Licensing & Regulatory Compliance manager

As Licensing & Regulatory Compliance Manager at Bitunix, you will drive the global licensing and registration roadmap and manage regulatory engagement and remediation. Your work enables the business to enter more markets within a sustainable compliance framework while reducing regulatory penalties and operational risk.

What you'll do

• Evaluate entry requirements, cost, timeline and business fit across target markets such as the EU (MiCA), Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia and Latin America; recommend priorities and a delivery timeline
• Lead or coordinate license application packages including business plans, governance structures, AML and risk policies, IT security and capital requirements; handle regulator queries and coordinate with external law firms, auditors and consultants
• Support the incorporation of local entities and drive the hiring and regulatory filing of key personnel including directors, compliance officers and the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
• Track new rules across jurisdictions such as the Travel Rule, derivatives and leverage limits, and marketing and advertising rules; produce impact assessments and drive product and operational changes
• Handle notices, warnings and inquiries from regulators, including AML-related notices; design and execute response and remediation plans through to closure
• Participate in compliance reviews for new contracts, including TradFi and RWA contracts such as gold and crude oil, leverage rules, marketing campaigns, geo-restrictions and tiered KYC; translate regulatory requirements into product and operational rules
• Work with the MLRO to implement KYC/AML, sanctions screening and Travel Rule controls; organize internal training and support audits
• Manage law firms, consultants and auditors; control licensing project budgets and delivery quality

What you bring

• A bachelor's degree or above in law, finance, compliance or a related field
• 5+ years in financial services, crypto compliance or regulatory affairs, with participation in at least one complete licensing or registration project (e.g. VASP, CASP, MSB, VARA, AUSTRAC)
• Familiarity with at least one major regulatory regime such as EU MiCA, Dubai VARA, Singapore MAS, Hong Kong SFC, Australia ASIC/AUSTRAC or US FinCEN, and knowledge of AML/CFT, sanctions and Travel Rule requirements
• Direct experience engaging with regulators
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Ability to manage cross-functional and cross-organization projects and keep multiple parallel applications on schedule

Nice to have

• Experience leading a complete licensing or registration project
• Background at a regulated exchange, broker, payments firm, Big Four firm or regulator
• Knowledge of retail derivatives and high-leverage product regulation
• Professional certifications such as CAMS or ICA
• Hands-on experience handling regulatory inquiries or remediation
• Chinese fluency

About Bitunix

Bitunix is a global cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform operating across multiple regulated jurisdictions.