Onboarding Analyst

Dakota

1d•Remote

About The Position

Dakota is a stablecoin infrastructure platform that supports modern financial products through regulated money movement, stablecoin orchestration, and cross-border settlement. Its API-first platform serves institutional clients, including fintechs, payment service providers, marketplaces, and enterprises. Dakota is a remote-first team across North America and Europe that values high-quality work, clear thinking, and ownership. The Onboarding Analyst joins the compliance team and supports onboarding for institutional and consumer clients. The role conducts end-to-end KYC, KYB, and due diligence reviews, answers client questions about CIP, and works with the Compliance Manager to improve workflows. The objective is to keep onboarding efficient, accurate, and compliant with global AML/CTF requirements while delivering a smooth client experience.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in KYC/KYB, AML, compliance, or client onboarding at a fintech, payments, crypto, or financial services company.
Working knowledge of global AML/CTF requirements, FATF standards, and CIP best practices for institutional entities and individuals, with the ability to apply them in practice.
Familiarity with onboarding/AML platforms, identity verification tools, and screening databases.
Strong attention to detail and organization, including under high volume and tight deadlines, and comfort handling sensitive client data.
Clear, confident written and verbal communication with clients, senior stakeholders, and internal teams.
Sound judgment about when to resolve matters and when to escalate.
Proactive, self-directed approach and ability to adapt in a fast-moving environment.
Genuine interest in building a career in AML/CFT compliance.

Responsibilities

Manage the intake, review, and timely resolution of onboarding and inbound KYC/KYB requests from institutional and consumer clients.
Review institutional entity documentation, including formation documents, ownership and control structures, and ultimate beneficial owner information for businesses, funds, and other legal entities.
Collect and verify consumer identity documentation and complete customer due diligence for individual applicants.
Perform PEP, sanctions, and adverse media screening, and complete enhanced due diligence where required.
Evaluate client risk profiles, identify documentation that does not meet standards, and escalate high-risk cases to the Compliance Manager.
Assist with periodic client reviews, reporting, regulatory filings, and ad-hoc compliance initiatives.
Serve as a point of contact for client CIP questions and partner with the Compliance Manager to refine workflows.