[Remote] AML Compliance Officer — Crypto Exchange
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Worthland Consulting Inc. is a recruitment agency specializing in the web3 and cryptocurrency space. Its client is seeking a Senior AML Compliance Officer to conduct hands-on anti-money laundering operations, including transaction monitoring, suspicious activity investigations, enhanced due diligence, regulatory compliance support, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple jurisdictions.
Responsibilities
- Conduct day-to-day AML compliance operations including transaction monitoring, alert triage, and suspicious activity reporting (SAR/STR)
- Perform enhanced due diligence (EDD) on high-risk customers, transactions, and jurisdictions
- Investigate flagged transactions and escalate findings in accordance with internal policies and regulatory requirements
- Support the maintenance and continuous improvement of AML/KYC policies, procedures, and internal controls
- Monitor regulatory developments across key jurisdictions and help assess their impact on the platform’s compliance framework
- Collaborate with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, Elliptic) for on-chain transaction analysis and risk scoring
- Assist with regulatory examinations, audits, and information requests from authorities
- Work cross-functionally with legal, risk, product, and customer support teams on compliance-related matters
Skills
- 3+ years of hands-on AML compliance experience within a cryptocurrency exchange (Tier 1 or top Tier 2 exchanges strongly preferred)
- Mandarin proficiency (spoken and written) — this is a hard requirement
- Strong practical knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, KYC/CDD/EDD procedures, and transaction monitoring frameworks
- Experience with blockchain analytics platforms (Chainalysis, Elliptic, Crystal, etc.)
- Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements (e.g., MAS, VASP frameworks, FATF guidelines)
- Strong investigative and analytical skills with attention to detail
- Ability to work independently in a remote, globally distributed team environment
- Management or leadership-track roles—this is a senior IC (individual contributor) position
- Purely advisory or policy roles without hands-on operational execution
- Environments with limited exposure to crypto-native compliance challenges
- CAMS, ICA, or equivalent AML certification
- Previous experience at exchanges such as Binance, OKX, Bybit, Huobi, KuCoin, Bitget, or similar
- Experience working across multiple regulatory jurisdictions simultaneously
- Familiarity with DeFi-related compliance challenges
Benefits
- Quarterly bonuses
- Fully remote with no timezone restrictions—work from anywhere
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