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Key Responsibilities
- License delivery. Act as the primary point of contact for the C&ED regarding the current MSO license application; lead the team through the “Fit and Proper” assessment, face-to-face interviews, and on-site premises inspections.
- Statutory MLRO duties. Serve as the registered MLRO and Compliance Officer, fulfilling all statutory obligations under the AMLO, including reporting and law enforcement liaison.
- Regulatory framework. Build and maintain the Hong Kong AML/CTF/PF institutional risk assessment, policies, and procedures, ensuring they are calibrated to the C&ED’s evolving expectations in 2026 and beyond.
- Competence assessment. Successfully sit for (or demonstrate prior passing of) the C&ED Competence Assessment for MSOs.
- Global strategy: Advise and collaborate with Conduit’s global team on regulatory headwinds in Hong Kong and the broader APAC region to ensure consistent compliance practices across the organization.
- Training and culture: Instill a culture of compliance; develop and deliver targeted training and support to the team on compliance-related matters to ensure everyone understands their role in preventing financial crime.
Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years of experience in financial crime compliance roles, preferably within startups or fintech companies, with at least 3 years in a leadership or deputy leadership role (MLRO/DMLRO).
- Extensive experience in AML/CTF/PF and deep understanding of AMLO and requirements for MSOs.
- Relevant certification such as CAMS or AAMLP required to satisfy the C&ED Competence Assessment requirements.
- Strong understanding of the C&ED, MSOs, and the financial compliance landscape in Hong Kong. Ideally you’ve guided a fintech or money service business through the MSO licensing or renewal process
- Self-motivated, driven, and able to thrive in a startup environment.
- High resilience and ownership. You are comfortable working independently, reporting to international team members, but comfortable attending in-person regulatory meetings and managing on-site inspections.
- Fluent/Native in Cantonese and English (Mandarin a strong plus). You must be confident advocating for the business in front of regulators and explaining complex local regulations to internal stakeholders.
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What We Do
Conduit is building the infrastructure layer for the next generation of global payments. Cross-border money movement is one of the most complex, fragmented, and underserved problems in financial services — and we're solving it at the infrastructure level, for the fintechs, PSPs, and financial institutions that power global commerce. We believe in a world of fair economic opportunity, where global commerce can flourish through the frictionless exchange of value. Our first steps toward that vision are enabling drastically faster, cheaper, and more reliable transactions for businesses in emerging markets — and we're backed by investors who share that conviction, including Dragonfly, Circle, and Coinbase. We're here to build, and we mean that. We empower our team to act like founders, make bold decisions, and deliver outcomes that matter. If you're energized by hard problems, big markets, and real ownership over your work, you'll fit right in.
Why Work With Us
Cross-border payments infrastructure is broken — Conduit is fixing it. We've built a genuinely differentiated product in a market without a clear winner, and we're scaling fast. Join a team where autonomy is real, ownership is expected, and your impact is visible from day one.
