Compliance Associate, UK at Kraken

<h1><strong>Building the Future of Open Finance</strong><br /></h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><br />Before you apply, we encourage you to explore our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.kraken.com/culture"><u>culture page</u></a> to understand what drives us and how we work.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><h2><strong>The team</strong></h2><p style="min-height:1.5em">Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Payward Limited (PWL) is the UK entity through which Kraken operates its crypto exchange, registered with the FCA as a cryptoasset business under the Money Laundering Regulations. As we continue to grow our UK presence and regulatory footprint, we are looking for a Compliance Associate to join our UK Compliance team.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Reporting to the CCO, the Compliance Associate will play a hands-on role supporting the day-to-day operation of the UK compliance function. This is a broad role spanning compliance monitoring, policy, risk management and regulatory engagement, with significant scope to grow as the business and its regulatory obligations evolve.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><h2><strong>The opportunity</strong></h2><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><h3><strong>Compliance monitoring and testing</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support delivery of the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP), including designing and executing second-line monitoring reviews across key regulatory obligations</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Document testing results clearly and present findings to relevant governance committees</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Track agreed remediation actions and follow up with first-line stakeholders to verify closure</p></li></ul><h3><strong>Policy, risk management, governance and reporting</strong></h3><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Assist with the maintenance and periodic review of UK compliance policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and group frameworks</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Contribute to compliance risk assessments and the maintenance of the UK complianc