Global Onchain and AML Operations Lead

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

Job summary

OSL is seeking a Global Onchain and AML Operations Lead to own blockchain monitoring architecture, develop SOPs, and guide regional MLROs in global expansion. The role demands extensive AML, financial crime, and crypto analytics experience to bridge on-chain data with regulatory requirements.

You will oversee enterprise KYT rule design, escalation workflows, and complex investigations, collaborating with Legal, Product, and Engineering to maximize operational throughput across markets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of AML operations, financial crime compliance, or regulatory investigations.
• 3-5 years focused on Web3, digital assets, or crypto exchanges.

Responsibilities

• Design, calibrate, and optimize KYT monitoring rules, risk scoring, and alerts.
• Draft and maintain SOPs, manual review standards, and QA frameworks.
• Lead deep-dive forensic investigations into high-risk wallets and DeFi exposure, author evidentiary summaries for SAR/STR filings.
• Coordinate with regional MLROs and legal advisors to align monitoring with regulatory mandates.
• Integrate blockchain analytics APIs into internal case management systems with Product and Engineering teams.

Skills

AML operations

Regulatory investigations

Web3 / crypto assets

SOP writing

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Chainalysis KYT

TRM Labs

Elliptic

Job description

We are seeking a Global Onchain and AML Operations Lead with a minimum of 8 years of experience across financial crime compliance, transaction monitoring, and crypto-native analytics.

In this leadership role, you will take full ownership of our blockchain monitoring architecture, author core operational SOPs, establish manual review benchmarks, and lead complex investigations. You will serve as the technical compliance authority, bridging on-chain analytics with regulatory requirements and directly supporting regional MLROs across global expansion markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 (QA) frameworks, and escalation workflows for the global AML operations team.
• Lead deep-dive forensic investigations into high-risk wallet networks, sanctioned entities, mixers/tumblers, cross-chain obfuscation, and DeFi/DEX exposure; author evidentiary summaries for SAR/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.

Key Qualifications:

• 8+ years of progressive experience in AML operations, financial crime compliance, or regulatory investigations, with at least 3-5 years strictly focused on Web3, digital assets, or crypto exchanges.
• Advanced expertise and hands-on power-user capability with enterprise blockchain intelligence tools (e.g., Chainalysis KYT, TRM Labs, Elliptic).
• 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/CFT standards, FATF guidance, FinCEN rules, state-level MSB requirements, and Travel Rule frameworks.
• CAMS, CCAS, or advanced vendor certifications (e.g., Chainalysis CKA/CKR, TRM Advanced).

Vision & Mission:

• OSL is the first SFC-licensed digital asset platform in Hong Kong and a PayFi innovator. Through stablecoin payments, cross-border settlement and global licensing, we are building the next-generation payments network. Stablecoins have become everyday money across emerging markets and are widely viewed as blockchain's "killer app," with industry focus shifting from token issuance to real-world consumer and enterprise payment adoption. The strongest growth lies in cross-border B2B payments, where providers embedding stablecoins into corporate settlement flows can capture significant volume and float. Long-term defensibility comes from regulatory licences, banking partners and cross-border corridors.
• OSL holds or has acquired licences in Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Bermuda and Indonesia, and is expanding into Europe, Brazil, Southeast Asia and Africa through acquisitions and licence applications. With OSL Pay and StableX, we embed stablecoin settlement into bank accounts and card networks, support 150+ digital assets, and provide 24/7 fiat-stablecoin conversion. As a regulated pioneer with a startup mindset, we believe the future of payments will be driven by real adoption and scalable deployment, not technology narratives. We welcome builders who are passionate about crypto and payments to join us in shaping compliant, global payment infrastructure.