Regulatory Governance Manager

Binance; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

Binance is seeking a Regulatory Specialist to own end-to-end regulatory reporting initiatives across Compliance, Legal, Investigations, and Leadership teams. The role requires coordinating submissions, escalations, and closure of follow-up items with internal and external counsel.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in financial crime compliance, with knowledge of AML/BSA, sanctions, and U.S. criminal law guidance, and a proven ability to lead committees and produce clear regulatory material.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in financial crime compliance and experience in a long term regulatory exam or monitorship management (US experience preferable).
• Working knowledge of AML/BSA, sanctions and terrorist financing requirements and of the U.S. federal criminal law framework and Global Financial Crime industry guidance.
• Proven ability to lead committees, present to senior leadership and take detailed, accurate minutes with clear action follow-up.
• Strong working relationship with legal counsel, and experience in delivering high profile reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end Regulatory Reporting: identification, escalation, submission and closure.
• Lead the identification of in-scope matters across all sub-compliance teams, ensuring escalation and presentation to working groups and leadership committees.
• Lead, present at and minute meetings and track actions to completion.
• Prepare submissions and materials to regulators in collaboration with counsel; manage regulator requests through to resolution.
• Maintain an auditable tracker of escalations, decisions, actions and deadlines with regular leadership reporting.
• Coordinate with investigators to obtain evidence and keep case records complete.
• Continue to build out reporting processes, templates, escalation criteria and training; use AI tools to improve tracking and analysis.
• Support training, certification and attestation requirements, including annual training.

Skills

Regulatory reporting

AML/BSA knowledge

Financial crime

Leadership

Cross-functional

Regulatory exam experience

Job description

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, and more. Our mission is to increase the freedom of money and financial access for people around the world.

About the Role:

This role leads a critical regulatory reporting initiative as required under the US Monitorship. The Regulatory Specialist owns the process from identification of relevant financial crime typologies through escalation, committee review, submission and follow-up, works across Compliance, Legal, Investigations and the Leadership Team, and tracks every item to closure.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the end-to-end Regulatory Reporting process, from identification and escalation through committee assessment, submission to relevant authorities and closure of follow-up requests.
• Lead the identification of in-scope matters across all sub-compliance teams, ensuring anything relevant is escalated and presented to the relevant working group and leadership committee
• Lead, present at and minute working group meetings and formal committees and track and follow up on all actions to completion.
• Prepare submissions and materials to regulators and relevant authorities in collaboration with internal counsel and external counsel, and manage regulatory requests and clarifications through to resolution.
• Maintain a complete, auditable tracker of escalations, decisions, actions and deadlines, and provide regular reporting to Leadership and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with investigators across compliance disciplines to obtain evidence and clarify user status, keeping case records consistent and complete.
• Continue to build out and enhance the regulatory reporting processes, including procedures, templates, escalation criteria and training, and use AI tools to improve tracking, analysis and reporting.
• Support the training, certification and attestation requirements, including annual training for all personnel.

What We’re Looking For:

• 5+ years in financial crime compliance and experience in a long term regulatory exam or monitorship management (US experience preferable).
• Working knowledge of AML/BSA, sanctions and terrorist financing requirements and of the U.S. federal criminal law framework and Global Financial Crime industry guidance.
• Proven ability to lead committees, present to senior leadership and take detailed, accurate minutes with clear action follow-up.
• Strong working relationship with legal counsel, and experience in delivering high profile reporting.
• Exceptionally organised, with the ability to manage concurrent escalations, deadlines and requests and track every item meticulously.
• Excellent written communication, able to turn complex matters into clear material for committees, regulators and senior leaders.

Why Binance

• Shape the future of finance
• Collaborate with world-class talent in a user-centric global organization with a flat structure
• Tackle challenging projects in a fast-paced and innovative enviornment with autonomy
• Thrive in a results-driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning
• Competitive salary and company benefits
• Remote-first, work-from-home arrangement (may vary depending on the nature of the role and team)

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