Senior On-Chain KYT & AML Ops Lead

As a Senior On-Chain KYT & AML Operations Lead at OSL, you take full ownership of the blockchain monitoring architecture, author core operational SOPs, establish manual review benchmarks, and lead complex investigations. You serve as the technical compliance authority, bridging on-chain analytics with regulatory requirements and directly supporting regional MLROs across OSL's global expansion markets. This leadership role requires a minimum of 8 years of experience across financial crime compliance, transaction monitoring, and crypto-native analytics.

What you'll do

• Design, calibrate, and optimize enterprise-grade KYT monitoring rules, risk-scoring engines, and alert thresholds across major blockchain analytics platforms to minimize false positives while capturing high-risk typologies
• Draft and maintain institutional-grade SOPs, manual review standards, quality assurance frameworks, and escalation workflows for the global AML operations team
• Lead deep-dive forensic investigations into high-risk wallet networks, sanctioned entities, mixers and tumblers, cross-chain obfuscation, and DeFi and DEX exposure; author evidentiary summaries for SAR and STR filings
• Partner directly with regional MLROs and legal advisors to align on-chain monitoring parameters with regulatory mandates, Travel Rule protocols, and licensing applications
• Direct the integration of blockchain analytics APIs into internal case management systems alongside Product and Engineering teams to maximize operational throughput

What you bring

• 8+ years of progressive experience in AML operations, financial crime compliance, or regulatory investigations
• At least 3-5 years of direct, hands-on experience in Web3, digital assets, or crypto exchanges
• Advanced expertise and power-user capability with enterprise blockchain intelligence tools such as Chainalysis KYT, TRM Labs, and Elliptic
• A demonstrated track record of building operational compliance functions from the ground up, including writing SOPs, setting escalation policies, and designing review criteria
• Thorough working knowledge of global AML and CFT standards, FATF guidance, FinCEN rules, state-level MSB requirements, and Travel Rule frameworks
• CAMS, CCAS, or advanced vendor certifications such as Chainalysis CKA or CKR, or TRM Advanced

About OSL

OSL is the first SFC-licensed digital asset platform in Hong Kong and a PayFi innovator building the next-generation payments network through stablecoins, cross-border settlement, and global licensing. The company holds or has acquired licences in Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Bermuda, and Indonesia, and is expanding into Europe, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Through OSL Pay and StableX, OSL embeds stablecoin settlement into bank accounts and card networks, supports 150+ digital assets, and provides 24/7 fiat-stablecoin conversion.