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Senior AML Specialist, KYB (Lithuania)

BybitVilnius, Lithuania
Type
Full-time
Work setup
On-site
Experience
Senior
Posted
8 days ago

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As a Senior AML Specialist for Know Your Business (KYB) at Bybit, you conduct corporate due diligence and compliance reviews for one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges serving over 80 million users. Based in Lithuania, you'll work within the Compliance team to assess corporate onboarding risk, identify financial crime indicators, and ensure regulatory adherence across Bybit's global operations.

What you'll do

  • Conduct Know Your Business (KYB) reviews for corporate onboarding, including verification of corporate structures, Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) identification, and document authentication
  • Perform Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) on high-risk entities, complex corporate structures, and customers operating in regulated or sensitive industries
  • Assess PEP exposure, sanctions risk, and adverse media across corporate hierarchies and associated individuals
  • Execute ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews of existing corporate clients, ensuring continued compliance with risk appetite and regulatory requirements
  • Identify and escalate unusual corporate structures, nominee arrangements, shell entities, and other indicators of potential financial crime
  • Maintain accurate and well-documented case files that clearly support risk decisions and meet audit and regulatory standards
  • Collaborate with AML Operations, Compliance, and business teams to resolve complex onboarding cases and provide risk-based recommendations
  • Contribute to the development and refinement of KYB procedures, risk frameworks, and assessment criteria

What you bring

  • 2+ years of experience in KYB, KYC/CDD, corporate due diligence, or financial crime compliance
  • Strong understanding of corporate structures, ownership chains, UBO identification, and entity verification across multiple jurisdictions
  • Demonstrated experience handling complex, high-risk, or regulated customers, including financial institutions, MSBs, funds, and trust structures
  • Familiarity with AML/CFT regulations, sanctions regimes, and beneficial ownership transparency requirements
  • Strong analytical and research skills with excellent attention to detail and sound risk judgement
  • High integrity with the confidence to challenge incomplete information and maintain independent risk judgement
  • Strong communication skills to articulate risk clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving regulatory expectations

Nice to have

  • Experience with cryptocurrency-related entities such as exchanges, custodians, or DeFi protocols
  • Professional certifications such as CAMS or ICA
  • Experience leveraging AI and emerging technologies to improve productivity and streamline compliance processes

What we offer

  • Study Growth Fund to support your professional development and continuous learning
  • Internal events including team-building activities, workshops, and collaboration opportunities
  • Global collaboration as part of a diverse, international team
  • Career advancement opportunities within a rapidly expanding global company
  • Internal mobility and long-term development support to help build your career path

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. The platform delivers a seamless ecosystem across trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3, recognized as one of the most trusted and transparent platforms in the digital asset industry.

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