At Anchorage Digital we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.
Founded in 2017, Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. With the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, Anchorage Digital offers institutions an unparalleled combination of secure custody, regulatory compliance, product breadth, and client service. We’re looking to diversify our team with people who are humble, creative, and eager to learn.
We are a remote friendly, global team, but provide the option of working in-office in New York City, Sioux Falls, Porto, Lisbon, and Singapore. For our colleagues not located near our beautiful offices, we encourage and sponsor quarterly in-person collaboration days to work together and further deepen our Village.
As a core member of the IT Compliance team for the first ever OCC-chartered digital asset bank, this role will play a key role in building and scaling foundational elements of our IT risk management and compliance program. This role is highly cross-functional and will cover domains ranging from IT risk assessments to SOC compliance.
As a Member of Compliance, IT, you will:
- Build, scale, and improve Anchorage Digital’s IT risk and security compliance initiatives and audits (e.g. SOC 1/2, FFIEC IT, cybersecurity maturity, etc.).
- Manage the completion of internal and external assessments/audits, serving as primary liaison for the auditors and internal stakeholders.
- Drive annual IT security risk assessment process, from risk identification to measurement and mitigation.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with the Security, Engineering, Compliance, and People teams to implement industry-leading IT controls across the organization.
- Manage and disseminate IT related policies and procedures.
- Manage and track findings (from risk assessments, audits, etc.) from identification to remediation.
- Ability to right-size compliance programs to a fast-paced tech startup.
- Translate regulations and compliance obligations into technical controls, and vice-versa.
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
- Experience in IT risk and security compliance or audit
- Proven success performing various risk assessments, (e.g., enterprise risk, security, etc.)
- Demonstrated success automating controls monitoring techniques
- Experience creating and managing policies and procedures
- Knowledge of public cloud infrastructure (AWS / GCP / Azure)
- Passion for digging into the weeds, problem-solving, and building programs from the ground up
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently drive cross-functional projects forward
- Proven track record of effective cross-functional project management and organizational skills
- CISA certification or equivalent is required
Although not a requirement, bonus points if you have:
- Security certifications such as CISSP
- Understanding of crypto staking and/or governance
- Had interactions with regulatory authorities and auditors
- A technical/engineering background or mindset
- Fintech or financial services industry experience
- Been emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)
Compensation at Anchorage Digital
- Compensation at Anchorage Digital is market-driven and data informed and all full-time employees receive a market-leading salary, meaningful equity, and a generous perks and benefits package.
- Compensation Range: $101,000 - $126,000/yr - this salary range may be inclusive of multiple regional locations and job grades. This compensation range will be narrowed during the interview process based on skills, abilities, and experience required. We partner with third party firms annually to verify equity, cash, benefits, and perks benchmarks. For sales and business development roles, the range provided is the On Target Earnings (“OTE”) which is inclusive of base salary + sales commissions/bonuses targets for the position.
- Benefits: Anchorage Digital is proud to provide market leading benefits to our employees. In fact, we are only 1% of companies who offer 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents. This means no monthly out-of-pocket premiums for you or your family. We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees in the United States, Portugal, and Singapore. You can learn more about our culture and perks and benefits here.
About Anchorage Digital: Who we are
The Anchorage Village, what we call our team, brings together the brightest minds from platform security, financial services, and distributed ledger technology to provide the building blocks that empower institutions to safely participate in the evolving digital asset ecosystem. As a diverse team of more than 300 members, we are united in one common goal: building the future of finance by providing the foundation upon which value moves safely in the new global economy.
Anchorage Digital is committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported, and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.
Anchorage Digital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. Anchorage Digital considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with other legal requirements. “Anchorage Digital” refers to services that are offered either through Anchorage Hold, LLC a Delaware limited liability company and registered Money Services Business, Anchorage Digital Bank National Association, an OCC-chartered national trust bank, or Anchorage Lending CA, LLC a finance lender licensed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, License No. 60DBO-11976, or Anchorage Digital Singapore Pte Ltd, a Singapore private limited company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries of Anchor Labs, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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