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BIT (formerly Matrixport) is a global digital asset financial services and infrastructure group headquartered in Singapore. The company manages over US$7 billion in assets and facilitates more than US$7 billion in monthly trading volume, offering custody, trading, asset and wealth management, liquidity and financing solutions, and tokenised real-world assets (RWA) to institutional and professional investors globally. BIT maintains a licensed and regulated footprint across Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Bhutan.
The Head of AML will report to the Group Chief Compliance Officer and hold strategic responsibility for the Group's Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) framework across all global businesses. This role leads three core pillars: KYC (Know Your Customer), Monitoring & Investigations, and AML Governance.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, implement and enhance the Group's AML/CFT framework, policies and procedures aligned with regulatory requirements and industry standards
- Provide strategic leadership across KYC, Monitoring & Investigations, and AML Governance pillars with effective coordination
- Direct the KYC function including client onboarding, periodic reviews, name screening and customer due diligence across jurisdictions
- Lead Monitoring & Investigations including transaction monitoring, blockchain analytics, alert management, investigations and suspicious transaction reporting
- Drive AML Governance including financial crime risk assessments, policy governance, regulatory change management and control strengthening
- Support the CCO in regulatory engagements including licensing applications, inspections and supervisory reviews
- Monitor AML/CFT regulatory developments and emerging financial crime risks, implementing required enhancements
- Partner with Product, Technology, Legal, Risk, Operations and Business teams to embed AML controls in new products and services
- Provide regular reporting to senior management and governance committees on AML risk exposure and metrics
- Promote compliance culture and lead effective AML/CFT training programmes
- Lead, develop and strengthen the AML team
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration or related discipline
- Minimum 10 years of experience in AML or financial crime compliance within a financial institution, fintech or digital asset company
- Proven experience leading AML teams; prior leadership of large AML/FCC teams required
- Strong understanding of global AML/CFT regulatory frameworks and financial crime risks in the digital asset ecosystem
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing and managing AML programmes across multiple jurisdictions
- Experience supporting regulatory engagements including licensing applications, inspections and supervisory reviews
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities in complex regulatory environments
- Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving regulatory environment with strong risk judgement
- Excellent command of written and spoken English; Chinese required
