Compliance Officer / MLRO Switzerland & Liechtenstein

About the role

Compliance Officer / MLRO - Switzerland & Liechtenstein   About Keyrock   Since 2017, Keyrock has been a change-maker in digital assets. We're a global, remote-first team of 180+ people across 40+ nationalities, with hubs in Brussels, London, Paris, New York and Chicago. We provide liquidity across 80+ centralized and decentralized exchanges - a position cemented by our Series C, led by SC Ventures. Today we run a full spectrum of capital markets businesses across centralized and on-chain venues: market making, high-frequency trading, options, OTC, DeFi trading desks, advisory, and asset management. We're building toward the agentic investment banking capabilities for the era of digital finance. A proprietary agentic layer runs the mechanics of the market, so our people can focus on the work code cannot do: the deal, the relationship, and the judgement.   We're not just envisioning the future of finance - we're building it.   Mission statement We are looking for an experienced and driven Compliance Officer and MLRO for our Switzerland and Liechtenstein based entities. You will join a dynamic and dedicated Group Compliance team, operating as a key member while focusing primarily on our Switzerland and Liechtenstein operational entities. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a wider impact across the organization by working on broader, group-level projects, allowing you to contribute to the global compliance framework and help grow the group as a whole.   Job description   Ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations applicable to Switzerland and Liechtenstein by developing and implementing the policies and procedures ; Conducting compliance risk assessments and elaborating an annual compliance plan; Developing and implementing a plan of second-line controls and conducting the tests; Assessing future business activities to identify potential compliance risks; Ensuring the firm’s policies and procedures are being communicated effectively to all relevant employees; Ensuring the compliance trainings are effective and up to date; Keeping abreast with regulatory changes and maintaining the policies and procedures up to date; Collaborate with internal departments such as Trading Operations, Finance, Risk management, IT & Security, etc… to integrate compliance requirements into business processes. Being responsible for oversight of Keyrock CH and LI compliance with its AML obligations and acting as a focal point for the firm’s AML activity (MLRO). Carrying out the duties of a MLRO as per the AML/CTF Framework Representing Keyrock CH and LI in all matters of money laundering prevention internally and externally; Serving as a subject matter expert on AML/CTF matters, providing guidance and support to the compliance team and other departments; Conducting regular audits and reviews to ensure compliance with AML/CTF requirements and internal policies Drafting of compliance points of attention and recommendations and assisting the Group Head of Compliance or Group General Counsel (Group level) with management information reports;   Background and experience Solid experience as a Compliance officer (2nd line of defense) in a regulated financial institution in Switzerland and/or Liechtenstein, ideally with exposure to MLRO responsibilities or similar Experience in engaging with Swiss and Liechtenstein regulatory authorities; Excellent knowledge of financial regulations such as MiCAR, AML/CTF, market abuse , data privacy; Understanding of the digital assets ecosystem is a major plus; A relevant degree, preferably in business or law, is required; Extensive experience in implementation of monitoring and control processes to support policies and procedures; A compliance qualification for example ACAMS or a Masters in a related field would be an advantage;   Our recruitment philosophy We look for self-aware candidates who bring both the core skills required for the role and a deep alignment with ou

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