Senior Compliance Analyst (Crypto)

Location: Sliema, Malta; hybrid work

Company

OKX is a crypto exchange and developer of a crypto wallet that provides access to crypto trading and decentralized applications for individual and institutional users.

What you will do

• Support the MLRO in operating the financial crime compliance framework under MiCA, local AML/CFT law, and applicable EU requirements.
• Prepare responses to information requests, RFIs, and inspections from competent authorities, FIUs, and European supervisory bodies.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide and business-line financial crime risk assessments, monitoring, testing, and issue remediation across KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, sanctions, and blockchain analytics controls.
• Partner with Product teams on new products, services, and token listings to assess ML/TF risks and address Travel Rule and wallet-screening obligations before launch.
• Work with Data, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Product, and Risk stakeholders to embed financial crime controls into systems and processes.
• Maintain AML/CFT policies, procedures, and risk appetite documentation; support regulatory change initiatives, remediation programs, and MLRO reporting to senior management and the Board.

Requirements

• 3+ years of AML/CFT compliance experience in cryptocurrency, financial services, or FinTech.
• Experience with client onboarding, KYC, or AML monitoring.
• Regulatory project management skills with strong attention to detail, initiative, and organization.
• Knowledge of the crypto economy and willingness to deepen that knowledge.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a global environment.

Nice to have

• Compliance experience in traditional exchanges or investment banks.
• Familiarity with MiCA, payments rules, or MiFID II.
• Experience filing AML suspicious transaction reports.
• Interest in using AI tools, particularly Claude, to improve reporting, documentation, workflow management, and productivity.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package.
• Learning and development programs and an education subsidy.
• Team-building programs and company events.
• Wellness and meal allowances.
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants.