Member of Compliance, Regulatory Relations- EMEA
Anchorage Digital
Compliance / Regulatory
Portugal
Posted on Mar 5, 2025
At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the only federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.
The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.
Join Anchorage Digital's Regulatory Reporting team and become a vital part of ensuring our global compliance. You'll play a crucial role in supporting licensing, submissions, and change management across key jurisdictions like Singapore and the US. You'll contribute to managing regulatory reporting, working with regulations like BSA/AML, KYC/CDD, and PSN 01/02. You'll be involved in exam management, assisting with regulatory requests and coordinating with internal teams. You'll help maintain regulatory calendars, track deadlines, and support process improvements. If you're eager to learn and grow in the dynamic world of digital asset compliance, and want to contribute to a leading, innovative company, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills and make a real impact on our compliance efforts.
Ideally, you'll also have experience with data analysis and interpretation, technical proficiency in areas like cybersecurity and digital asset custody, and project management skills. A basic legal background in financial services and data privacy is a plus. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential to effectively convey complex regulatory issues to diverse stakeholders and contribute to a collaborative team environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and development of a leading digital asset custodian while working alongside a team of passionate professionals dedicated to shaping the future of finance
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Technical Skills:
- Regulatory Reporting: Proven expertise in managing the full lifecycle of regulatory reporting to EU/EEA authorities. This includes hands-on experience in preparing, meticulously reviewing, and ensuring the timely and accurate submission of complex filings. A strong understanding of developing and maintaining global regulatory reporting calendars and the ability to interpret intricate regulatory requirements to establish efficient and compliant reporting processes is essential. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather and validate reporting data will be a crucial part of the role.
- Digital Asset-based Fiduciary Obligations: In-depth understanding of new and evolving digital asset regulations and their practical implications for digital asset service providers. This includes a strong grasp of fiduciary responsibilities inherent in managing client relationships and custody of digital assets. Experience in establishing and driving robust policies, implementing effective controls and monitoring mechanisms, conducting thorough risk assessments, and developing targeted training programs is crucial.
- Regulatory Change Management: Demonstrated ability to proactively identify, meticulously analyze, and strategically implement new and amended regulations. This includes a proven track record of conducting comprehensive initial screenings, collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to analyze impact, facilitating detailed gap analyses, and developing and maintaining robust regulatory development trackers for new digital asset frameworks and financial crime directives. Experience in communicating regulatory changes clearly, leading the creation of actionable implementation plans, and monitoring their effectiveness is key.
- Regulatory Exam Management: Hands-on experience in directly managing regulatory examinations and inquiries from various financial authorities. This includes serving as the primary point of contact for information requests, expertly preparing accurate and timely responses, efficiently gathering and organizing required documentation, and driving seamless communication between internal teams and regulators. Experience in maintaining detailed logs of examinations and inquiries and leading the remediation of findings is essential.
- License Management: Proven track record of directly managing the preparation and coordination of new license applications and authorizations within relevant jurisdictions, particularly for digital asset service provider licenses and registrations. This includes practical experience in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of application materials, coordinating information collection from diverse internal stakeholders, serving as a key contact for regulatory inquiries, driving the development of comprehensive responses, and preparing supporting presentations. Experience in maintaining detailed application trackers and leading the implementation of ongoing license obligations is highly valued.
Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Relevant working experience in a field such as law, finance, business administration, or criminal justice.
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in a compliance role within the financial services industry, with substantial and demonstrable expertise in managing regulatory reporting, digital asset-based compliance, and regulatory change management.
- In-depth understanding of global digital asset regulations and their practical application within a regulated financial institution.
- Experience in establishing and driving policies and procedures to ensure compliance with fiduciary duties and safeguarding requirements for digital assets.
- Demonstrated understanding of complex, evolving global financial regulations, including those pertaining to digital assets and financial crime.
- Drives ownership of assigned tasks and projects, ensuring accountability for delivering high-quality results while effectively managing stakeholder expectations and stringent regulatory deadlines.
- Proactively identifies and strategically addresses critical issues, ensuring timely resolution and mitigating potential risks before they escalate.
- Successfully navigates and overcomes roadblocks and obstacles, escalating when necessary, and proactively identifying innovative solutions while adhering to tight internal and regulatory deadlines.
- Operates with a high degree of independence, leads and significantly contributes to small-to-medium projects, and effectively coordinates activities with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals and meet all regulatory requirements.
Organizational Knowledge:
- Possesses a keen awareness of Anchorage Digital's overarching strategies and objectives, clearly understanding how proactive regulatory reporting and expert exam management directly contribute to the firm's sustainable growth.
- Continuously monitors the evolution of company objectives and critical industry trends, including competitive landscapes and technological advancements, assessing their potential impact on the company's long-term success.
- Actively champions and facilitates the robust sharing of critical regulatory intelligence, best practices, and lessons learned amongst the team, fostering a culture of collective expertise and continuous improvement.
- Proactively identifies and anticipates potential regulatory risks or emerging compliance issues, developing forward-thinking strategies to mitigate them effectively before they materialize.
- Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and risk assessment skills, with a strong focus on identifying and mitigating risks within complex digital asset operations.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, enabling you to clearly and persuasively articulate intricate regulatory requirements and compliance strategies to diverse audiences.
- Strong attention to detail, impeccable organizational skills, and an unwavering commitment to accuracy across all compliance-related activities.
- Proven ability to thrive both independently and collaboratively within a fast-paced, evolving environment, expertly managing complex regulatory requirements and strict deadlines.
- Mentors and guides team members across multiple jurisdictions on regulatory requirements and best practices, fostering a unified and high-performing compliance approach.
- Actively collaborates and influences across international teams and legal entities to effectively address complex regulatory challenges and ensure consistent, global compliance.
- Uses compelling arguments and data-driven insights to communicate complex regulatory matters effectively to diverse stakeholders, including regulators, internal teams, and external partners.
- Adapts communication style and content seamlessly to suit the audience's level of understanding, ensuring clear, concise, and impactful delivery of critical information.
- Effectively networks cross-functionally with key contacts outside their immediate area of expertise, building strong relationships that support broader compliance objectives.
Communication and Influence:
- Mentors and guides team members across multiple jurisdictions on regulatory requirements and best practices, fostering a unified compliance approach.
- Actively collaborates across international teams and legal entities (Singapore, US, etc.) to address regulatory challenges and ensure consistent compliance.
- Uses compelling arguments and data-driven insights to effectively communicate complex regulatory matters to diverse stakeholders, including regulators, internal teams, and external partners.
- Adapts communication style and content to suit the audience's level of understanding, ensuring clear and concise delivery of critical information.
- Networks cross-functionally with key contacts outside their own area of expertise.
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
- 3-5 years working in a relevant field, such as Law (e.g., LL.M., or a relevant European legal qualification), Finance, Business Administration, or a Compliance-related discipline.
- Direct experience leading compliance with inter-company transactions and digital asset custody obligations within a regulated financial institution or digital asset service provider.
- Experience with compliance management software and tools for monitoring digital asset-related activities and managing regulatory frameworks.
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
- Prior experience in the crypto industry, or a fast-paced evolving environment.
- You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)
About Anchorage Digital: Who we are
The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 300 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.
Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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