Few people get to build a bank from scratch. Even fewer get to build one at a moment when banking itself is being reinvented.

The dollar is the best product in the history of the world with practically infinite global demand but distribution is broken. Global clearing runs on legacy banks that are closed 115 days a year built for humans and take two days to settle. Augustus is the update to the internet era. We received conditional approval from the OCC to charter Americas first stablecoin-native clearing bank that is always open made for machines at the speed of compute.

We are a group of operators unicorn early employees ex-founders and people who walked away from degrees because they believe this is an industry and career defining opportunity. Were backed with $40M from Peter Thiels Valar Ventures Creandum and founders of Ramp Deel and Circle.

We are regulated in Europe and live with Euro and Stablecoin clearing today. Now we are building the US team from the ground up while continuing to grow rapidly in Europe.

The Role

You are the second senior hire on the U.S. Compliance team. You work directly with the Chief Compliance Officer Chief Risk Officer and Chief Operating Officer to build a BSA/AML program that moves as fast as our API.

You own the end-to-end BSA/AML Fraud and OFAC programs moving them from manual oversight to a tech-first operation. You take full ownership of transaction monitoring strategies and KYC/KYB architecture and you partner closely with Operations who builds and runs the systems that execute them. The compliance stack you build is a competitive advantage not a bottleneck.

The end state is a high-throughput low-latency compliance machine. You manage the relationship with regulators and customers defending our logic with data and confidence. When we launch new products or enter new markets your systems are the foundation that makes it possible.

Your First Six Months

• Month 1-2: You get into the stack. You understand exactly how money moves through our infrastructure where the current compliance controls sit and where the gaps are. You build a clear picture of what policies need to be written or updated what controls need to be strengthened and what can wait and you align with Operations on what gets automated next.

• Month 3-4: Youre the primary point of contact for regulatory and partner reviews. You defend our BSA program with data reduce false positives in transaction monitoring and lead quality assurance and regulatory reporting. Youre building confidence - internally and externally - that our compliance keeps pace with our product.

• Month 5-6: Youre building for what comes next - new markets new asset classes new products. The compliance engine is no longer just a safeguard. Its the foundation that lets us ship faster and move more money with confidence.

Who Will Thrive At Augustus

We believe that throwing smart people with high agency at big problems produces the best outcomes. The people who succeed here share the following traits:

• Relentless: You cant leave something broken. You dont stop because it got hard or because no one is watching.

• Set The Bar: Youre harder on yourself than anyone else would be. You dont need external accountability to care about quality.

• Shape The Game: You dont wait for a playbook and you dont need one. You walk into genuinely new territory and figure it out. You move before anyone asked you to.

• Systems First: You dont solve problems by adding people or effort. You build systems that make the problem smaller. Your first instinct is to automate not to handle it manually.

This role is for you if:

• You find it more satisfying to build an AML program from scratch than to maintain a legacy manual in a corporate basement.

• You enjoy diving into raw transaction data and building logic to catch suspicious patterns rather than just checking boxes on an audit list.

• You thrive in the gray area where traditional banking regulations meet programmable money and real-time payments.

• You approach compliance as a product feature not a cost center - and you want to understand the technical nuances of how programmable money actually moves.

• You prefer shipping high-quality policy updates in days not months of committee meetings.

• You get energized by making compliance a competitive advantage that enables growth rather than a bottleneck that stops it.

This is not for you if:

• You prefer a quiet office environment where your primary job is to review alerts and check boxes from a pre-defined manual.

• You need a large compliance team or an external consultant to tell you how to interpret new regulatory guidance.

• You are uncomfortable with ambiguity or feel stressed when compliance workflows havent been built yet.

• You think of the business and compliance as two opposing teams rather than a single product goal.

• You prefer managing people and processes over getting your hands dirty in the data and transaction logs.

• You believe thats how its always been done is a valid justification for a compliance requirement.

• You want to work alone and set your own timelines against well-defined requirements and stable priorities.

Hard Requirements

• 8 years of experience in BSA/AML compliance specifically at a fintech neobank or sponsor bank.

• Deep expertise in US regulatory frameworks including the Bank Secrecy Act USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC requirements.

• Direct experience managing and scaling filing alert and investigation workflows KYC/CIP programs and high-risk customer due diligence.

• Proven track record of managing regulatory examinations (OCC FDIC or Fed) and independent AML audits.

• Proficiency with modern compliance tooling and data analysis.

Pay transparency:

Compensation packages at Augustus include base salary equity and benefits. New hire offers are made based on a candidates experience expertise and geographic location. The annual US base salary range for this role is $180000-$250000 equity.

What We Offer

• Career Growth: You will be given more responsibility and pushed to grow faster than ever before.

• Network: Your peers are brilliant highly motivated people. These people will be foundational in your future opportunities.

• Real Participation: Employees are shareholders. You will think and act like an owner.

• Perks & Benefits: Relocation support visa support the latest Apple gear (MacBook AirPods) lunch benefit gym benefit a beautiful office in the heart of the city 4x on-/offsites per year and an annual development budget.

• Health & Insurance: Our US team receives comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision insurance plans. We are offering 401(k) retirement plans.

Augustus is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive and where different viewpoints and experiences are valued and respected. Augustus will consider all applications for employment without regard to race ethnicity national origin religious beliefs gender identity or expression sexual orientation neurodiversity disability age parental or veteran status.

Required Experience:

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