Head of Compliance

1 month, 3 weeks ago
Full-time
Executive
Operations
Sphere Labs

Sphere Labs

Sphere Labs is a digital payments platform that enhances cross-border transactions, making them fast, secure, and reliable. The company aims to empower businesses and individuals, particularly in underserved and emerging markets, by facilitating global commerce and promoting economic growth. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services for modern money movement, supporting multiple currencies for seamless transfers. Users can access an end-to-end payments suite through a single API or a no-code console, which includes compliance, accounting, payments, analytics, and developer tools. Key features include a developer toolkit with user-friendly SDKs, comprehensive analytics, and robust security measures. Sphere Labs also provides competitive financial benefits, such as low fees, instant settlements, and non-custodial peer-to-peer payments. Backed by experienced investors and founders from the fintech and blockchain sectors, Sphere Labs is dedicated to delivering scalable and adaptable payment solutions that meet the evolving needs of the digital economy.

financial services
51-200
Founded 2022
$3M raised

Description

  • Evaluate and mature the existing compliance program, addressing execution gaps and geographic risks.
  • Write clear, actionable SOPs that translate policy into repeatable and auditable operations.
  • Partner with Product and Operations to define compliance requirements and guardrails for new business lines.
  • Own daily compliance activities and ensure consistent application of policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Review, investigate, and disposition transaction-monitoring alerts with timely documentation.
  • Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, Product, and Operations on alert logic, thresholds, system design, and escalation processes.
  • Support customer onboarding, complaints management, and law-enforcement requests.
  • Lead suspicious-activity investigations and prepare and file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).
  • Train, mentor, and develop junior compliance team members.

Requirements

  • Experience building or significantly maturing a compliance program, preferably in crypto, fintech, or financial services.
  • Track record of meeting compliance SLAs with strong, auditable rigor.
  • Experience managing compliance programs at scale, including nested or multi-layer onboarding involving integrators or partners.
  • Hands-on knowledge of AML, KYC, and KYB frameworks and regulatory requirements.
  • Experience with transaction-monitoring systems, alert disposition, and investigations.
  • Experience conducting investigations and filing SARs.
  • Deep familiarity with digital assets, blockchain transactions, and crypto-specific compliance challenges.
  • Ability to make timely decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes situations.
  • Ability to write effective SOPs and translate policy into practice.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration, judgment, attention to detail, and ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment.

Benefits

  • Fully remote, global work environment.
  • High-ownership role with the opportunity to build processes and direction from the ground up.
  • Opportunity to shape cross-border payments infrastructure as stablecoins enter institutional finance.
  • Work alongside banks, licensed entities, regulators, and partners across 18 jurisdictions.
  • Early-stage environment with significant responsibility and influence.

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