self-starter, driving and autonomous, able to make prioritisation decisions and able to work independently with minimum supervision;
• You have experience managing multiple deadlines through to completion and have excellent attention to detail;
• You're resilient and comfortable working in a fast paced and ambiguous environment where the day to day job is constantly evolving and changing
• You are hands-on and great at execution;
• You're a team player and collaborate well with other people including with teams that may be partly remote;
• You have industry and market awareness of requirements, developments and initiatives that may impact Zodia and/or its clients in the financial crime compliance regulatory environment.
• You will ideally speak languages in addition to English

The organisation is committed to diversity and inclusion. By providing equal opportunities we foster a work environment which embraces diversity and gets the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain business performance and competitive advantage. We build an inclusive culture by demonstrating respect for each other’s unique strengths and perspectives to enable every employee to develop a sense of belonging and can maximise their potential.

Benefits

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including:

• Competitive employer contribution pension scheme
• ESOP share scheme
• Private health care
• 30 days annual leave
• Flexible bank holidays (can chose whether to work on bank holidays and use the leave elsewhere in the year)