Compliance Manager / Senior Manager (Trade Surveillance) - Virtual Asset Trading Platform

Tokalent; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tokalent is seeking a Compliance Manager / Senior Manager (Trade Surveillance) for a Virtual Asset Trading Platform in Hong Kong. The role focuses on investigating alerts, handling referrals, and leading surveillance projects to strengthen compliance systems.

You will liaise with regulators, external vendors, and internal teams; fluently using English and Mandarin. Prior crypto experience is not required, and Cantonese is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in compliance and trade surveillance
• Strong knowledge of market surveillance tools (Nasdaq SmartsBroker, Solidus Labs, Eventus)
• Fluent in English and Mandarin; Cantonese a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Perform trade surveillance and investigate alerts from systems
• Investigate referrals of suspicious trading behavior
• Lead market surveillance projects and system enhancements
• Liaise with system users, regulators, vendors and internal stakeholders
• Coordinate with regulatory authorities on inquiries from a trade surveillance perspective
• Support AML/CFT governance by developing policies and collaborating with tech teams

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Prioritization

Teamwork

Tools

Nasdaq SmartsBroker

Solidus Labs

Eventus

Job description

About the job Compliance Manager / Senior Manager (Trade Surveillance) - Virtual Asset Trading Platform

Responsibilities

• Perform trade surveillance to ensure alerts generated from systems are fully and properly investigated
• Conduct investigation resulting from surveillance alerts and/or deal with referrals of suspicious trading behavior
• Lead market surveillance-related projects and system enhancements
• Communicate and liaise with system users, regulators, external vendors and internal stakeholders
• Act as a contact point to liaise with regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies and handle their inquiries from a trade surveillance perspective
• Undertake other compliance responsibilities includingdeveloping policies, procedures and process enhancements to strengthen the AML/CFT governance framework, collaborating with the technical development team to enhance the company's systems and AML-related systems.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience working in compliance and trade surveillancefunctions.
• Great understanding of market surveillance tools (e.g Nasdaq SmartsBroker, Solidus Labs, Eventus)
• Team player, self-motivated, detailed-oriented and with the ability to prioritize tasks independently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Prior experience is virtual asset / crypto industry is not required
• Fluent in English, and Mandarin. Speaking Cantonese would be a nice to have.