Head of Corporate Investigations (Crypto)

Location: New York, United States; hybrid role with extensive international travel on short notice expected

Salary: $240,426–$360,639 per year, plus potential performance bonus and long-term incentives

Company

OKX operates a crypto exchange and develops a crypto wallet that provides access to trading and decentralized applications for individual and institutional users.

What you will do

• Set the global strategy, standards, methodology, intake, triage, and prioritization framework for corporate investigations.
• Lead complex investigations involving allegations, interviews, digital forensics, financial tracing, findings, and recovery.
• Build cases to prosecutorial and jurisdiction-specific evidentiary standards and determine when matters should be escalated to authorities.
• Manage engagement with federal, state, local, and international law enforcement and prosecutors through case resolution.
• Lead and develop a team of investigators, including former law-enforcement professionals.
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Finance, HR, Legal, and business executives to improve controls and report significant matters to senior leadership.

Requirements

• Prior service as an Assistant United States Attorney is required; experience as a DOJ Criminal Division trial attorney will also be considered.
• Substantial experience investigating, charging, and trying federal white-collar and fraud cases, including grand jury investigations and work with federal agents.
• In-house or law-firm experience leading investigations, plus experience leading and developing investigative teams.
• JD and membership in a US state bar required.
• 15+ years of legal experience required.
• Excellent written and oral communication, sound judgment, discretion, integrity, and the ability to work across global time zones.

Nice to have

• Financial services or digital assets experience.
• Experience with cryptocurrency or blockchain tracing.
• Experience engaging foreign law enforcement and prosecutors or working with international cooperation mechanisms such as MLATs, particularly in Asia-Pacific.
• Supervisory experience within a US Attorney's Office and global investigations experience.
• Mandarin language capabilities.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package with potential performance bonus and long-term incentives.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for employees and dependants.
• Learning and development programs and an education subsidy.
• Wellness and meal allowances.
• Team-building programs and company events.