Compliance monitoring and testing

• Support delivery of the Compliance Monitoring Programme (CMP), including designing and executing second-line monitoring reviews across key regulatory obligations
• Document testing results clearly and present findings to relevant governance committees
• Track agreed remediation actions and follow up with first-line stakeholders to verify closure

Policy, risk management, governance and reporting

• Assist with the maintenance and periodic review of UK compliance policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and group frameworks
• Contribute to compliance risk assessments and the maintenance of the UK compliance risk register
• Monitor internal and external developments — including business change, regulatory updates and emerging technology — to identify and escalate new compliance risks
• Support horizon scanning and gap analysis as new regulatory obligations emerge, including developments under the UK cryptoasset regime
• Support preparation of materials for UK governance committees and boards, including RAG dashboards, KRI reporting and compliance updates
• Assist with record-keeping obligations and maintain accurate compliance registers and trackers

Stakeholder engagement and project support

• Respond to compliance-related inquiries and due diligence requests from banking partners, counterparties and other external stakeholders
• Liaise with Kraken's global compliance function to ensure alignment between group policies and UK-specific regulatory requirements
• Support senior members of the UK Compliance team on ad hoc regulatory projects and workstreams as they arise

What you bring

• You have compliance experience in a regulated financial services firm, ideally with exposure to cryptoasset, payments or investment management businesses
• You have practical experience in compliance monitoring, testing or risk management, and understand how to translate regulatory requirements into operational controls
• You are familiar with the UK regulatory landscape, including the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 and developing cryptoasset regulation
• You are highly organised, proactive and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-moving environment
• You communicate clearly and can translate complex compliance requirements into plain language for non-compliance audiences
• You are data-driven and comfortable using data to inform risk judgements and prioritise your work
• You have excellent automation skills — you embrace tools and technology to streamline compliance processes, build efficient trackers and reduce manual effort where possible
• You have an execution mindset: you take ownership of your work, follow through on commitments and deliver to a high standard

Nice to haves

• Experience at a cryptoasset business or exposure to the UK cryptoasset regulatory regime
• Familiarity with compliance management systems or workflow automation platforms
• ICA, CISI or equivalent compliance qualification