Governance & Compliance Specialist

Description

OurCrowd is a global venture investing platform that empowers institutions and individuals to invest and engage in emerging companies. We are seeking a curious, driven and detail-oriented Governance & Compliance Specialist to join our Governance & Compliance function. You will work directly with the Head of Governance and Compliance across compliance, regulatory and corporate governance work at a global venture capital and private markets platform, with exposure to AML/KYC, licensing and governance across multiple jurisdictions.

We are looking for someone proactive who takes ownership of their work, handles confidential information with discretion and sound judgment, and knows when to escalate.

Our main office is in Jerusalem, and our second office is in Tel Aviv. This is a full-time hybrid role, with three days a week in office: at least one day in Jerusalem, one day in Tel Aviv, and the third day in whichever office is closer to where the candidate lives.

Responsibilities

• Be a first point of contact for compliance requests from across the business.
• Review investor compliance approvals, working with our documentation, investor relations and sales teams, resolving routine cases and escalating the rest.
• Run KYC on partners and entities, and escalate suspicious activity.
• Help run corporate governance across our entities, including resolutions, filings and records, working with outside counsel.
• Support licensing requirements, regulatory filings, regulator correspondence, audits and inquiries, and the complaints process.
• Manage the compliance calendar, and support compliance monitoring, AML and compliance policy updates and training, including employee attestations.
• Work with product and R&D on compliance improvements, and assess new programs and vendors for compliance risk.
• Research regulatory and compliance questions, including complex investor structures, and turn them into clear, usable summaries.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in law, finance, business or a related field – Required.
• 2-4 years of experience in compliance, AML/KYC, corporate governance, law, audit or risk – Required.
• Exceptional English, written and spoken – Required.
• Strong organization and judgment, and the ability to learn quickly in an evolving environment – Required.
• Experience with corporate KYC or beneficial ownership – Advantage.
• Exposure to financial services, fintech or funds/VC, or a relevant professional qualification (e.g. CAMS, legal, accounting) – Advantage.
• Experience using AI tools in a professional setting – Advantage.

Interview Process

• Initial video call with Senior HR Manager
• In person meeting with the Head of Governance and Compliance
• In person meeting with Chief Legal Officer
• In person meeting with Director of HR