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title: 'AML/KYC Officer - Digital Assets at IMC'
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# AML/KYC Officer - Digital Assets at IMC

- **Company:** IMC
- **Location:** Zug, Switzerland
- **Posted:** 2026-06-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/imc/jobs/4895334101

## Job description

We are looking for an experienced AML Officer to support AML/KYC activities relating to IMC’s crypto counterparties and digital asset business activities.

This role requires a strong understanding of AML/CTF risks associated with crypto markets, including exposure to high-risk counterparties, complex ownership structures, sanctions risk and enhanced due diligence requirements. The successful candidate must be capable of independently conducting risk assessments, challenging counterparties where necessary and applying a pragmatic, risk-based approach in a fast-moving environment. The role requires strong analytical judgement and the ability to independently assess and challenge complex counterparty risks in a fast-moving and evolving regulatory environment. You will combine analytical work with direct interaction with counterparties, front office teams and internal stakeholders.

## Your Core Responsibilities

AML/KYC Counterparty Reviews

- Perform customer due diligence (CDD) and periodic reviews for crypto counterparties
- Conduct risk-based counterparty reviews with exposure to enhanced due diligence (EDD) requirements
- Analyze complex ownership and control structures, including offshore and layered structures where relevant
- Assess AML/CTF and sanctions risks associated with counterparties, products and jurisdictions
- Manage escalations relating to high-risk counterparties and onboarding matters
- Conduct independent AML/KYC risk assessments and determine appropriate risk classifications
- Prepare high-risk cases and escalation memos for senior stakeholder approval

Screening & Risk Analysis

- Conduct adverse media and sanctions screening using relevant screening tools
- Identify and assess AML/CTF and sanctions-related red flags associated with crypto counterparties and digital asset activities
- Review wallet-related information and blockchain intelligence outputs where applicable
- Provide AML/CTF subject matter expertise on onboarding and counterparty risk matters

Stakeholder & Counterparty Engagement

- Engage directly with counterparties regarding AML/KYC requirements and documentation requests
- Work closely with Trading, Legal, Compliance and operational teams on onboarding and risk matters
- Provide practical AML guidance to internal stakeholders on crypto-related risks and controls
- Governance & Regulatory Support
- Support AML/KYC enhancement initiatives and control improvements
- Draft and maintain AML/CTF policies, procedures and guidance materials
- Assist with internal audits, regulatory reviews and remediation actions
- Remain current on AML/CTF regulatory developments, sanctions frameworks and industry expectations relevant to digital assets

Governance & Regulatory Support

- Support AML/KYC enhancement initiatives and control improvements
- Draft and maintain AML/CTF policies, procedures and guidance materials
- Assist with internal audits, regulatory reviews and remediation actions
- Remain current on AML/CTF regulatory developments, sanctions frameworks and industry expectations relevant to digital assets

## Key deliverables

- Timely and accurate completion of CDD analyses and periodic counterparty reviews
- Effective handling of counterparty KYC requests and communications
- Risk-based analysis of adverse media and sanctions screening alerts
- Reliable and well-documented AML transaction monitoring
- Up-to-date compliance policies, procedures, and documentation

Your Skills and Experience:

- 4+ years of AML/KYC/CDD experience within crypto, trading, banking, payment institutions or other regulated financial institutions
- Strong understanding of enhanced due diligence (EDD) requirements and risk-based AML/KYC assessments
- Prior familiarity with AML/CTF risks and typologies relevant to digital assets and crypto markets is preferred (but not mandatory)
- Experience conducting independent risk assessments and exercising sound judgement
- Familiarity with crypto transaction tracing and wallet screening tools is preferred
- Knowledge of relevant AML/CTF legislation, including sanctions frameworks
- Experience dealing with complex legal entity structures and institutional counterparties
- CAMS certification preferred; crypto-related AML certifications are a plus
- Strong analytical and investigative mindset
- Ability to independently manage complex AML/KYC matters from onboarding through ongoing monitoring
- Confident communicator, capable of interacting directly with counterparties and senior stakeholders
- Pragmatic and risk-based approach to problem solving
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced and evolving regulatory environment
- High level of ownership, accountability and attention to detail

