Digital Assets Compliance

Column•San Francisco, CA

52d•$165,000 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

For companies building financial technology and transforming the financial services space, the biggest bottleneck to their growth and innovation is often the underlying banks and infrastructure stack they rely on. We have spent our careers founding and scaling companies like Plaid, Square, Meta, Blend, and Affirm, and have seen this problem firsthand — builders and developers needing to partner with traditional banks, and creating API and abstraction layers over the patchwork that is the bank, its core, and many other vendors. All of this results in a complex (and often expensive) banking supply chain involving a user, fintech, BaaS middleware provider, bank, core and the Federal Reserve. At Column, we set out to simplify and fix this. We are a bank and a software company built from the ground up, offering builders and developers technology-forward banking solutions that cut out the hundreds of vendors, middleware providers, and abstraction layers. This means a safer, more transparent, and less costly banking supply chain. Come build with us! The opportunity We’re hiring for a Digital Assets Compliance role to architect and own Column’s compliance framework for its crypto products from the ground up. The GENIUS Act has created the first federal framework for stablecoins, and we need someone who can translate complex, evolving regulations into practical systems that protect the bank while enabling innovation. This isn't a box-checking compliance role. We need a builder who understands that compliance done right is a competitive advantage — it unlocks partnerships, accelerates product velocity, and builds trust with regulators. You'll work directly with our product, engineering, and risk teams to build systems that scale, not just policies that look good on paper. What this role is: This role serves as the primary compliance partner across all relevant teams, customers, and business functions — just with deep specialization in digital assets. You'll be embedded with product and engineering teams building stablecoin infrastructure, payment rails, and crypto-enabled banking products. What this role is NOT: This is not a securities or broker-dealer compliance role. We're not looking for expertise in custody, capital markets, or investment products. Many crypto compliance professionals to date have focused on securities regulations for trading platforms and custodial services. We need someone who understands payments, money transmission, banking regulations, and how digital assets interact with traditional payment systems — not someone who's spent their career navigating SEC rules for crypto exchanges. This position will report directly to the Bank’s Chief Compliance Officer, and the individual in the role must be willing to work in person in our Presidio-based office in San Francisco (3-4 days/week).

Requirements

7+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance, with at least 3 years working on digital assets, crypto, or blockchain-related compliance
Expert knowledge of BSA/AML requirements and how they apply to digital assets under the existing regulatory and industry standards, and be the Bank’s subject-matter expert on the coming GENIUS Act rules
Strong understanding of stablecoin mechanics, blockchain technology, and crypto payment flows
Experience designing and implementing CIP, CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, and SAR processes
First-principles thinker who can design robust systems from scratch, not just operate existing playbooks
Strong technical aptitude — comfortable working with engineering teams to build compliance into product architecture
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and making risk-based decisions with incomplete information
High EQ and strong stakeholder management skills; can build trust with regulators, auditors, and internal teams

Responsibilities

Design and implement our end-to-end AML/BSA compliance program for stablecoin and crypto payment products in accordance with the GENIUS Act and Bank Secrecy Act requirements
Establish customer identification programs (CIP), customer due diligence (CDD), and enhanced due diligence (EDD) frameworks tailored to digital asset transactions
Build and maintain a comprehensive sanctions compliance program for digital assets, including blockchain analytics, wallet screening, and sanctions risk management specific to crypto payment flows
Expand our existing suspicious activity monitoring and sanctions screening tools and processes to blend digital asset-specific workflows
Build consumer protection compliance programs covering marketing, disclosure, UDAAP, and other consumer-facing regulatory requirements specific to digital assets
Serve as the primary compliance partner to product and engineering teams building the stablecoin infrastructure
Translate regulatory requirements into concrete technical specifications (e.g., "we need the ability to freeze tokens within X minutes of receiving a court order")
Conduct compliance reviews of new product features and partnerships before launch
Partner with our bank compliance team to ensure our crypto program integrates seamlessly with Column's existing BSA/AML framework
Define data requirements and work with engineering to ensure we collect and retain the right information for compliance and investigations
Document policies, procedures, and controls in a way that enables self-service and scales as we grow
Build training programs to ensure all relevant teams understand their compliance obligations

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
Comprehensive family planning and fertility benefits via partnership with Carrot, including reimbursement of up to $20,000 in qualified expenses
Up to $2,000 (post-tax) monthly rent subsidy for employees living within 2 miles of Column’s office
FSA and HSA account options to enable use of pre-tax money for medical and dependent care expenses
401k plan, including self-directed brokerage options
Flexible time-off policy - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
100% paid parental leave, including 16 weeks for birth mothers, 12 weeks for primary caregivers, and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers
Up to $4,500 in annual reimbursements for backup childcare
Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees
Commuter benefits, including paid transportation to-and-from the office
Regular team building events, including annual offsite