Digital Assets Risk & Compliance Manager

The opportunity

We are seeking a high‑performing Manager to join our financial crime and regulatory consulting business with strong digital assets exposure. This role will support clients in navigating the evolving digital asset landscape, helping them design and implement robust risk and control frameworks across emerging products and services.

Your contribution will play a significant part in helping our clients deliver successful results covering a range of risk projects.

• Advise clients on financial crime, fraud and market integrity risks associated with digital asset products and services, including crypto‑asset trading, tokenised assets, stable coins, payments and on/off‑ramp services.
• Conduct and oversee digital asset risk assessments, gap analyses and control reviews across financial crime, fraud, sanctions and market abuse risks, including scams, APP fraud, account takeover, mule activity and emerging crypto‑related typologies.
• Help clients design and enhance controls across KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, wallet screening, Travel Rule compliance, fraud monitoring, trade surveillance and suspicious activity reporting.
• Support AML, sanctions, fraud, investigations and trade surveillance engagements, including target operating model design and implementation support for digital asset risk and compliance functions.
• Collaborate with technology, compliance, regulatory and operations teams, including crypto vendors and blockchain analytics providers, to assess and deliver practical digital asset risk and control solutions.

You will bring a passion for delivering an exceptional client service experience. You have a collaborative mind‑set. You will be outcome focused, but also intellectually curious with a creative approach to problem solving. You have excellent written, listening and verbal communication skills and a track record of building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders. You bring strong analytical skills and are confident in tackling new topics.

• 5+ years' experience in managing financial crime, fraud, market abuse or trade surveillance risks for digital assets within a financial institution, such as a bank, Fin Tech or other regulated entity, or working in a digital assets role for a risk, regulatory or financial crime‑focused consultancy team.
• Experience of regulatory rules and standards including evolving global AML/CFT standards and legislation, FATF guidance, MiCA/MiCAR, Travel Rule regimes, MLRs, FCA expectations and rules, and VASP/CASP or PSP licensing requirements.
• An understanding of digital assets business models, products and services, including crypto‑asset trading, tokenised assets, stable coins, payments, custody and on/off‑ramp services, and their associated financial crime, fraud and market integrity risks.
• Good knowledge of UK regulatory expectations for digital assets financial crime controls, fraud controls, market abuse considerations and risk management.
• Experience supporting risk assessments, gap analyses, control reviews, target operating model design or implementation activity.
• Ability to work independently with clients, manage project work streams and deliver quality outcomes.

• Experience in Capital Markets, Wealth & Asset Management, Banking, Payments or Fin Tech.
• Prior consulting experience in risk, compliance, financial crime, fraud, market abuse, trade surveillance or digital transformation.
• Exposure to digital asset platforms, exchanges, custodians, wallet providers, stablecoin issuers, tokenisation platforms or fintechs.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics, crypto transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, fraud monitoring or trade surveillance tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A constructive and action‑oriented approach.
• A self‑starting attitude with the ability to think and act quickly.
• Experience of operating in a project‑based environment.
• An ability to guide and coach team members to help them develop their EY careers.

We are seeking risk professionals, with good knowledge of…