Manager Digital Assets - AML/KYC/BSA Knowledge

Manager – AML/KYC/BSA Knowledge – Digital Assets

Forensic, Discovery, & Financial Crime

Are you ready to lead at the frontier of financial crime prevention, regulation, and innovation? Do you have deep experience driving anti-money laundering (AML), know your customer (KYC), and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) initiatives in the dynamic digital asset sector? Deloitte’s Digital Assets team equips clients to build secure, compliant, and resilient digital finance operations that keep pace with today’s opportunities and risks.

Our Deloitte Regulatory, Risk & Forensic team helps client leaders translate multifaceted risk and an evolving regulatory environment into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organizations. Join our team and use advanced data, AI, and emerging technologies with industry insights to help clients bring clarity from complexity and accelerate their path to value creation.

Work you’ll do

As a Manager, you will oversee multifaceted projects and teams, shaping client programs for compliance, risk management, and investigation in digital assets. You’ll serve as the primary client contact, translating complex regulatory requirements into pragmatic strategies, while leading the development of next-generation controls and investigative programs. You’ll be empowered to drive innovation, mentor teams, and deliver high-value client impact in a rapidly evolving landscape.

As a Manager, you will have opportunities to:

• Lead client projects or large workstreams focused on AML, KYC, and BSA compliance for digital asset activities, including engagement planning, resourcing, quality management, and risk mitigation.
• Partner with clients as the day-to-day relationship manager, providing deep subject matter expertise on current and emerging regulatory requirements (e.g., BSA/AML, FinCEN guidance, FATF Travel Rule, OFAC sanctions) and their application to crypto and blockchain businesses.
• Assess, design, and implement advanced AML/KYC controls, including the deployment of blockchain analytics platforms (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM, Solidus Labs) for transaction tracing and investigative needs.
• Identify, assess, and develop response strategies for evolving AML risk typologies unique to digital assets (mixers, privacy coins, decentralized services, etc.).
• Oversee and empower teams to produce clear, actionable deliverables, including policies, risk assessments, compliance reports, training materials, and regulatory submissions.
• Monitor regulatory developments, industry leading practices, and emerging technologies, advising clients on risk implications and compliance obligations.
• Provide mentorship, formal feedback, and career guidance to team members, supporting professional growth and a strong team culture.
• Manage engagement financials, timelines, QA, and resourcing to deliver outstanding outcomes for multiple concurrent client projects.
• Collaborate on business development, identifying client needs, contributing to proposals, and cultivating new opportunities for Deloitte’s Digital Asset AML/KYC/BSA practice.
• Organize and deliver training, workshops, and technical briefings for client and internal audiences.

The successful candidate would possess these skills

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

The Team

Our Forensic, Discovery, & Financial Crime offering provides services to support anti-money laundering, discovery, business disputes, and investigations. We help protect brands from financial crime and other corporate misconduct, and empower government organizations with advanced tradecraft and technology to combat emerging and evolving threats.

Qualifications

Candidates will have advanced compliance and digital asset knowledge who demonstrate tenacity, strategic vision, and a passion for leading teams and client transformation. Deloitte managers drive results and cultivate trust through expertise, analytical rigor, and effective communication. Success in this role demands adaptability, the ability to balance strategic priorities and operational details, and a constant commitment to mentoring talent while staying ahead of market and regulatory change.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Business, Law, Criminal Justice, or a related discipline).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial services, consulting, or compliance, with a substantial focus on AML, KYC, BSA, Financial Crime, and risk management—including direct exposure to digital assets, virtual assets, or crypto businesses.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. and global AML regulations for digital assets, including BSA/AML, FinCEN guidance, FATF Travel Rule, OFAC sanctions, and associated regulatory regimes.
• Extensive experience implementing and/or reviewing blockchain analytics platforms for transaction monitoring, tracing, and investigations.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and mitigating AML/KYC risks unique to digital assets (e.g., mixers, privacy coins, decentralized technologies).
• Strong leadership and people management skills, proven ability to oversee, develop, and formally review performance for teams.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, including client relationship management and high-standard deliverable preparation.
• Advanced project management experience, including financial oversight, resource management, and multi-project delivery.
• Ability to travel up to 75% based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Preferred qualifications

• Leading AML risk assessments, compliance reviews, or enforcement responses in digital asset/fintech settings.
• Direct engagement with regulators, auditors, or legal counsel in AML or sanctions compliance for digital assets.
• Experience building transaction monitoring, rule sets, investigation frameworks, or suspicious activity reporting for crypto products.
• Hands-on use and implementation of advanced RegTech and blockchain forensics tools.
• Advanced degree or certifications (e.g., CAMS, CFE, CRCM, CISA, JD).
• Track record of published thought leadership or presentations in digital asset AML or financial crime topics.
• Business development, proposal, or client relationship expansion experience

Candidates joining our firm should possess an entrepreneurial drive, intellectual curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in addition to the qualifications below:

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to support or lead business proposal development and sales presentations
• Strong relationship management skills, particularly the ability to build constructive and product working relationships with clients and among Deloitte practitioners
• Strong project / program management skills, particularly possessing a strong work ethic, a commitment to excellence in work product delivery, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities
  and deadlines
• Advanced aptitude with Microsoft Office products, particularly Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio
• Experience leveraging generative AI platforms for AML/KYC/BSA regulatory intelligence, risk monitoring, policy analysis, or automating due diligence and transaction monitoring processes within financial crime compliance programs.

Our Deloitte Blockchain & Digital Asset team helps client leaders translate multifaceted risk and an evolving regulatory environment into defensible actions that strengthen, protect, and transform their organization. Join our team and use advanced data, AI, and emerging technologies with industry insights to help clients bring clarity from complexity and accelerate their path to value creation.

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The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $141,200 to $278,300.