Compliance Associate
Galaxy Digital Services
$130,000 - $150,000 / year
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Description
Who We Are:
Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) is a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, growing the economy that runs on code. Galaxy delivers the onchain infrastructure that connects institutions to digital assets, including trading, advisory, asset management, staking, self-custody, and tokenization. Galaxy also develops and operates data center infrastructure to power AI and HPC workloads. Anchored by its Helios campus in Texas, Galaxy is building a multi-gigawatt pipeline of more than 5.7 GW of potential capacity, positioning it among the largest and fastest-growing data center developers in North America.
The Company is headquartered in New York City, with offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Additional information about Galaxy's businesses and products is available on www.galaxy.com.
What We Value:
We are a diverse team of free thinkers, and fast movers united to help investors and creators energize the global economy. We are looking for individuals who thrive in a culture of builders and overachievers and embrace high performance, transparent feedback, and a mission-first approach. Our culture shapes our way of working and gets us where we want to be.
- Seek Excellence.
- Be Selective To Be Effective.
- Be Highly Aligned, Loosely Coupled.
- Disagree Transparently.
- Encourage Independent Decision-Making.
- Build Dream Teams.
Who You Are:
The Compliance Associate will be responsible for maintaining the Firm’s compliance policies and procedures that are part of our robust BSA/AML compliance program across all business lines including but not limited to Trading, Lending, and Asset Management, focusing on KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) activities. This will include evaluation of client identification, risk profiles and other assessments. This role will interact with Senior Management, Legal, Technology, as well as clients, investors, and among other groups.
What You’ll Do:
- OFAC, Sanctions, PEPS or adverse media: Conduct and review OFAC screens and research OFAC false positives and escalate potential OFAC issues for review; file OFAC reports if required; testing and validating the sanction screening tool.
- Conduct Customer Due Diligence, review Customer Risk Ranking, conduct Enhanced Due Diligence, escalate potential AML risks with recommendations for mitigation.
- Investigating, analyzing and identifying AML alerts which may lead to filing suspicious activity reports as required by law.
- Assist in implementing on-chain transaction monitoring including validation, and clearing AML transaction monitoring alerts.
- Implement respective BSA/AML and OFAC procedures and recommend procedure improvements based on regulations and industry practices that correspond to the Company's business model.
- Assist with regulatory audits and requests.
- Ensure appropriate adherence to CDD, EDD and Transaction Monitoring processes while providing a positive experience for clients
- Identify compliance and risk issues.
- Assist institutional clients and investors during the onboarding process, which will include questions regarding onboarding to Galaxy and also onboarding Galaxy to their platform.
- Provide an exceptional “client-first” experience both through email and over scheduled phone calls with business personnel to properly ensure the correct guidance and information is given to clients and investors.
- Embrace and champion the thoughtful adoption of AI to improve team performance and business outcomes.
- Leverage AI tools (e.g., generative AI, automation platforms, data copilots) to improve productivity, decision-making, and output quality in your day-to-day work.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience conducting end-to-end KYC onboarding reviews
- Experience in blockchain investigations and AML alert clearance
- Preference for working in a fast paced and ever-changing environment
- At least 2 years of experience at a cryptocurrency firm
- Bachelor’s Degree
Bonus Points:
- CAMS certification
- Strong knowledge of BSA/AML, CDD, EDD, and Transaction Monitoring requirements
- Experience conducting and dispositioning transaction monitoring alerts and cases
- Ability to manage multiple projects and functions
- Experience, knowledge and interest in cryptocurrency a plus
What We Offer:
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements
- Flexible Time Off (paid)
- 3% 401(k) company contribution
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
- Generous paid Parental Leave
- Competitive family planning benefits for US employees
- Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts/lunches
- Employee Resource Groups
- Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace
Apply now and join us as we grow the economy that runs on code.
The base salary ranges included below will be commensurate with candidate experience, expertise and local market. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise. At Galaxy, we maintain a total compensation philosophy which consists of a competitive base salary, annual bonus, and equity incentives.
Galaxy respects diversity and seeks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and job applicants for employment without regard to actual or perceived age, race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital or partnership or caregiver status, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military or veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete the application process or to participate in an interview, please contact careers@galaxy.com.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
- Hybrid/Flexible Working Arrangements
- Flexible Time Off (paid)
- 3% 401(k) company contribution
- Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
- Generous paid Parental Leave
- Competitive family planning benefits for US employees
- Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
- Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
- Free daily snacks and weekly breakfasts/lunches
- Employee Resource Groups
- Free coaching and counseling sessions through Headspace
About this role
Galaxy Digital Services is seeking a Compliance Associate to manage BSA/AML compliance activities across its digital assets and data center businesses from its New York City headquarters. The role centers on KYC and AML work—screening clients against OFAC and sanctions lists, conducting customer due diligence and enhanced due diligence reviews, investigating AML alerts, and supporting transaction monitoring across the firm's trading, lending, and asset management operations. You'll work across business lines, interact regularly with senior management, legal, technology, and clients, and help refine compliance procedures as the company scales.
The position requires at least two years of cryptocurrency industry experience and a bachelor's degree, with demonstrated competency in end-to-end KYC onboarding and AML alert clearance. A CAMS certification is a bonus. You should be comfortable in a fast-moving environment, capable of managing multiple projects, and willing to adopt AI tools to improve your work. Blockchain investigation knowledge and a genuine interest in crypto are valued.
The salary range is $130,000 to $150,000 with a discretionary bonus, plus standard benefits including flexible time off, 3% 401(k) match, company-paid health coverage, and parental leave. The role is full-time and in-office.
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