FalconX is hiring a

Web3 Customer Due Diligence Associate

Impact

At FalconX, you’ll help make crypto assets a successful asset class in the most compliant way. Some of the largest financial institutions from Wall Street to Silicon Valley and around the world will turn to us for the best market prices and insights on the crypto industry. You will understand the key money laundering risks within the global digital assets industry and assist in putting key risk mitigation controls in place. As a key member of the EU compliance team and key contributor to the global AML program, you will learn and grow our company’s values which define our culture and drive day to day behaviors and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Review customer due diligence files prior to onboarding of new customers, and update such reviews during the ongoing due diligence for existing customers
• Conduct enhanced due diligence for high risk clients
• Monitor for sanctions, negative media and PEPs, and ensure that such monitoring lists are kept up to date in line with regulatory requirements
• Discounting, through properly documented rationale any hits arising from the monitoring for sanctions, negative media and PEPs
• Review and assist inbound due diligence requests from our partners and coordinate responses
• Analyze complex transactions and due diligence documents
• Provide advice on customer due diligence and screening to internal stakeholders as needed
• Proactively seek and develop greater productivity and enhancements where possible through process improvements and/or technological enhancements
• Support regional AML Compliance on ad hoc AML risk control projects and management reporting
• Liaise with internal stakeholders such as Institutional Coverage (IC), Sales, Business Operations, Products, Engineering, Group Compliance and Legal
• Assist in the compilation of reports to the Board and regulators, extracting of data, replying to requests for information from regulators and assists during thematic reviews of the regulators

Success

• As an Customer Due Diligence Analyst, you’ll be part of a global network of compliance officers and a key contributor to the success of the Firm’s AML program
• To be successful in this role, you must work well under pressure and have excellent communication skills
• You will need to be flexible and work well with sometimes shifting priorities.
• Be open to providing coverage when team members are on holiday or out of the office

Required Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years work experience in a compliance customer due diligence related role preferably within a financial institution, a consultancy firm or a regulator.
• Familiarity with the operations of the crypto, investment or banking sector/s will be considered an asset
• Qualification relating to financial services or compliance
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Good judgment and analytical skills
• Strong follow up skills and ability articulate in a clear and timely manner
• Team player
• Genuine interest in Digital Assets and blockchain technolog

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