Compliance Officer

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About the role

  • Compliance Officer executing Canadian FINTRAC/RPAA registrations and AML controls for Mercuryo’s crypto on/off-ramp and fiat remittance platform. Coordinating regulatory filings, investigations, testing, and cross-functional compliance projects.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with Canadian registration acquisition and maintenance.
  • Execute a practical AML/ATF compliance program for the crypto on/off-ramp and fiat remittance business.
  • Support Mercuryo's Canadian regulatory roadmap, including FINTRAC money services business registration and Bank of Canada RPAA registration, renewal, amendment, and post-registration workstreams.
  • Coordinate inputs for FINTRAC, Bank of Canada, and provincial submissions, including policies, business plans, safeguarding and operational risk materials, organizational records, flow-of-funds materials, and regulator forms.
  • Prepare first drafts, track regulator questions and deficiencies, gather responsive evidence, coordinate internal owners and external advisers, and maintain records of submissions and commitments.
  • Support FINTRAC and Bank of Canada examination readiness and ongoing registration operations, including renewals, RPAA annual reports, amendments, and key-person or control changes.
  • Execute operational AML work, quality assurance, investigations, vendor due diligence, and control testing.
  • Draft, review, and support implementation of the Canadian AML/ATF framework, including risk assessments, policies, procedures, control descriptions, and governance materials.
  • Help document and operationalize KYC/KYB identity verification, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, travel rule, investigations, escalation, STR and FINTRAC reporting governance, training, recordkeeping, and effectiveness review processes.
  • Maintain an audit-ready compliance evidence library with version control, approval records, testing evidence, training records, and issue-remediation tracking.
  • Partner with Product on feature and product releases from a compliance perspective.
  • Coordinate projects across Compliance, Legal, Product, Operations, Finance, Security, and Engineering, including Jira ticket creation and follow-up.
  • Prepare agendas, capture decisions and action items, follow up with owners, identify gaps, and escalate blockers early.
  • Provide support on other compliance priorities as needed in a growing global fintech.

Requirements

  • 5-7 years payments/fintech compliance with required hands-on Canadian FINTRAC and/or RPAA experience.
  • Strong AML/ATF program execution across multiple verticals (KYC, TM, Sanctions, etc).
  • High attention to detail, sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to take ownership of follow-through.
  • Comfort working in a fast-moving, cross-functional, and internationally distributed environment.
  • Crypto experience helpful, including blockchain analytics tools, preferably Chainalysis.
  • Experience working with Canadian, U.S., and European stakeholders or within a multijurisdictional company is a nice-to-have.
  • Relevant certification or coursework, for example CAMS, CFE, ICA, ACAMS coursework, or project-management training, is a plus but not required.
  • US MTL experience is a plus but not required.

Benefits

  • Competitive market rate salary and performance-based incentives.
  • 22 days annual leave with an additional 6 company days, plus bank holidays.
  • Comprehensive health insurance plans.
  • Maternity & Paternity leave support.
  • Extensive benefits program.
  • Flexible work schedule and remote work options.
  • Modern offices and co-working spaces across 6 countries.
  • Working equipment.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Opportunity to shape the initiatives you’re working on.
  • Diverse and friendly team.
  • We are open-minded to new ideas.

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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