About this role
Vice President, Financial Crime Compliance, Digital Assets (London)
Job Purpose:
BlackRock is a global leader in digital asset innovation, providing institutional clients with access to advanced blockchain-based investment products, including the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T), and the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), the world’s largest tokenized fund. As Vice President, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), Digital Assets, you will play a pivotal role in supporting and executing BlackRock’s financial crime compliance programme for digital assets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Reporting to the EMEA Head of FCC you will be based in London but be a key member of the Global Digital Assets FCC team working closely with colleagues in the Digital Assets Business, Global Product Solutions, Legal and Compliance, and Operations to ensure robust controls, regulatory alignment, and the ongoing integrity of BlackRock’s digital asset platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and develop BlackRock’s digital assets financial crime compliance programme, ensuring alignment with the firm’s strategy in digital assets and tokenised products.
- Collaborate with compliance, digital asset business, legal, operations, and technology to strengthen financial crime-related infrastructure for new and existing digital asset offerings.
- Play a key role in strategic projects involving digital assets, including the implementation of new controls and enhancements to existing frameworks.
- Respond to escalations and provide guidance on regulatory obligations and best practices.
- Advise on financial crime matters and conduct enhanced due diligence (EDD) on individuals and entities in the digital assets space.
- Manage financial crime compliance risk for digital asset activities, including supporting risk assessments and control testing.
- Identify industry standards and contribute to the enhancement of existing controls, particularly for tokenised funds and emerging blockchain technologies.
- Monitor, interpret, and help implement changes in regulatory requirements across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and other relevant jurisdictions, ensuring the compliance programme remains current and effective.
- Lead due diligence reviews of third-party service providers supporting digital asset products.
- Engage with senior stakeholders and third-party service providers to articulate compliance requirements and negotiate adherence to firmwide policies and regulatory expectations.
Development Value:
In this role, you will gain hands-on experience with the world’s leading institutional digital asset offerings and tokenised fund structures, working alongside industry experts and senior leaders in a rapidly evolving regulatory and technological landscape. You will grow your expertise in the application of financial crime compliance controls to blockchain-based products and services, building a strong foundation for future leadership roles in digital asset compliance and risk management.
Knowledge/Experience:
- Minimum of five years of financial crime compliance experience, combined with strong working knowledge of digital assets products, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology.
- Familiarity with EMEA regulatory frameworks for digital assets and financial crime compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to support or implement financial crime compliance controls for blockchain-based products and services.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple tasks.
- Strong executive presence and ability to interact with senior leaders.
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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