Senior Compliance Officer & MLRO

About UsEstablished in March 2018, Bybit is one of the fastest growing cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, with more than 70 million registered users. We offer a professional platform where crypto traders can find an ultra-fast matching engine, excellent customer service and multilingual community support. We provide innovative online spot and derivatives trading services, mining and staking products, as well as API support, to retail and institutional clients around the world, and strive to be the most reliable exchange for the emerging digital asset class.Our core values define us. We listen, care, and improve to create a faster, fairer, and more humane trading environment for our users. Our innovative, highly advanced, user-friendly platform has been designed from the ground-up using best-in-class infrastructure to provide our users with the industry's safest, fastest, fairest, and most transparent trading experience. Built on customer-centric values, we endeavour to provide a professional, 24/7 multi-language customer support to help in a timely manner.As of today, Bybit is one of the most trusted, reliable, and transparent cryptocurrency derivatives platforms in the space.Job Name: MLRO & Compliance Officer - Broker DealerRole OverviewWe are seeking a senior MLRO & Compliance Officer to lead the compliance and financial crime function for our ADGM-licensed Broker Dealer entity. This role carries dual responsibility — serving as both the Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) — and will be pivotal in building, embedding, and overseeing a robust regulatory framework in line with FSRA expectations.This is a hands-on senior role for someone who combines deep knowledge of ADGM/FSRA regulation with the commercial acumen to work closely with business stakeholders across trading, product, and operations.Key ResponsibilitiesCompliance OfficerResponsible for the design, implementation, and oversight of the compliance function and monitoring of adherence to all FSRA Rules, FSMR, MIR, and other applicable regulations.Develops and maintains compliance policies, procedures, and monitoring programmes, including trade surveillance, conflicts of interest management, and conduct rules applicable to a Broker Dealer.Provides independent compliance advice to the Board and senior management, and reports material issues and escalations in a timely and structured manner.Conducts regular compliance reviews, testing, and gap analyses to assess the effectiveness of controls against regulatory requirements.Liaises with the FSRA on compliance matters and ensures timely remediation of any regulatory findings or supervisory observations.Advises on new products, services, customer journeys, and business initiatives to ensure regulatory requirements are appropriately embedded from inception.Partners with Legal, Risk, Operations, and business teams to maintain an effective and proportionate compliance framework.MLROHas overall responsibility for the implementation, oversight, and effectiveness of the entity's AML/CFT/sanctions programme 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, customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and ongoing monitoring procedures tailored to virtual asset and brokerage risks.Ensures staff training and awareness programmes on AML/CFT are current, fit-for-purpose, and appropriately documented.Acts as the key point of contact with the FSRA and other 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.Requirements10+ years of significant senior compliance and/or financial crime experience within ADGM, DIFC, or other regulated financial services environments.Strong working knowledge of FSRA Rules, FSMR, the ADGM AML Rulebook, and applicable sanctions frameworks.Experience in a Broker Dealer, investment firm, or trading environment, with familiarity with trade surveillance and conduct obligations.Experience supporting regulatory authorisations, licensing applications, or regulated entity setup.Experience engaging with the FSRA or equivalent regulator on supervisory matters or regulatory examinations.Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on in execution within a growing business.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.ProfilePrior MLRO / Compliance Officer or equivalent senior control function experience within a regulated firm.Strong UAE / ADGM regulatory credibility, ideally from crypto, fintech, payments, brokerage, or investment firms.Practical, commercially minded operator who can build from scratch and work hands-on.Approved Person or willingness to seek FSRA regulatory approval for the Compliance Officer and MLRO controlled functions.