The Role
Leads global financial crime compliance investigations, transaction monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting, and AML/CFT operations. Manages AML investigators, evaluates requirements across jurisdictions, improves investigative processes, drafts procedures, analyzes performance data, and partners with product and engineering teams on compliance systems. Requires strong regulatory knowledge, team leadership, process management, communication, and familiarity with cryptocurrency financial crime trends and blockchain analytics tools.
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About the Opportunity
The successful candidate will have prior transaction monitoring / investigations management experience in the financial services, FinTech or cryptocurrency industries, ideally within a regulated environment. You will help support the day-to-day transaction monitoring and suspicious activity investigations and reporting program for financial crimes related to money laundering and terrorism financing. This role will also entail supporting the operational teams in building out processes along the investigations lifecycle. You will report to the Head of the Global FCC Investigations and collaborate closely with key stakeholders, including the MLRO, Risk and Law Enforcement Liaison teams. You will be expected to demonstrate strong expertise in Global AML/CFT regulatory requirements, investigative processes, systems design, and effective documentation practices.
What You'll Be Doing- Lead and manage a team of AML investigators, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high-quality performance.
- Support operational processes to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry best practices.
- Evaluate AML/CFT transaction monitoring and Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) requirements across multiple jurisdictions to ensure timely and accurate escalations.
- Help build out tactical and scalable solutions for operational teams to manage compliance tasks.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to roll out enhancements to systems and tools that facilitate operational efficiencies and meet regulatory requirements
- Make recommendations for and help implement process improvements and procedure updates across the Global FCC Investigations teams including Transaction Monitoring, Blockchain Investigations and Suspicious Transaction Reporting.
- Draft and maintain relevant standard operating procedures and drive high quality and efficiency in operational processes. Analyze data to identify process gaps and opportunities, and partner with Compliance Leaders, Training and other GFCCI managers to recommend mitigating activities for risk, improve quality of investigations, team performance and close process gaps.
- Stay abreast of changes to the cryptocurrency industry, financial crime trends, and global regulatory developments to assess impact to Transaction Monitoring and Investigations.
- Working on ad-hoc projects assigned by Senior Leadership
- 5+ years of direct and strong technical experience in AML/CFT investigations and operations in relevant financial crimes, transaction monitoring and investigation roles, preferably within a regulated financial institution, payment institution or Digital Payment Token (DPT) service provider.
- 2–3 years of demonstrated experience leading and managing high-performing teams.
- Analytical and metrics-driven mindset to create substantiated solutions.
- Fundamental knowledge of Global AML/CFT regimes, including relevant FATF Guidances.
- Experience performing in a fast-paced environment and proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong process and project management skills with attention to detail, proactive and well organized.
- Self-motivated, critical thinker and adept at working independently and in a dispersed team environment covering multiple and varied tasks.
- Intuitive, highly ethical, and comfortable to question and challenge the status quo.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written.
- Experience working as an independent leader and with team members of all levels.
- Strong adopter of AI tooling
- Experience working in a multinational or matrixed organization, ideally with global coverage.
- Familiarity with widely used transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics and reporting tools, such as Elliptic, Chainalysis
- Relevant industry certifications such as CAMS, CFCS, ICA Diploma, or equivalent.
- Competitive total compensation package
- L&D programs and Education subsidy for employees' growth and development
- Various team building programs and company events
- Wellness and meal allowances
- Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants
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OKX is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, genetic information, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, lawful alien status, national origin, age, marital status, and non-job related physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Notice: All official OKX vacancies are published on this website. While roles may appear on selected third-party platforms from time to time, information on other sites may be inaccurate or outdated. If in doubt, please apply directly through our official careers website. Information collected and processed as part of the recruitment process of any job application you choose to submit is subject to OKX's Candidate Privacy Notice.
Notice:
All official OKX vacancies are published on this website. While roles may appear on selected third-party platforms from time to time, information on other sites may be inaccurate or outdated. If in doubt, please apply directly through our official careers website.
Information collected and processed as part of the recruitment process of any job application you choose to submit is subject to OKX's Candidate Privacy Notice.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of direct technical experience in AML/CFT investigations and operations, financial crimes, transaction monitoring, or investigations roles
- 2–3 years of experience leading and managing high-performing teams
- Knowledge of global AML/CFT regimes, including FATF guidance
- Analytical and metrics-driven approach
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment and meeting deadlines
- Strong process and project management skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and with dispersed, cross-functional teams
- High ethical standards and willingness to challenge the status quo
- Experience working as an independent leader with team members at all levels
- Strong adoption of AI tooling
- Experience in a multinational or matrixed organization with global coverage
- Familiarity with transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics, and reporting tools such as Elliptic and Chainalysis
- Relevant certification such as CAMS, CFCS, ICA Diploma, or equivalent
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or above market, especially in engineering, product, and legal roles across major hubs. This positioning is consistently cited as a major attraction for candidates.
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Healthcare Strength — Role descriptions indicate comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, with employer-paid premiums in some cases. Health coverage is highlighted alongside core benefits like PTO and parental leave.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Allowances for education and fitness, meal perks and snacks, team-building budgets, and structured learning programs are described across locations. These extras enhance the total rewards package beyond base pay.
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2017, OKX is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency spot and derivatives exchanges. OKX innovatively adopted blockchain technology to reshape the financial ecosystem by offering some of the most diverse and sophisticated products, solutions, and trading tools on the market. Trusted by more than 20 million users in over 180 regions globally, OKX strives to provide an engaging platform that empowers every individual to explore the world of crypto. In addition to its world-class DeFi exchange, OKX serves its users with OKX Insights, a research arm that is at the cutting edge of the latest trends in the cryptocurrency industry. With its extensive range of crypto products and services, and unwavering commitment to innovation, OKX’s vision is a world of financial access backed by blockchain and the power of decentralized finance.
