Bybit - [L&C] MLRO & Compliance Officer, UAE (ADGM) - RIE and RCH
Requirements
• 10+ years of significant senior compliance and/or financial crime experience within ADGM, DIFC, or other regulated financial services environments, with a preference for market infrastructure, exchange, or clearing experience. • Strong working knowledge of FSRA Rules, FSMR, MIR, the ADGM AML Rulebook, and applicable sanctions frameworks. • Understanding of RIE and RCH regulatory obligations, including rulebook governance, participant oversight, default management, and systemic risk considerations. • Experience supporting regulatory authorisations, recognition applications, or supervised entity setup. • Experience engaging with the FSRA or equivalent regulator on market infrastructure supervisory matters. • Ability to manage compliance responsibilities across two distinct but related regulated entities within a unified framework. • Strong judgement, stakeholder management, and decision-making capability. • Demonstrated interest in, and practical adoption of, AI technologies to enhance compliance, regulatory, or operational effectiveness will be viewed very favourably. • Profile • Prior MLRO / Compliance Officer or equivalent senior control function experience, ideally within a recognised exchange, clearing house, or market infrastructure operator. • Strong UAE / ADGM regulatory credibility, with exposure to virtual asset market infrastructure, crypto exchanges, or traditional exchange/clearing environments. • Practical, commercially minded operator with the ability to manage complexity across dual-entity structures. • Approved Person or willingness to seek FSRA regulatory approval for the Compliance Officer and MLRO controlled functions across both entities. • Why Join UsAt Bybit, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching work environment. Our benefits include:- Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning.- Internal Events: Participate in regular team-building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation.- Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world.- Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company.- Internal Mobility: Grow with us- Your long-term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.
Responsibilities
• Compliance Officer • Responsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of the compliance function and monitoring of adherence to all FSRA Rules, FSMR, MIR, and other applicable regulations governing RIE and RCH operations. • Develops and maintains compliance policies, procedures, and monitoring programmes specific to exchange and clearing house operations, including market surveillance, rulebook compliance, default management procedures, and participant conduct oversight. • Provides independent compliance advice to the Board and senior management of both entities, and escalates material issues in accordance with governance frameworks. • Conducts regular compliance reviews, testing, and gap analyses across both the RIE and RCH, ensuring controls are proportionate to the systemic risk profile of market infrastructure. • Liaises with the FSRA on all compliance matters relating to the RIE and RCH, and ensures timely and effective remediation of regulatory findings. • Advises on new market products, trading rules, participant admission criteria, and clearing arrangements to ensure ongoing regulatory alignment. • Partners with Legal, Risk, Technology, and Operations teams to embed compliance requirements across both entities' operating models. • Has overall responsibility for the implementation, oversight, and effectiveness of the AML/CFT/sanctions programme across the RIE and RCH in accordance with the FSRA AML Rulebook. • Receives, investigates, and decides on internal suspicious activity reports (SARs/STRs), and files reports with relevant authorities including via goAML where applicable. • Develops and maintains AML policies, risk assessments, CDD, EDD, and ongoing monitoring procedures tailored to the participant and transactional risk profile of a virtual asset exchange and clearing house. • Ensures staff training and awareness programmes on AML/CFT are current, documented, and proportionate to the risk environment. • Acts as the key point of contact with the FSRA and other relevant authorities on financial crime matters, and provides regular AML reporting to the Board. • Maintains and periodically reviews the entity's Business Risk Assessment (BRA) and Customer Risk Assessment (CRA) frameworks in the context of market infrastructure operations.
Benefits
• At Bybit, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching work environment. • Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning. • Internal Events: Participate in regular team-building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation. • Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world. • Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company. • Internal Mobility: Grow with us- Your long-term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.
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