Job Description
Douro Labs is the core development team behind the Pyth Network. We’re looking for a compliance professional to build and manage our AML/KYC processes and lay the groundwork for potential regulatory licensing in the EU.
This role is for an operator who understands the plumbing of institutional trust: someone who can walk a flagged counterparty through a documentation request one hour and brief the General Counsel on jurisdictional threshold risk the next. You will serve as the primary safeguard between Douro Labs and the institutional clients, prime brokers, and financial infrastructure players we onboard, managing the supply side of trust (running AML/KYC review on customers and companies entering our network) and the regulatory side (building the policies, audits, and controls that let Douro Labs pursue EU benchmark administrator licensing).
Location: Remote (EU-based preferred)
Type: full-time
Reports to: General Counsel
About Our Team and Your Role
We are a well-rounded team: half of us are tech whizzes, while the other half excel in building partnerships with institutional clients, prime brokers, and the global financial infrastructure community. Trust and diligence are key to how we operate.
Remote Work: Our team is spread across the globe, from the US and South America to Europe and Asia. We are a digital-first organization where remote work is the norm.
Startup-level Speed: We thrive in the dynamic DeFi space and need a compliance professional who can build sound processes without slowing down the business. We’re building an Amsterdam hub with strong technical, business development, and legal/compliance talent.
The Mission: You will be building the trust infrastructure behind Pyth Pro, our institutional-grade data solution. As we bring on sophisticated institutional buyers and pursue regulatory licensing in the EU, your work will define how Douro Labs manages risk and earns the confidence of regulators and counterparties alike.
About the Role
This is a hybrid compliance/operations role. At the outset, you’ll manage day-to-day AML/KYC operations for our customer onboarding flow. Over time, as Douro Labs moves forward with EU benchmark administrator licensure, this role is expected to evolve into a full-time Compliance Officer position with broader regulatory responsibility.
We operate a deliberately permissive onboarding model: customers get access first, and a compliance review happens behind the scenes. This role exists to manage that review process and build the compliance infrastructure we’ll need as we scale.
Responsibilities
AML/KYC Operations
Manage the ongoing AML/KYC review queue via Sumsub
Request and follow up on additional information from flagged customers and companies
Escalate higher-risk or ambiguous cases to the General Counsel
Apply onboarding policy consistently across individual and company customers
Manage and maintain company-wide AML and sanctions policies
EU Benchmark Regulatory Readiness
Work with engineering to build tracking for feed usage by product type and jurisdiction (EU/UK volume)
Monitor usage against regulatory thresholds
Manage customer usage audits
Help prepare groundwork for potential EU benchmark administrator licensing (policies, procedures, code of conduct for data publishers)
Develop and implement policies, procedures, and structures required to seek registration as a benchmark administrator in the EU
Internal Compliance
Keep internal policies current across Douro Labs’ multiple entities
Manage Douro Labs’ onboarding processes at counterparties’ request
Support periodic reviews to keep the compliance queue moving
Finance Compliance
Serve as the point of contact for financial compliance, coordinating statutory deliverables with the Finance team and appropriate record keeping
Maintain internal financial controls: approval workflows, segregation of duties, digital asset policies etc.
Coordinate the annual external/financial audit for relevant entities and serve as the compliance point of contact for auditors.
Work with Head of Finance to ensure 360 coverage of all tax obligations across all entities.
Ensure billing and revenue recognition align with signed customer contracts and applicable standards.
Flag contract terms with financial/compliance implications and upcoming renewals.
Track concentration risk across major counterparties.
About You
Background in compliance operations, AML/KYC, aC related regulatory function
Comfortable managing a recurring operational workload independently
Clear communicator with customers requesting documentation
Interested in growing into a full Compliance Officer role as our regulatory footprint expands
Crypto/DeFi or financial infrastructure familiarity a plus, not required
Comfortable with startup pace and evolving scope
Think you’ve got what it takes to build the most talented team in the world? We’d love to meet you.
