Sphere Labs
The infrastructure moving the world's money today was built for another era: slow rails, walls between markets, and compliance layered in over time creating friction. Sphere Labs is building what comes next: modern, compliance-native infrastructure for cross-border payments and settlement, designed from the ground up to work for the businesses and regulated institutions it actually runs through. We work in active partnership with banks, licensed entities, and the regulators and jurisdictions shaping how global money moves, because the infrastructure that earns institutional trust has to be built alongside it.
Backed by Coinbase, Kraken, The Chernin Group, Jump Trading, Hudson River Trading, and some of the world's largest sovereign affiliates, we're a fully remote, global team building at the moment stablecoins are crossing into mainstream finance and regulated institutions are ready for modern rails. We hire self-starters: strong communicators and systematic thinkers who can look at a blank page and build something real. If you want a meaningful role in how global money movement evolves, and the upside that comes with getting in early, we'd like to meet you.
About the RoleThe Technical Compliance Analyst will be responsible for establishing, maintaining, and operating the technical/operational side of Sphere’s global compliance program. This role is critical to ensuring full adherence to various global requirements, AML/CFT obligations, and ongoing regulatory reporting during and after acquiring applicable domestic and international licenses.
What You'll Do AML / CFT Program Management
Own Sphere’s transaction monitoring, KYC/B, and onboarding screening from end-to-end
Ensure proper record-keeping and retention in accordance with various regulatory timelines.
Transaction Monitoring & Reporting
Configure and oversee transaction monitoring rules relevant to cross-border flows, and stablecoin-related activity.
Integrate seamlessly with product and compliance teams to ensure greater cross-functional alignment and collaboration
Support the operational execution of the firm-wide compliance framework, focusing on product evolution, audit responses, and evaluating program impact.
Detect, elevate, escalate and action suspicious activity in alignment with AML/BSA and USA PATRIOT Act mandates.
Audits, Training & Internal Controls
Support the development of operating procedures tied to payments, treasury, and vendor integrations.
Support the compliance team during bank examinations and various audits, as required
What We're Looking For
Minimum 5+ years of compliance experience, with deep understanding of how to scale compliance programs operationally
Demonstrated hands-on experience with various transaction monitoring platforms and reporting obligations
Experience working with cross-border payments, FX, or digital asset-adjacent businesses is strongly preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively cross-culturally with globally-based teammates
Why Sphere?
We sit at the intersection of crypto infrastructure and regulated finance — at the moment those worlds are finally converging. That means:
The window is now: For the first time in decades, the backbone of cross-border payments is being rebuilt. Legacy systems are fading, stablecoins are entering institutional finance, and the next settlement layer is being shaped right now. We're building it alongside the institutions that will run it, not around them.
High ownership, no playbook: This is early-stage work. You’ll be making decisions, building processes from scratch, and setting the direction instead of just following one. We’re looking for people who don’t wait for instructions, but jump in and figure things out.
Adaptability is the job: Strategy pivots here aren't failures, they're how we stay ahead of a fast-moving market and that’s our strength.
Real traction, real stakes: SpherePay is live and trusted by 200+ businesses. SphereNet is in active development with banks and regulators across 18 jurisdictions and counting. There’s real demand, real momentum, and a huge opportunity to shape what comes next.
