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Column National Association
San Francisco, California, USA
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For companies building financial technology and transforming the financial services space, the biggest bottleneck to their growth and innovation is often the underlying banks and infrastructure stack they rely on. We have spent our careers founding and scaling companies like Plaid, Square, Meta, Blend, and Affirm, and have seen this problem firsthand — builders and developers needing to partner with traditional banks, and creating API and abstraction layers over the patchwork that is the bank, its core, and many other vendors.
All of this results in a complex (and often expensive) banking supply chain involving a user, fintech, BaaS middleware provider, bank, core and the Federal Reserve.
At Column, we set out to simplify and fix this. We are a bank and a software company built from the ground up, offering builders and developers technology-forward banking solutions that cut out the hundreds of vendors, middleware providers, and abstraction layers. This means a safer, more transparent, and less costly banking supply chain. Come build with us!
The opportunity
Column is hiring for a Digital Assets Compliance role to define, build, and operate Column's compliance framework for its crypto products. The GENIUS Act and other federal guidelines have started to clarify how banks can provide digital asset services. Against this backdrop, Column is looking for someone to support the ongoing development of practical systems that protect the bank while enabling innovation. This isn't a box-checking compliance role.
We need a builder who understands that compliance done right is a competitive advantage — it unlocks partnerships, accelerates product velocity, and builds trust with regulators. You'll work directly with our product, engineering, and risk teams to manage systems that scale, not just procedures that look good on paper. If you have experience building programs and tooling, and monitoring and analyzing cryptocurrency transactions using best-in-class blockchain investigations tools, we want to talk to you.
This role will serve as a subject matter expert with deep specialization in digital assets compliance. You'll be embedded within our financial crimes team, developing the Bank's standards for monitoring and controlling the AML and sanctions risks inherent in the bank's stablecoin infrastructure, payment rails, and crypto-enabled banking products.
This is not a securities or broker-dealer compliance role. Many crypto compliance professionals to date have focused on securities regulations for trading platforms and custodial services, but we're not looking for expertise in custody, capital markets, or investment products. We need someone who understands the AML and sanctions tooling and controls for payments, and how digital assets interact with traditional payment systems — not someone who's spent their career navigating SEC rules for crypto exchanges.
This position will report directly to the Bank's Chief Compliance Officer, and the individual in the role must be willing to work in person in our Presidio-based office in San Francisco (3-4 days/week).
4-5+ years of experience in financial crimes compliance, with at least 3 years working on digital assets, crypto, or blockchain-related compliance; must include some experience in investigations
🏥 Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
Compensation
Compensation packages at Column include base salary, equity, and benefits. New hire offers are made based on a candidate's experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
The annual base salary range for this role is $130,000 - $170,000 + equity.
We look forward to hearing from you
Column is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We value bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences, and believe a diversity of ideas is what allows us to develop the best solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please reach out to accommodations@column.com.
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