About the company
Who We Are: Ethena Labs is building the first ETH based yield-bearing synthetic dollar. Arthur Hayes is a founding advisor and the team has deep experience across traditional finance and crypto engineering from firms such as Cerberus, Wintermute, Flow Traders, Deribit, Paradigm, Aave, Blockdaemon and Kaiko. We are backed by every major exchange and trading entities in the space. What we are Doing: We are building derivative infrastructure to enable Ethereum to transform into the Internet Bond via delta-neutral derivatives positions, to create the first crypto-native, yield bearing synthetic dollar: sUSDe. We believe creating a synthetic dollar which is not reliant on existing banking infrastructure is the single most important problem to solve and largest opportunity in crypto today. USDe will form the first part of a broader ecosystem of products we are building including fixed and floating rate internet bonds and composable repo leveraged markets.
Job Summary
What You’ll Do
📍Support the Legal & Operations teams, driving improvements in a variety of operational processes, particularly in compliance. 📍Design and implement streamlined processes for onboarding users, along with ongoing compliance policies that are both efficient and comprehensive. 📍Work with teams across disciplines to develop and implement internal policies and processes required for compliance with licensing requirements (e.g., MiCA) in conjunction with existing, dedicated compliance teams. 📍Drive external compliance requests, such as onboarding and KYB requirements from partners, as well as implement and lead compliance checks / vendor due diligence on potential partners. Monitor third-party relationships for compliance risks as they may emerge. 📍Work with external service providers to conduct relevant diligence and analyses to determine whether gaps in certain compliance initiatives exist, and design/implement strategies to mitigate. 📍Inform and support the rest of the company (e.g. marketing and product teams) to ensure consistency and compliance with applicable laws, and regulations across our products, marketing, policies and practices. 📍Keep up to date with relevant compliance standards and regulations across key jurisdictions we work in, using this knowledge to inform your work.
What We’re Looking For
📍In-depth understanding of financial regulations, including Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT), Know Your Customer (KYC), and data privacy laws. 📍Familiarity with the regulatory landscape for digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and stablecoins at local, national, and international levels (e.g., FATF guidelines, EU MiCA, SEC regulations, etc.). 📍Experience in conducting risk assessments and implementing effective internal controls to prevent and detect potential violations. 📍Expertise in creating, implementing, and overseeing robust AML/CFT compliance programs. 📍Knowledge of conducting internal audits, identifying compliance gaps, and taking corrective actions.
