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Posted May 12Compliance Analyst
at BitGo
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Ensure ongoing compliance with VARA Rulebooks, including Compliance & Risk Management, Custody, and Market Conduct requirements.
- Lead regulatory submissions.
- Support Board and senior management with compliance reporting, governance updates, and regulatory developments. AML/CFT & Financial Crime Compliance
- Maintain and enhance the firm’s AML/CFT framework in line with:
- Oversee and continuously improve the Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) and Business Risk Assessment (BRA). Compliance Program & Controls
- Develop, implement, and maintain policies and procedures across: AML/CFT
- Monitor effectiveness of controls and ensure remediation of identified gaps.
- Coordinate internal and external audits (including AML audits and VARA-related reviews).
- Maintain compliance monitoring and testing programs. Operational & Product Compliance
Requirements
- This role will be responsible for leading and managing the end-to-end compliance and AML/CFT framework for BitGo MENA, ensuring full alignment with applicable UAE laws, VARA rulebooks, and international best practices.
- experience in Compliance / AML / Financial Crime, preferably within financial services, fintech, or virtual assets. •
- Experience acting as or supporting a Compliance Officer and/or MLRO.
- Strong knowledge of:
- Strong understanding of KYC/CDD/EDD, transaction monitoring, and sanctions frameworks. Nice to Have •
- Experience in the Virtual Assets / Crypto / Blockchain industry.
- Familiarity with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Elliptic, TRM Labs).
- Professional certifications such as: •
- Experience working in a regulated VASP environment under VARA or equivalent regulators (e.g., ADGM, FSRA). Why Join BitGo?
Experience
- Provide training and awareness across the organization on compliance and AML topics. Requirements Minimum 3+ years of
Benefits
- Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution.
- Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
- 100% company paid health insurance for employee and dependents
- Paid parental leave, Paid vacation
Contact
- For more information, visit www.bitgo.com .
Additional details
- BitGo is the leading infrastructure provider of digital asset solutions, delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, and settlement services from regulated cold storage.
- Since our founding in 2013, we have focused on enabling our clients to securely navigate the digital asset space.
- With a global presence and multiple Trust companies, BitGo serves thousands of institutions, including many of the industry's top brands, exchanges, and platforms, and millions of retail investors worldwide.
- As the operational backbone of the digital economy, BitGo handles a significant portion of Bitcoin network transactions and is the largest independent digital asset custodian, and staking provider, in the world.
- BitGo MENA is seeking an experienced Compliance Analyst to assume the role of Compliance Officer (CO) and Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) in accordance with the
- requirements of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).
- The individual will act as the primary regulatory liaison and will play a key role in maintaining the firm’s regulatory standing, governance, and risk management framework. Key
- Act as the approved Compliance Officer and MLRO for VARA-regulated entity.
- Oversight of transaction monitoring and investigations
- Filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) via goAML