Financial Crime Compliance Lead

Sygnum is a global digital asset banking group, founded on Swiss and Singapore heritage. We empower professional and institutional investors, banks, corporates and DLT foundations to invest in digital assets with complete trust. Our team enables this through our institutional-grade security, expert personal service and portfolio of regulated digital asset banking, asset management, tokenization and B2B services.

In Switzerland, Sygnum holds a banking licence and has CMS and Major Payment Institution Licences in Singapore. The group is also regulated in the established global financial hubs of Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg.

We believe that the future has heritage. Our crypto-native team of banking, investment and digital asset technology professionals are building a trusted gateway between the traditional and digital asset economies that we call Future Finance. To learn more about how Sygnum’s mission and values are shaping this digital asset ecosystem, please visit  and follow us on Linked In and X.

A key pillar of our success are the Sygnum values that define and unite us a team. We proudly call them our SYGN values:

• S stands for the importance we hold in Seeking and seizing opportunities, and the way we take personal ownership for delivering results for our clients;
• Y represents the way we say Yes to maintaining the highest level of integrity and fairness in everything we do. Sygnumers always display confidence without attitude;
• G reminds us to always Grow and win together. We only succeed by supporting each other and challenging ourselves, and our team-mates, to reach for new heights;
• N is here for Nose for value because we are always looking to focus on what matters most to our clients, partners and team.

Sygnum has one of the most diverse teams in the industry. Diversity plays a central role in keeping our work culture open, our teams productive and energised, and our solutions at the forefront of the industry. In the spirit of our SYGN value to “grow and win together”, we fully embrace an equal opportunity mindset in the way we onboard, develop and promote our team members.

The Financial Crime Compliance Lead is responsible for leading a team of 3 FTE plus an intern within the Compliance Team.

The role ensures that the Bank’s Financial Crime Compliance framework operates in a robust, consistent, and regulatory-compliant manner through well-defined policies, standards, methodologies, and governance structures. It further drives innovation and continuous improvement to enhance efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness of compliance processes.

• Preparing in cooperation with the Head of Compliance STR/SAR filings
• Responsibility to adequately handle all authorities and regulator requests
• Advising on Swiss CDB
  20, AML and KYC requirements both within the team as well to the client facing staff
• Execution of the AML Framework of the bank, with an eye for detail and exploring opportunities for improvements
• Supporting the entire AML team and Sygnum colleagues in compliance and regulatory matters regarding daily business and strategic initiatives
• Leverage data and AI-enabled tools to identify trends, enhance risk detection and support continuous improvement of the AML framework and processes
• Design and deliver educational training to employees on AML related laws and regulations as well as industry practices and ensure corresponding know-how transfer
• Assess and approve client documentation in the client onboarding process consistent with applicable KYC and AML regulations, especially for High-Risk clients and complex corporate structures

• Degree in law, finance/economics, business management/administration, or a related field
• A minimum of 10+ years of experience in Banking as in-house Compliance Officer or an Audit/Consulting firm providing services to Swiss-based regulated financial intermediaries
• Profound knowledge of AMLA, AMLO, AMLO-FINMA, CDB
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• Functional knowledge in relevant areas of law and regulations, i.e. Client onboarding, KYC, CDB
  20 standards, AML/CFT, sanctions, tax, CRS & FATCA and regulatory matters
• Profound knowledge and experience in…