- This is a fully remote role
About Ceffu
Ceffu is a leading institutional-grade digital asset custody platform, offering secure, compliant, and scalable solutions for enterprises, hedge funds, and financial institutions. Our mission is to provide cutting-edge security and infrastructure to support the seamless integration of blockchain technology into institutional finance. *************
Job Summary
Ceffu is seeking an experienced Risk & Compliance Officer to support our growing footprint in Globally.
This critical role ensures full compliance with applicable anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements governing Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), digital asset businesses, and institutional custodians.
In addition to the MLRO and compliance functions, this role is responsible for the identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of all material risks—including operational, financial, compliance, regulatory, and strategic risks—affecting the business. The position plays a pivotal role in maintaining a robust risk and compliance framework within a rapidly evolving and highly regulated international environment.
Key Responsibilities
1) Compliance & MLRO Obligations
- Act as the officially appointed Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for the relevant regulated entity.
- Maintain an appropriate and independent reporting line to the Board of Directors or its designated compliance or risk committee, in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
- Ensure the effective implementation, oversight, and ongoing enhancement of the company’s AML/CFT compliance framework, including Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) for institutional clients, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR/SAR).
- Monitor and ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, licensing conditions, and international standards, including relevant FATF recommendations applicable to digital asset custody and VASP operations.
- File STRs/SARs with the relevant Financial Intelligence Unit or competent authority and coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries, information requests, inspections, and document requests.
- Lead the Compliance Monitoring Program and oversee compliance training and awareness initiatives to ensure employees understand and adhere to applicable regulatory and internal requirements.
- Maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date compliance records, policies, procedures, registers, and audit trails to support regulatory inspections, internal reviews, and external audits.
- Serve as the primary point of contact and liaison with relevant regulators, supervisory authorities, financial intelligence units, auditors, and other competent authorities.
2) Risk Management:
- Identify, measure, and assess all relevant operational, financial, legal/compliance, IT systems, and strategic risks across local business activities.
- Develop and maintain risk management frameworks, policies, and risk assessment tools tailored to digital asset custody and institutional crypto services.
- Monitor risk exposures on an ongoing basis to identify emerging threats, counterpart risk, or operational vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to enforce effective control metrics.
- Establish appropriate risk mitigation strategies and coordinate with internal stakeholders for execution.
Requirements
- Minimum 6 years of experience in AML/CFT compliance, financial crime, or legal/regulatory roles coupled with 5+ years of experience in risk management within the financial services industry.
- Strong understanding of AML/CFT regulations, global FATF standards, and the regulatory environment governing digital assets.
- Proven experience handling suspicious activity monitoring, institutional client onboarding, and direct regulatory filings.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management principles (e.g., ISO 31000, COSO) and the ability to evaluate risks associated with IT infrastructure, hot/cold wallet custody systems, and blockchain interactions.
- High ethical standards, sound analytical judgment, and effective cross-functional leadership skills.
- Professional fluency in written and spoken English
Preferred Qualifications
- Certified AML professional (e.g., CAMS, ICA International Diploma, or equivalent).
- Prior experience serving as an officially recognized MLRO or Compliance Liaison Officer with a financial regulator or VASP.
- Practical knowledge of blockchain transaction monitoring and analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs).
- Experience navigating fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional fintech or crypto-custody environments.