Legal & Compliance Officer

Bitunix Group; Salvador; On-site; BRL 449,000 - 749,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitunix Group seeks a Legal & Compliance Officer to establish and maintain a robust regulatory framework for a regulated digital-asset exchange in El Salvador. You will guide legal affairs, oversee AML/CFT controls, and ensure compliant onboarding of customers and partners.

Ideal candidates understand both regulatory requirements and the realities of operating a fast-moving crypto business, driving governance, risk management, and product advisory from a compliance perspective.

Qualifications

• Understanding regulatory requirements for digital-asset platforms.
• Experience applying AML/CFT controls in fintech.
• Knowledge of KYC/KYB processes and sanctions screening.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal affairs and regulatory compliance functions.
• Oversee AML/CFT programs and KYC/KYB onboarding.
• Manage sanctions screening and regulatory engagement with authorities.
• Provide product advisory from a legal perspective.
• Support corporate governance and compliance monitoring.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

AML/CFT

KYC/KYB

Regulatory engagement

Job description

We are building a regulated digital-asset exchange in El Salvador with ambitions to become a trusted, scalable, and technology-led platform for the next generation of financial services.

In a crypto exchange, Legal and Compliance cannot operate as functions that simply review decisions after they have been made.

The products we launch, the customers we onboard, the assets we list, the partners we work with, and the markets we enter all carry legal, regulatory, and financial-crime implications.

We are looking for a Legal & Compliance Officer who can help us build the right foundations from the start and ensure that the business grows responsibly.

This is a role for someone who understands both regulatory requirements and the practical realities of operating a fast-moving digital-asset business.

Why does this role exist?

Trust is the foundation of a financial platform.

Our customers need confidence that we operate responsibly. Regulators need confidence that our controls are effective. Banking and institutional partners need to know that our compliance framework is robust.

As the business grows, Legal and Compliance will increasingly influence how products are designed, customers are onboarded, assets are listed, and new markets are entered.

We therefore need someone who can provide practical legal and compliance guidance, maintain the company's regulatory framework, identify risks early, and help the business make informed decisions.

This role will have responsibility across legal affairs, regulatory compliance, AML/CFT, KYC/KYB, sanctions, customer onboarding, regulatory engagement, product advisory, corporate governance, and compliance monitoring.