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Global MLRO / Head of Compliance

The Open Platform

Posted 1 week ago

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Dubai

Requirements

AML/CTF, Compliance, Crypto, Automation, Risk Management

Required Skills

AML/CTF Compliance crypto Automation Risk Management

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end AML/CTF operating model: CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, investigations, SAR/STR governance, sanctions screening, quality and decision control
  • Build and scale a global compliance organisation, including management layers as the team grows
  • Own the second line of defence (advisory, governance, quality, decision calibration) and design how it works with first-line operational teams
  • Review and modernise existing compliance processes, moving away from legacy and over-restrictive approaches
  • Drive compliance automation: work with Product and Engineering to translate regulatory requirements into tooling, configurations, workflows, and scalable automated solutions
  • Own the compliance tooling roadmap, including rules tuning, alert quality, case management, and efficiency improvements
  • Define and track operational KPIs (cycle time, quality, false positives, consistency of decisions, etc)
  • Drive a pragmatic, risk-based approach that balances regulatory expectations, user experience, and operational efficiency
  • Act as (or grow into) a key contact for regulators, auditors, and external stakeholders

Requirements

  • Strong background in crypto, digital assets, or modern regulated fintech
  • Hands-on experience with AML/CTF operations (transaction monitoring, investigations, EDD/CDD, SAR/STR workflows)
  • Practical understanding of compliance tooling and automation (rules tuning, case management, quality frameworks)
  • Experience working with or contributing to AI-driven or data-driven compliance solutions (e.g. improving alert quality, prioritisation, investigation efficiency)
  • Solid knowledge of crypto-specific risks, including blockchain analytics and sanctions in crypto
  • Experience working with or owning second line of defence / governance / quality control
  • Ability to clearly explain compliance requirements to product and engineering teams
  • Pragmatic mindset: focused on risk, efficiency, and outcomes — not over-reporting or unnecessary blocking

Benefits

  • Remote setup with access to our hubs in Dubai, Yerevan, London and Belgrade
  • Compensation for medical expenses
  • Provision of necessary equipment
  • 20 working days of paid vacation annually
  • 11 days off per year
  • 14 days of paid sick leave to support your health and recovery when needed
  • Access to internal conferences, English courses and corporate events

About the Company

Wallet in Telegram is a digital asset solution natively embedded into Telegram’s interface. Backed by The Open Platform, Wallet in Telegram gained 100M+ user accounts in 2024, and aims to make its solution available to all 1BN+ of Telegram’s users. Wallet in Telegram offers a dual-wallet experience with Crypto Wallet (a multi-chain wallet for trading and sending crypto to contacts) and TON Wallet (a self-custodial wallet with access to the TON ecosystem of dApps and tokens).

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