Internal Audit Lead (Non-Tech)

As Internal Audit Lead (Non-Tech) at Bitget, you set the audit strategy for the compliance and financial-crime pillar at the world's largest Universal Exchange, serving over 125 million users. You lead, execute, and quality-review audits across AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, the Travel Rule, and market surveillance, driving risk-based assurance across a global, multi-regulated business.

What you'll do

• Set the pillar's audit strategy and own the risk-based annual plan, mapped to the group audit universe and refreshed for emerging risks.
• Lead, execute, and quality-review engagements end to end (planning to reporting) in line with IIA Standards, personally leading the most complex or sensitive reviews.
• Cover the full compliance domain: AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, transaction monitoring (KYT), sanctions and PEP screening, the Travel Rule, and market surveillance and integrity.
• Audit adherence to licence conditions and regulatory obligations across the group's regimes and the accuracy of regulatory reporting.
• Present risk-ranked findings and thematic insight to the Head of Internal Audit and senior management, agree management actions and track remediation to closure.
• Lead, coach and develop the pillar's auditors, set technical standards, and provide advisory input on new products and licences without impairing independence.

What you bring

• 10+ years in internal or external audit, compliance testing, or financial-crime assurance gained at a bank, major financial institution, Big 4 firm, or regulated financial-services business, including significant team or engagement leadership.
• A relevant professional certification: CAMS, CIA, CPA, CA, ICA, or equivalent.
• Deep working knowledge of AML/CFT frameworks (FATF, Travel Rule) and sanctions regimes, with the credibility to challenge senior management.
• Strong analytical and report-writing skills, and a track record of presenting to executives or audit committees.

Nice to have

• Experience at a crypto exchange, custodian, or VASP, or exposure to digital-asset financial-crime typologies such as on-chain laundering, mixers, and chain-hopping.
• Familiarity with blockchain-analytics tooling such as Chainalysis or Elliptic.
• Professional proficiency in English and Chinese.

About Bitget

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange, serving over 125 million users with access to over 2 million crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals. The company drives crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP, and partners with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027.