Blockchain Compliance Engineer

About the role

ING is looking for a Blockchain Compliance Engineer to design the future architecture of its blockchain network and to run day-to-day compliance controls for its blockchain and digital asset activities. The role sits at the intersection of blockchain analytics, financial crime compliance, AML/CFT, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, Travel Rule operations, case management and regulatory reporting. It is a hands-on compliance operations role.

The work is based at ING Hubs Turkey, with a hybrid model: team members meet at the Vadistanbul office two days per week during three weeks of the month, and one week per month is fully remote; additional remote options are available in August. The role involves collaborating with colleagues across ING's global locations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Law, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, Criminology, Risk Management, Compliance or a related field.
• Equivalent experience in compliance, financial crime, banking operations, transaction monitoring, investigations or digital asset operations may also be considered.
• Knowledge of AML/CFT, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence and suspicious activity reporting.
• Familiarity with blockchain analytics, wallet risk scoring, transaction tracing, on-chain investigations and crypto typologies.
• Awareness of Travel Rule requirements and EU digital asset regulation, including MiCA and related AML/CFT expectations.
• Ability to work in a regulated banking environment where traceability, auditability, control evidence, privacy, security and governance are essential.

Required skills

• Preferred: experience in compliance operations, financial crime operations, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, investigations or digital asset operations.
• Preferred: experience with blockchain analytics platforms such as Chainalysis, TRM Labs, Elliptic, Merkle Science, Scorechain, Crystal or similar.
• Preferred: experience with case management, alert triage, investigation workflows, suspicious activity reviews or financial crime platforms.
• Preferred: knowledge of tokenization, stablecoins, CBDCs, tokenized deposits, custody, settlement and wholesale banking use cases, and of DeFi protocols, decentralized exchanges, mixers, bridges, privacy-enhancing tools and smart contract risk.
• Preferred: experience interpreting blockchain analytics, entity attribution and risk exposure information, and with data governance, retention, privacy, access control and audit evidence.
• Preferred: experience with global teams, multi-country regulatory requirements and enterprise governance standards.
• Certifications in blockchain, digital assets, AML, sanctions or financial crime, or training in investigations, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, quality assurance or regulatory reporting, are a plus.

What we offer

• 14 days of welcome leave, even in the first year.
• Flexible hybrid working and remote working opportunities throughout August.
• Training budget and Udemy partnership, and global mobility opportunities.
• Health insurance for you and your family, private pension plan, meal card and transportation allowance.
• MultiSport membership, English language development support and regular communication activities.