# Senior Manager, FinCrimes/AML – KYC

**Company:** [Polymarket](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/polymarket)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Legal
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** bsa/aml, kyc, cip, cdd, edd, cftc, nfa, ofac, risk rating, blockchain analytics, Looker, R, stata, chainalysis
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Leads Polymarket US’s end-to-end KYC program, including CIP/CDD/EDD frameworks, customer risk methodology, regulatory readiness, and analyst-team management. Requires 10+ years of BSA/AML experience and 5+ years leading AML or KYC teams in regulated financial services.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own and continuously maintain the KYC program, including CIP, CDD, and EDD policies, procedures, and process documentation, keeping them current with CFTC, NFA, and BSA requirements.
- Design and refine the customer risk-rating methodology, including documentation standards, escalation criteria, and decisioning frameworks.
- Review and adjudicate escalated EDD cases and establish quality assurance and quality control processes for consistent, accurate, audit-ready KYC files.
- Manage, hire, train, coach, and develop a team of KYC analysts.
- Partner with Product and Operations to embed KYC and CIP requirements into onboarding workflows for new products.
- Track KYC program metrics and trends, present findings to senior leadership and the Risk Committee, and represent the AML and sanctions function with regulators, prospective clients, and external partners.
- Manage third-party vendors and technology providers across case management, screening, and blockchain analytics.
- Evaluate AI and automation tools that can improve program efficiency.

## Requirements
- 10 or more years of progressive BSA/AML experience, including direct ownership or leadership of a KYC program at a FinTech, derivatives firm, or broker-dealer.
- 5 or more years managing and developing AML and KYC analyst teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
- Hands-on experience designing or rebuilding a CIP/CDD/EDD framework, including risk-rating methodology, escalation criteria, and documentation standards.
- Strong working knowledge of BSA requirements and CFTC/NFA regulatory expectations for DCMs, DCOs, and FCMs.
- Experience embedding KYC requirements into product onboarding workflows with Operations, Product, and Legal teams.
- Experience supporting regulatory exams, audits, or independent testing of an AML or sanctions program, with a track record of minimal findings.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, including presenting program metrics and escalations to senior leadership or board-level stakeholders.

## Nice-to-haves
- CAMS certification or Chainalysis credentials such as Chainalysis Fundamentals or Ethereum Investigations.
- Prior experience at a CFTC- or NFA-registered entity.
- Experience evaluating AI or automation vendors within a compliance function.
- Familiarity with Looker, R, or Stata for trend analysis and reporting.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Full health, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) match.
- Hardware setup including a new MacBook Pro, display, and accessories.

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