## What we offer

- A high-impact role in a small, expert team holding significant regulatory responsibility
- A collaborative, high-performance culture that rewards ownership and initiative
- Exposure to AML operations across multiple jurisdictions
- Support to obtain CAMS certification if not already held

## About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.

## About IMC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: IMC is a global trading firm that uses cutting-edge technology, quantitative research, and advanced algorithms to provide liquidity across major asset classes and trading venues worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands (global headquarters); major offices in Chicago, Sydney, Mumbai, and other cities.
- **Founded**: 1989
- **Founders**: Two traders (names not publicly disclosed) who met on the floor of the Amsterdam Equity Options Exchange.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Financial Services, Proprietary Trading, Market Making, Financial Technology
- **Target customers**: Institutional clients, exchanges, ETF issuers, buy-side firms, and other market participants. **B2B** focus.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To be the world’s leading trading firm, supporting fair and transparent markets by providing significant liquidity and competitive pricing. [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)

## Products & Services
- **ETF Market Making**: Acts as a Lead Market Maker (LMM) in more than 150 US exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
- **Options Wholesaling**: A top-3 liquidity provider by volume traded in listed options globally, with connectivity to all OCC venues.
- **Institutional Sales**: Provides off-screen trading for buy-side firms.
- **Crypto Solutions**: Offers global coverage of crypto products including spot, perps, futures, and options, both on- and off-chain.
- **Multi-Asset Class Trading**: Develops innovative technologies and algorithms to trade in all major asset classes on more than 120 venues globally.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company).
- **Key Metric**: Over 2,070 employees across 10 global offices as of 2025/2026. [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Privately held; no external investors disclosed. Key partners include major global exchanges and clearing houses (e.g., OCC).
- **Growth Signals**:
    - Employee count grew from +1,900 to +2,070 in recent years.
    - Operates 9,000+ servers across 9 countries and processes petabytes of data daily.
    - Expanding into crypto and new asset classes.
    - Committed to being Net Zero by 2040.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technology & Infrastructure**: A world-class technology backbone with 9,000+ servers, petabytes of data processing, and early adoption of AI/ML.
- **Longevity & Experience**: 36+ years of trading history and deep expertise across multiple asset classes.
- **Global Scale**: 24/7 liquidity provision across 120+ trading venues in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and India.
- **Talent Density**: A flat, non-hierarchical culture that attracts top quant researchers, engineers, and traders from 70+ nationalities.
- **Culture of Ownership**: Employees are given significant responsibility early on, with a focus on collaboration and cross-functional teamwork.

## Strategic Focus
- **Quantitative Research & Tech**: Continually investing in quant research, AI, machine learning, and large-scale computing to generate alpha.
- **Global Expansion**: Expanding across new markets and asset classes, including crypto.
- **Sustainability**: Committed to being Net Zero by 2040 and making a positive impact through the IMC Foundations, focusing on education.
- **Talent Development**: Investing heavily in graduate and intern training programs (Graduate Traineeship, Launchpad) to build the next generation of talent.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: High-performance, collaborative, and non-hierarchical. 87% of employees say "IMC is a great place to work" (+4% vs global top-10%). [imc.com](https://www.imc.com/us/who-we-are/our-culture-values)
- **Work Environment**: Office-based (no remote policy indicated). Offers free catered breakfast and lunch, snacks, drinks, and Friday socials. Regular team events including an annual weekend trip.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive compensation with subsidized gym memberships, ergonomic desks, and health/well-being programs.
- **Learning & Development**: Extensive internal and external training programs. Graduates undergo a multi-week Graduate Traineeship (Trading School, Development School, FPGA School).
- **Diversity**: Employees represent 70+ nationalities, with a strong commitment to D&I.
- **Giving Back**: A share of profits is donated to non-profits, with a focus on education. Employees get volunteer time, donation matching, and grants.

## Sources
1. [IMC Homepage](https://www.imc.com/us/)
2. [IMC Careers Page](https://www.imc.com/us/careers)
3. [IMC Who We Are](https://www.imc.com/eu/who-we-are)
4. [IMC Culture & Values](https://www.imc.com/us/who-we-are/our-culture-values)
5. [IMC Recruitment Process](https://www.imc.com/us/careers/recruitment-process)

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