Web3 NFT Research Jobs in Vietnam

Building the Future of Crypto Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.What makes us different? Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world.Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission.As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 60+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security, crypto education, and world-class client support through our products like Kraken Pro, Kraken NFT, and Kraken Futures.Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto!Proof of WorkThe TeamKraken Global Sanctions Compliance team supports the Sanctions needs of Kraken and its global subsidiaries. The team is responsible for all things sanctions related, such as investigations, escalations, regulatory reporting, internal controls testing, issue management and resolution, remediations, program enhancements, audit deliverables, governance, presentations and responses to banking partners, responding to questionnaires, regulatory responses, new product reviews, risk analysis, review and maintenance of policies and procedures, as well as providing sanctions advisory and guidance to Kraken’s leadership and regional compliance officers. This role is focused on gathering and analyzing large data sets, data validation of sanctions records, reporting, dashboard creation / management, and all things that require technical competence. This role was created to allow investigators and managers to spend more time on their reviews and less time working to gather, prepare, analyze, and validate metrics or perform tasks requiring technical competence. The person selected for this role will need to have the ability to learn things quickly and find short-term solutions and propose long-term recommendations. Successful candidates in this team will receive cross-functional exposure as well as exposure to highly respected and globally recognised sanctions professionals and emerge as well-rounded compliance professionals, adept at tackling new remediations as necessary.

The Opportunity

• Support sanctions strategy for addressing program enhancements, regulatory remediation, and/or issue management.
• Support sanctions optimizations efforts where applicable, increasing effectiveness and efficiency while meeting global regulatory rigor.
• Support efforts to generate competitive advantages by optimizing screening processes and/or protocols.
• Support sanctions management in performing deep rooted sanctions research in preparation for licensing applications, new products, regulatory updates, regulatory inquiry responses, launch readiness, and consultation opportunities.
• Support sanctions management in creation and validation of deliverables as needed for audit, exams, and testing. Support, carry out, and coordinate internal sanctions testing of products, services, and protocols to identify and execute program enhancements. Participate in creating polished deliverables for external regulatory audiences.
• Support key sanctions projects from beginning to end.
• Coordinate and support the creation of business requirements documentation to support Sanctions program enhancement roadmap and/or issue management resolution

Skills you should HODL

• Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Compliance experience, with technical competence, detail oriented, curious, and keen to validate. Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in finance, statistics, data sciences or similar field preferred.
• Exposure to sanctions compliance.
• Prior sanctions compliance experience in: TradFi or Crypto financial industry, FinTech, or RegTech;  experience preparing regulatory materials is a plus. EU Regulatory experience preferred.
• Resourceful and inquisitive mindset with an ability to analyze structured and unstructured data from disparate sources to develop conclusions.
• Trustworthiness and ability to maintain confidential information.
• Ability to take ownership of your work product and consistently deliver results in a face-paced work environment.
• Strong organizational proficiency; ability to communicate horizontally and vertically.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Eye for presentation design and attention to detail. Comfort with a high level of context switching.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel (Google Sheets) and PowerPoint (Google Slides). Including the ability to perform data analysis.  SQL Querying experience is a plus. Ability to work in a rapidly changing regulatory environment; fast paced; multi tasking.
• Team Player who appreciates feedback, solving problems, finding solutions, and learning.

This is a fully remote role requiring English fluency, based in Vietnam.  You must be willing to work evenings or early mornings.Kraken is powered by people from around the world and we celebrate all Krakenites for their diverse talents, backgrounds, contributions and unique perspectives. We hire strictly based on merit, meaning we seek out the candidates with the right abilities, knowledge, and skills considered the most suitable for the job. We encourage you to apply for roles where you don't fully meet the listed requirements, especially if you're passionate or knowledgable about crypto!As an equal opportunity employer, we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. Whether that’s based on race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws. Stay in the knowFollow us on TwitterLearn on the Kraken BlogConnect on LinkedIn