Compliance Director, Deputy BSA Officer & Sanctions Officer - Americas

Since being founded in 2018, Copper has been building the standard for institutional digital asset infrastructure with a focus on custody, collateral management, and prime services.

Led by Amar Kuchinad, Copper's Global CEO, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of custody, trading and settlement solutions that reduce counterparty risk and bring greater capital and operational efficiency to digital asset markets. At the heart of Copper's offering is Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology – the gold standard in secure custody. Copper’s multi-award winning custody system is unique in that it can be connected to centralised exchanges, DeFi applications and even staking pools without the assets leaving the custody.

Built on top of this state-of-the-art custody, ClearLoop is the first solution in the market that overcomes a growing industry challenge; counterparty risk with exchanges. This solution underpins a full prime services offering, connecting global exchanges, and enabling customers to trade and settle directly from the safety of their MPC-secured wallets. By reducing settlement time for transfers to a few milliseconds (without blockchain network dependency) and offering enhanced security measures, ClearLoop is rapidly reshaping the way asset managers trade and manage capital.

In addition to industry-leading security certifications, Copper has one of the strongest insurance coverages in the industry from an A+ rated insurer, positioning the firm as the partner of choice for institutions seeking to safeguard their assets.

DEPARTMENT/ TEAM PURPOSE:  

The Compliance team is a collaborative and high energy group of smart, driven and intellectually curious professionals. 

We take our work but not ourselves incredibly seriously, tackling novel issues and supporting the business with focus, precision, and relentless good humor. We know and support each other deeply as professionals and humans. 

We proudly hold a range of passports and qualifications and speak as many languages as we have team members - diversity on all levels is deeply valued. 

ROLE PURPOSE:  

Copper is looking for a skilled and collaborative Compliance Director/Deputy BSA Officer – Americas to join our growing digital assets infrastructure business. 

This full-time role is based in New York with some occasional travel abroad. 

As a committed and experienced person you will assist with alignment and operationalization of the company’s regulatory policies and procedures for the Americas. 

You will help with the development and implementation of the compliance programme for the Americas, where your sound judgment on both commercial and risk & control matters will champion company culture and its regulatory agenda. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Help to manage the Americas Compliance function including the inter group outsourcing arrangements for Transaction Monitoring, Compliance Advisory, AML / KYC (Operations) and other areas applicable to USA licenses and registrations. 
• Act as the designated Sanctions Officer, responsible for building and executing the Sanctions program. 
• Primary contact for all 314a and 314b requests 
• Help to manage the money laundering reporting process and implement specific steps within the compliance program to ensure effective implementation of the regulations and statutory requirements concerning Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combatting Terrorism Finance (CTF), standards and regulatory requirements. 
• Help to develop regular compliance and financial crime / AML monitoring procedures and practices for operations in the Americas.  
• Align Compliance controls framework to Americas Regulatory and Licensing framework. Assisting in the undertaking of the annual risk assessments of the Copper businesses, the related controls the businesses have in place or should develop and the Compliance controls which have been, or need to be, implemented. 
• Advise and support the Copper businesses globally on applicable law, rules, and regulation, including the development of responses to, and implementation of, new regulations.