Senior AML Specialist, KYB (Malaysia)

As a Senior AML Specialist focused on Know Your Business (KYB) at Bybit, you conduct compliance reviews for corporate clients onboarding to one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges serving over 80 million users. You work within the Compliance team to assess corporate structures, verify beneficial ownership, and manage regulatory risk across a fast-growing, global platform.

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, Money Services Businesses (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.
• Ability to communicate 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, and DeFi protocols.
• Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA, or equivalent.
• 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 networking opportunities.
• Global collaboration as part of a diverse, international team.
• Career advancement and internal mobility opportunities within a rapidly expanding company.

About Bybit

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 company provides a seamless ecosystem spanning trading, payments, wealth management, custody, institutional services, and Web3 infrastructure.