Business Compliance Specialist

About the role

This role focuses on ensuring Binance's digital asset products adhere to regulatory requirements across various global markets. The specialist will provide compliance oversight for product launches, new features, and ongoing maintenance, ensuring that product restrictions are correctly applied based on country-specific regulations. This involves collaborating with stakeholders to evaluate and enable product availability in new markets, and proactively identifying business opportunities while documenting necessary regulatory analyses and controls.

A key aspect of the position is generating comprehensive compliance plans in conjunction with other departments. This ensures that product development aligns with business objectives and incorporates best practices from the outset. The specialist will work closely with product teams, global compliance, and local compliance officers to implement controls, complete testing, and facilitate timely product launches that meet all regulatory demands.

Success in this role involves continuously monitoring regulatory changes, assessing their impact on products and controls, and coordinating the implementation of necessary adjustments. The specialist will also provide guidance to business teams and build strong relationships across the organization to foster a positive image of the Business Compliance Team. This includes tracking global regulatory developments and translating them into clear, actionable advice for stakeholders.

The salary for this position ranges from $68,000 to $112,000 annually.

Skills that matter here

• Compliance/Regulatory Advisory: This role requires 5+ years of experience providing compliance and regulatory advice, specifically for product launches in the financial or crypto sectors.
• Product/Engineering/Operations: The specialist will partner with these teams to ensure compliant product launches, covering requirements, controls, testing, and go-live processes.
• Country/jurisdiction product restriction frameworks: Experience with building or operating these frameworks is essential for managing eligibility, geofencing, disclosures, and other market-specific limitations.
• Crypto exchange products: A strong understanding of various crypto products, including custody solutions, wallets, and on-chain/off-chain flows, is necessary for this role.
• Regulatory obligations into product requirements: The ability to translate legal and regulatory mandates into practical product requirements, user journeys, and control points is a core function.
• Regulatory regimes and recent regulatory developments (eg. MICA): Staying current with regulatory landscapes and new developments like MICA is crucial for providing accurate guidance and ensuring compliance.

Who this role suits

• A person with a background in financial services compliance, particularly in product-focused roles within crypto or fintech.
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, innovative environment and can adapt quickly to regulatory changes.
• An individual who is adept at building relationships across diverse teams and influencing stakeholders.
• A professional who can work independently, prioritize multiple projects, and deliver results based on regulatory risk and business needs.

From the employer

• Provide end-to-end compliance control coverage for business unit product launches, new features, maintenance, and support to implement country product restrictions within the assigned product portfolio.
• Engaging with key stakeholders to assess and, where feasible, enable product availability in markets where offerings are currently limited.
• Proactively identify business opportunities for the assigned product portfolio, creating documented regulatory analysis and required controls for business expansion.
• Generate compliance plans with joint efforts from cross functions to ensure it is managed in accordance with the BU’s objectives, and that best practices are embedded in the products and services.
• Work closely with product teams, global compliance teams and local/regional PoCs and MLROs to ensure controls are in place, testing is complete and the business can launch on time and in line with regulatory requirements.
• Monitor regulatory changes, assess impact to products and controls, coordinate implementation, and deliver advisory and guidance to relevant business teams as needed.
• Build strong and effective relationships across the business to promote a positive image of the Business Compliance Team and efficiently support and deliver work activities.
• Track and analyze global regulatory developments affecting product offerings, and communicate clear, actionable guidance to stakeholders.
• Assist the team with other products, if required, to ensure contingency and global coverage.

• 5+ years in Compliance/Regulatory Advisory supporting product launches in crypto, fintech, broker-dealer, exchange, derivatives venue, asset manager, payments, or bank environment (global/cross-border strongly preferred).
• Proven experience partnering with Product/Engineering/Operations to deliver compliant launches (requirements, controls, testing, go-live).
• Experience building or operating country/jurisdiction product restriction frameworks (eligibility, geofencing, disclosures, leverage limits, KYC/AML gating, marketing constraints).
• Understanding of crypto exchange products (custody vs non-custody, wallets, on-chain vs off-chain flows, listing lifecycle, stablecoins, DeFi/Web3 exposure).
• Ability to translate regulatory obligations into product requirements (user journeys, control points, monitoring, alerts, audit trails).
• Up to date knowledge of regulatory regimes and recent regulatory developments (eg. MICA).
• Excellent adaptability, communication skills and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and prioritizing multiple projects based on regulatory risk and business needs.
• An interest in Web3 and understanding of current regulatory narratives.
• Practical experience with AI solutions implementations for efficiency and controls preferred.

• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem.
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure.
• Tackle unique, fast-paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment.
• Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning.
• Competitive salary and company benefits.
• Work-from-home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team).