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BIT (formerly Matrixport) is a global digital asset financial services and infrastructure group headquartered in Singapore, managing over $7 billion in assets and facilitating $7+ billion in monthly trading volume. The company bridges traditional finance and digital assets through governance-driven financial services, offering custody, trading, asset and wealth management, liquidity solutions, and tokenized real-world assets to institutional and professional investors globally.
The Head of Monitoring and Investigations (M&I) will lead the M&I function across BIT Group's global operations, reporting to the Group Head of AML. This role is responsible for developing and implementing the Group's transaction monitoring, market surveillance, and investigations requirements across all business lines. You will lead the M&I team based in the Centre of Excellence and serve as a trusted advisor to internal and external stakeholders on compliance matters.
Key responsibilities include: leading the Monitoring, Surveillance & Investigations teams responsible for reviewing KYT alerts for on-chain transfers, post-facto transaction monitoring, and market surveillance alerts; investigating potentially suspicious activities and filing necessary regulatory reports; working closely with the Head of KYC on end-to-end AML/CFT framework execution; managing relationships with third-party KYT and market surveillance vendors; developing and updating M&I programs and procedures against regulatory changes; leading implementation and optimization of KYT, transaction monitoring, and market surveillance systems; driving M&I compliance initiatives across Legal, Operations, Technology, Sales, and Product functions; providing metrics and dashboards to senior management; conducting internal training; and collaborating on compliance projects.
Required qualifications: degree in Law, Accountancy, Business Administration, or equivalent; 5-12 years of compliance experience in crypto/fintech or banking; demonstrated people management experience; strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and logical thinking skills; keen interest in digital currencies, DeFi, and blockchain technologies; ability to meet deadlines while maintaining quality; comfort working in ambiguous, changing environments with complex regulatory decisions; fluent English and Chinese (written and spoken).
