Junior Compliance Operations Analyst

About the role

This role focuses on maintaining compliance and mitigating financial crime risks for Btse's global operations. The work involves conducting customer and enhanced due diligence for individual and corporate clients, reviewing KYC/KYB documentation during onboarding and periodic checks, and managing documentation of compliance reviews. The analyst will also handle requests for information from internal teams and external partners.

A key part of the position involves financial crime monitoring, which includes reviewing and addressing transaction monitoring alerts and name screening alerts. The analyst will be responsible for identifying and escalating suspicious or unusual activity for further investigation and supporting those investigations as needed. This ensures adherence to internal risk thresholds and regulatory requirements.

The analyst will also provide operational support by helping to maintain compliance procedures and case management workflows. This includes assisting with regulatory inquiries, audits, and internal compliance reviews. Success in this role means providing feedback on alert trends and suggesting improvements to controls, contributing to a robust compliance framework.

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

Skills that matter here

• AML / compliance operations: This role requires experience in anti-money laundering and general compliance operations within financial or crypto sectors.
• KYC/KYB reviews: The analyst will perform Know Your Customer and Know Your Business reviews for client onboarding and ongoing monitoring.
• transaction monitoring: A core responsibility is reviewing and addressing alerts generated by transaction monitoring systems.
• name screening investigations: The role involves investigating and escalating potential matches from name screening alerts.
• blockchain analytics tools: Experience with tools like Chainalysis or TRM is a plus for analyzing digital asset transactions.
• SQL querying: Basic SQL skills are beneficial for working with structured datasets and analyzing compliance data.

Who this role suits

• Someone with 2-4 years of experience in compliance operations, especially in crypto or fintech environments.
• An individual who can execute compliance tasks independently and knows when to escalate issues.
• A candidate who maintains clear, defensible documentation for investigations and compliance decisions.
• A person comfortable analyzing transaction patterns and monitoring outputs.

From the employer

Compliance Operations

• Conduct customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) on individual and corporate clients of BTSE’s licensed entities.
• Review and validate KYC/KYB documentation during onboarding and periodic reviews of clients from licensed jurisdictions.
• Perform periodic reviews of higher-risk clients, ensuring documentation and risk profiles remain up to date.
• Maintain clear and accurate documentation of compliance reviews and decisions in line with internal procedures.
• Manage and respond to requests for information (RFIs) from internal teams and external partners.

Financial Crime Monitoring

• Review and disposition transaction monitoring alerts in accordance with internal risk thresholds.
• Review and disposition name screening alerts and escalate potential matches where required.
• Monitor, assess, and escalate suspicious or unusual activity for further investigation.
• Support investigations related to suspicious activity where required.

Operational Support

• Assist in maintaining operational compliance procedures and case management workflows.
• Support regulatory inquiries, audits, and internal compliance reviews as required.
• Provide operational feedback on alert trends and potential control improvements.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of experience in AML / compliance operations within:
• Cryptocurrency / digital asset platforms
• Fintech or payments companies
• Financial institutions with transaction monitoring responsibilities
• Experience performing KYC/KYB reviews, transaction monitoring, or name screening investigations.
• Ability to execute operational compliance tasks independently and escalate appropriately.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to maintain clear and defensible documentation for investigations and compliance decisions.

Nice to haves

• Experience in digital asset / crypto compliance environments.
• Exposure to blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic).
• Foundational data capability, such as:
• Working with structured datasets
• Basic SQL querying
• Comfort analyzing transaction patterns or monitoring outputs.
• Compliance certification (e.g., ACAMS CAMS, CAFCA, CTMA, ICA).
• Mandarin proficiency.
• Candidates who can demonstrate hands-on experience working with compliance datasets or querying data independently will be strongly preferred.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package.
• Various team-building programs and company events.
• And many more! Apply and let us tell you more!