We are looking for an experienced attorney to join our legal team to provide company-wide advice related to global anti-money laundering obligations, sanctions, export controls, and anti-corruption issues. This role requires a high degree of trust as you will advise the Chief Compliance Officer, Block-wide compliance team, and be an important partner to our individual product legal and regulatory teams. This is an amazing opportunity for a former government or regulatory attorney ready to share their expertise in a dynamic environment that gives rise to cutting edge legal issues. The role requires strategic thinking, masterful collaboration, and impeccable judgment. You will report directly to Block’s Litigation, Investigations, Employment, and IP Lead.
You Will:
Provide legal advice on issues related to compliance with anti-money laundering and sanctions laws and the development and enhancement of global, risk-based anti-money laundering programs.Recommend practical, effective mitigation strategies to address identified anti-money laundering and sanctions risks for all of our current and emerging business units, including peer-to-peer money service business (MSB), broker- dealer, payment processing, virtual currency and emerging technologies, music streaming.Counsel regarding policies, procedures, training materials, risk assessments and external parties.Collaborate with our Policy, Compliance, and other Regulatory teams to architect advocacy strategies with important financial services regulators such as FinCEN, FCA, and OFAC, and play a key role in implementation of those strategies.Collaborate with non-US legal colleagues to provide proactive guidance regarding anti-money laundering obligations in new geographic markets, including staying abreast of emerging issues.Lead company-wide responses to certain regulatory inquiries, investigations, and audits.