MLRO / Principal Officer (AML/CFT Compliance) - India
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About Bybit
Established in 2018, Bybit is one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges and digital financial platforms, serving over 80 million users across more than 200 countries and regions. Powered by world-class technology and a user-first mindset, Bybit delivers a seamless ecosystem across trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3 — connecting users to the future of digital finance.
Our core values define how we build. We listen, care, and improve to create products and experiences that put users first. Backed by a global team of ambitious builders, problem-solvers, and innovators, we foster a high-performance and fast-moving environment where talent is empowered to drive real impact at the global scale. Supported by 24/7 multilingual customer service and a strong commitment to innovation, we are shaping the future of finance through technology, collaboration, and bold execution.
Today, Bybit is recognized as one of the most trusted and transparent platforms in the digital asset industry, continuing to expand its global presence while building the infrastructure for the next generation of financial services.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the designated Principal Officer / MLRO, overseeing compliance with the PMLA, PML Rules, and applicable FIU-IND requirements.
- Own and maintain the AML/CFT/CPF framework, including policies, risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and supporting controls.
- Oversee regulatory reporting to FIU-IND, including STR, CTR, and other applicable filings.
- Oversee KYC/KYB, CDD/EDD, sanctions screening, and customer risk frameworks.
- Oversee financial crime controls relating to fiat and virtual digital asset flows, including blockchain analytics and Travel Rule requirements.
- Serve as the primary AML/CFT contact for FIU-IND and relevant authorities, including regulatory inspections and enquiries.
- Provide AML reporting to senior management and relevant governance bodies, and coordinate audits, reviews, and remediation activities.
Mandatory Requirements
- 8–10 years of relevant experience, including significant experience in AML/CFT, financial crime, or regulatory compliance in India.
- Strong working knowledge of PMLA, PML Rules, and FIU-IND requirements.
- Hands-on experience with FIU-IND reporting and FINnet, including STR/CTR filings.
- Meet all applicable fit and proper requirements for appointment as Principal Officer / MLRO, including appropriate integrity, competence, experience, and regulatory standing.
- Qualify as an officer at management level for the purposes of appointment as Principal Officer under applicable PML Rules.
- Based in India and able to engage directly with FIU-IND and other relevant authorities.
Preferred
- Prior experience as a Principal Officer, MLRO, Compliance Officer, or equivalent regulated role.
- Experience within payments, fintech, banking, or digital assets, with VDA/crypto experience strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with blockchain analytics, sanctions, KYC/CDD, and transaction monitoring.
- Relevant AML certification such as CAMS.
Why Join Us
At Bybit, we are committed to fostering a supportive and enriching work environment. Our benefits include:
- Study Growth Fund: We support your professional development and continuous learning.
- Internal Events: Participate in regular team-building activities, workshops, and events designed to promote collaboration and innovation.
- Global Collaboration: Be part of a diverse, international team, working alongside colleagues from around the world.
- Career Advancement: Access opportunities for growth and advancement within a rapidly expanding global company.
- Internal Mobility: Grow with us—your long-term development is important to us. We offer internal job opportunities to help build your career path.
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View Company ProfileBybit is a premier, enterprise-grade cryptocurrency exchange and digital-asset trading platform engineered to orchestrate massive-scale financial ecosystems and intelligent frictionless trading workflows. Operating as a highly integrated, high-throughput financial hub, the company eliminates the operational friction of traditional, fragmented retail-trading infrastructure by seamlessly deploying advanced real-time matching-engine telemetry, rigorous multi-layered asset security and cold-wallet custody architectures, and cohesive cross-platform liquidity-delivery frameworks. Moving beyond rigid legacy trading paradigms, Bybit empowers over 40 million global retail users and institutional clients to dynamically synchronize their spot, derivatives (futures/options), and copy-trading pipelines with elite autonomous execution. Under the hood, their sophisticated proprietary data infrastructure natively manages complex high-frequency trading API ingestion, instantaneous multi-tier leverage and risk-engine routing, and automated structured-finance (Bybit Earn) yield management, handling tens of billions of dollars in 24-hour transaction volume with 99.99% system availability. What sets Bybit apart is its uncompromising dedication to frictionless liquidity orchestration; by bridging the gap between highly technical, volatile cryptographic markets and accessible, institutional-grade order execution, the platform empowers modern digital-asset operators to radically accelerate their portfolio velocity, eliminate trade-execution latency, and build an unassailable foundation for continuous financial dominance in the modern, globalized Web3 economy landscape.
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