About the Role
Ondo Finance is seeking a dedicated Compliance KYC Manager to own, enhance, and oversee the end-to-end customer risk management lifecycle. This foundational role involves owning the KYC infrastructure to ensure compliance with regulatory standards for a growing institutional product offering.
Responsibilities
- Own a comprehensive Customer Risk Rating framework, including tiering criteria, scoring logic, and documentation standards across the counterparty portfolio.
- Own the Enhanced Due Diligence framework, including trigger events, workflow documentation, and escalation protocols.
- Define and manage monitoring and refresh cadences across all counterparty tiers, ensuring risk profiles remain current and documented.
- Oversee review queues, escalations, and SLA management, maintaining operational efficiency as onboarding volume grows.
- Serve as the primary KYC/AML expert in audits, regulatory inquiries, and partner due diligence processes.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in KYC, AML, or compliance operations within financial services or fintech.
- Deep knowledge of AML/BSA regulatory requirements, risk-based customer due diligence, and OFAC sanctions compliance.
- Demonstrated experience designing or managing Customer Risk Rating methodologies and EDD programs.
- Experience supporting regulatory examinations or third-party audits in a compliance capacity.
- Strong ability to translate regulatory requirements into scalable operational frameworks.
- Excellent written communication skills; able to produce clear policies, procedures, and program documentation.
Skills
- KYC
- AML
- Compliance operations
- AML/BSA regulatory requirements
- Risk-based customer due diligence
- OFAC sanctions compliance
- Customer Risk Rating methodologies
- EDD programs
- Regulatory examinations
- Third-party audits
- Digital assets
- Blockchain
- Crypto-native financial services
- Institutional onboarding workflows
- CAMS certification
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Remote-first
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- CAMS certification or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive compensation including salary, future token rights, and/or equity
Benefits
- Full benefits (medical, vision, and dental)
- Flexible vacation policy (PTO)
About the Company
- Ondo Finance provides institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services, developing decentralized finance technology and managing tokenized funds.
- The company was the first to tokenize exposure to US Treasuries and has expanded into other assets, while also incubating protocols for tokenized real-world assets and traditional crypto.
- Founded by former Goldman Sachs Digital Assets Team members, Ondo Finance is backed by investors including Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, and Tiger Global.
- Ondo Finance is a leader in the space by AUM and is well-capitalized for growth.
- The team is fully remote with members across the U.S.
