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About us
First Digital is a digital asset focused trust, custody, financial technology company at the vanguard of the emerging digitalization of assets, where the full value for your worldly assets can finally unite like other digital data. Our best-in-class custodian and near-banking layer enables previously unattainable options for payments, asset management and access to products that can help enhance financial inclusion.
Our infrastructure – including FDUSD, Asia’s 1st home grown blockchain-based USD stable-coin – Developed to help economies, institutions and developers gain access to technology breakthroughs and capitalize on the digital evolution of finance, trust, and technology.
Overview:
This role primarily involves maintaining, overseeing, monitoring and reporting on emerging risks, to guarantee that company business processes and transactions follow all relevant legal requirements and internal Company guidelines.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain the Company’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) and sanctions policy and procedures. Ensure that all compliance policies and procedures are kept up-to-date at all times, in particular those in relation to the specific requirements of VASP services in Lithuania
- Conduct AML/CTF and sanctions risk assessments, including but not limited to quality assurance checks and assessment of new product, service and business initiatives
- Monitor, investigate and provide analysis of any suspicious transactions and make all appropriate suspicious transaction reporting to Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service agency (FCIS), in accordance with the relevant AML/CTF regulations
- Deliver AML/CTF and sanctions training and guidance to Company employees on AML/CTF risks, policies and procedures
- Serve as the on-site resource for regulatory and external body queries and responses
- Provide expert advice on AML/CTF and sanctions on compliance implications to senior management of the Company and where relevant product, operations and business colleagues
- Liaise with internal and external auditors and regulators to ensure that all requests and any issues are addressed in a timely and accurate manner
- Escalate to management any regulatory and/or official external body related issues where necessary
- Participate in projects and assist with any other matters as required
Requirements:
- 3+ years of compliance experience in the cryptocurrency, fintech, payments or financial services industry, working in AML/KYC teams
- Previous cryptocurrency experience and/or experience as an MLRO in Lithuania will be an advantage
- Certified by professional bodies such as the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) or holder of a Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering issued by the International Compliance Association (ICA) – is an advantage
- Understanding of Lithuanian and European Union regulations relating to AML/CTF, KYC and Sanctions
- Demonstrated prior experience in conducting investigations into suspicious analysis or financial fraud
- Fluent in English and Lithuanian, with outstanding written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
- Self-driven, detail-oriented and adept at time management
- Able to analyze situations and information quickly, and confidently escalate issues to colleagues across teams where appropriate
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. First Digital Trust reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.
