Compliance Officer, Bermuda

About us

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution.

Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP™. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

What you'll do

• Manage licensing, regulatory registrations, notifications and supervisory obligations with the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) and other relevant authorities.
• Maintain an effective, risk-based compliance framework and Regulatory Obligations Register.
• Monitor compliance with the Investment Business Act 2003, Companies Act 1981, Proceeds of Crime Act 1997, Anti-Terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) Act 2004, Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2008, and BMA requirements, including licence conditions.
• Lead compliance monitoring, testing and entity-level compliance risk assessments, including remediation tracking.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on the Company's business, products, policies and controls.
• Provide Board and senior management reporting, including gap analyses, breaches and remediation plans.
• Ensure timely and properly controlled regulatory submissions and notifications.
• Act as the principal contact for BMA onsite and offsite inspections.
• Review and oversee transaction monitoring of the Company in line with BMA requirements.
• Cumulate DMLRO responsibilities, supporting the MLRO with AML/CFT monitoring, investigations, escalation and suspicious activity reporting.
• Oversee compliance incidents, including root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Perform other duties reasonably assigned by the Company.

What you'll need

• Bermuda resident with sound knowledge of Bermuda AML/CFT requirements and the ability to perform the MLRO role locally.
• Relevant professional qualification in AML/CFT, compliance, finance, law or financial services.
• Relevant experience in investment dealing, securities, banking or regulated financial services, preferably 5 years, or years with relevant AML/CFT certification such as ACAMS, ICA, FSI or equivalent.
• Strong practical knowledge of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1997, Anti-Terrorism (Financial and Other Measures) Act 2004, Anti-Money Laundering Regulations 2008, BMA AML/ATF Guidance Notes, CDD/EDD, sanctions, PEPs, transaction monitoring, STR investigations and AML/CFT risk assessments.
• Demonstrated integrity, independence, analytical judgement and effective challenge, with sufficient seniority and time commitment to discharge the role.
• Ability to liaise effectively with senior management, the Board, the BMA and the Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit / relevant authorities.
• Understanding of regulatory reporting, supervisory notifications, compliance monitoring and Board reporting requirements.
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and regulatory updates.
• Must satisfy applicable BMA competency, fit-and-proper and appointment requirements for the Compliance Officer/MLRO role.

Why Bitget?

• Bitget is the world's leading web 3 platform for copy trading and one of the world's largest and most respected exchanges
• We are a global company with staff members from over 50 different countries and regions
• We are growing and looking for world-class ambitious talents to help us continue this journey
• We have a streamlined structure that empowers employees to work efficiently, delivering the best results in a short timeframe
• We offer competitive salaries and benefits
• Blockchain technology and digital assets have the potential to change finance in a way no other technology can - be part of it!

If you are ambitious and believe that digital assets could be the next financial and technological revolution, please apply!

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