Designated Director - Compliance

Job Description: 

We seek a Board‑authorized Designated Director to exercise ultimate oversight of our India PMLA compliance and formally represent Coinut to FIU‑IND. This role will lead regulatory engagement—including pre‑filing briefings, application meetings, and interviews—set the AML/CFT tone from the top, and provide independent challenge and support to the Principal Officer and compliance team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the officially authorized Designated Director and primary representative to FIU‑IND.
• Lead Coinut's presence in regulator interviews, inspections, and supervisory meetings related to FIU‑IND registration and ongoing oversight.
• Oversee responses to RFIs, data calls, and remediation plans; ensure accuracy and timeliness.
• Own the India AML/CFT framework, risk appetite, and policy suite aligned to PMLA/PML Rules, FIU‑IND guidance, and FATF standards.
• Establish clear lines of defense; ensure the Principal Officer has resources, authority, and independence.
• Provide periodic reports to the Board; escalate material issues and track remediation to closure.
• Ensure timely, accurate STR/CTR/NTR/CBWTR/IFT filings and robust FINnet controls and audit trails.
• Oversee CDD/KYC, EDD, sanctions (UAPA/UNSCR), ongoing monitoring (on‑chain and off‑chain), and minimum five‑year record retention.
• Approve methodologies for blockchain analytics, alert tuning, typology coverage, and model governance.
• Sponsor enterprise‑wide AML/CFT training; attest to effectiveness to the Board/regulators.
• Commission independent AML reviews; close findings on schedule.
• Ensure readiness for supervisory reviews and law‑enforcement requests.

Qualifications:

• Senior executive eligible for Board authorization as Designated Director (e.g., Managing Director, Whole‑time Director, or equivalent).
• 10+ years in legal/compliance/corporate governance with direct AML/CFT accountability in the banking/finance industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading regulator engagements (interviews, inspections, remediation) and Board‑level reporting.
• Strong knowledge of PMLA/PML Rules, FIU‑IND processes, FATF standards, and VDA risk typologies.
• Based in India; ability to engage directly with FIU‑IND as needed.