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: Crypto Legal & Compliance Officer

Ubiti TechnologiesLekki, LA, NG
Type
Full-time
Work setup
Remote
Experience
Mid
Posted
28 days ago
🌍 Fully remote

What legal & compliance roles in crypto pay

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Most legal & compliance roles in crypto pay between $90k and $265k, with a median of $173k.

As a Crypto Legal & Compliance Officer at Ubiti Technologies, you support the legal, compliance, AML/KYC, regulatory, and risk management operations of a fintech company. You ensure that Ubyflow operates responsibly, maintains proper documentation, and follows applicable regulatory requirements in the crypto and digital assets space.

What you'll do

  • Develop, review, and maintain company compliance policies, AML/KYC procedures, and internal control documents.
  • Monitor customer onboarding, KYC verification, enhanced due diligence, and transaction risk.
  • Ensure the company complies with relevant government bodies, fintech regulations, AML/CFT requirements, and partner compliance standards.
  • Review crypto-related transactions for compliance risks, suspicious activity, sanctions concerns, and red flags.
  • Maintain proper regulatory documentation, compliance registers, and audit-ready records.
  • Liaise with regulators, compliance consultants, tax consultants, banking partners, crypto liquidity partners, and legal advisers when required.
  • Follow up with the tax consultant to ensure company tax matters are handled properly and paid as required.
  • Support onboarding with partners, exchanges, payment providers, and liquidity providers.
  • Prepare compliance reports for management and escalate any legal or regulatory risks.
  • Advise management on legal, regulatory, and compliance issues affecting crypto, payments, and digital asset services.
  • Review contracts, partnership documents, NDAs, onboarding forms, and compliance questionnaires.
  • Train staff on AML/KYC procedures, customer risk, transaction documentation, and compliance standards.

What you bring

  • A bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, or a related field.
  • Legal background or compliance experience.
  • A good understanding of AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions screening, PEP checks, and suspicious transaction monitoring.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to keep proper documentation.
  • The ability to interpret regulatory requirements and advise management clearly.
  • Independence and the ability to follow up on compliance tasks without constant supervision.
  • Good communication and reporting skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience in fintech, crypto, banking, payments, or financial services compliance.
  • Knowledge of the Nigerian fintech and crypto regulatory environment.
  • Experience with SCUML, CAC documentation, tax compliance, AML policy drafting, or partner onboarding.
  • Understanding of blockchain transactions, crypto wallets, exchanges, stablecoins, and OTC trading.
  • Ability to prepare compliance reports and risk assessments.

What we offer

  • Competitive salary based on experience
  • Full-time position
  • Location: Lekki, Lagos
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