: Crypto Legal & Compliance Officer

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