Product Compliance Manager

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The Product Compliance team is looking for a Product Compliance Manager
This role supports the success of Kraken across its products, providing expertise in industry best practices and regulatory requirements
You will use your knowledge of rules and regulations, AML compliance, and Sanctions laws to establish regulatory go-to market strategies and influence expansion for new global product launches
 

Responsibilities:

• Embedding within a team or teams to ensure compliance considerations are included from project initiation through initial scoping to ongoing execution and international expansion
• Ensuring that compliance data and reporting considerations are built into new products
• Supporting expansion for new global product launches by scoping and communicating compliance requirements 
• Designing go-to market strategies that comply with applicable regulatory obligations
• Advising on Compliance operational process and regulatory requirements across markets
• Determining operational requirements of new global product plans, including partnering with various teams (trading engine, mobile app, etc…) across the organization
• Drafting and Editing product requirements documents (PRDs)
• Drafting relevant program documentation, content, and processes
• Remaining up-to-date on regulatory changes and landscape, best practices, and cutting-edge developments in the industry

Essential requirements:

• 5+ years in regulatory compliance industry, ideally with significant experience in international markets and across products
• Ability to effectively communicate across multiple lines of business and senior management, including across technical and non-technical groups
• Ability to quickly identify and understand complex problems, and to build internal consensus toward mitigation
• Executive level presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Knowledge of Global AML compliance and Sanctions Regulations
• Strong product background, including experience drafting PRDs
• Experience working with engineering teams
• Strong Regulatory knowledge

Desirable:

• Project management experience
• Knowledge of Cryptocurrency regulations

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