AML Transaction Monitoring Lead

Coins.ph; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cross-functional collaboration

Career growth

Innovative culture

Job summary

Coins in the Philippines is seeking an AML Compliance Lead to oversee the AML team, ensure timely reports, and support regulatory audits. You will drive improvements in monitoring processes and work closely with senior leadership on compliance initiatives.

The ideal candidate has 2–3 years in AML/compliance, strong analytical skills, and certification willingness. This role offers cross-functional collaboration, and opportunities to shape AML practices within a regulated crypto platform.

Qualifications

• Degree in business, accounting, legal management or related field.
• Knowledge of applicable issuances, rules and regulations.
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational skills; able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• 2–3 years in a compliance or AML-related role.
• Willingness to be trained as an AML/Sanctions Specialist.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide the AML team, assign tasks and coach members.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness of covered and suspicious transaction reports.
• Perform second-level review and quality checks for investigations.
• Report AML activity status weekly and support monitoring.
• Assist internal and external auditors on regulatory audits.
• Collaborate with the Transaction Monitoring Head to improve SOPs.
• Identify process gaps and propose improvements to AML team.
• Prepare weekly/monthly performance reports for the CCO.

Skills

AML Lead

Compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Team leadership

Audit support

Communication

Analytical thinking

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AML Software

Job description

Join the Pioneer Crypto Brand in the Philippines!

Coins is the most established crypto brand in The Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 18 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services.

Coins is fully regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever crypto-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank.

Join the leading Crypto Brand in the Philips!

Who We Are

We are one of the earliest and largest crypto platforms in Southeast Asia offering exchange and wallet services to our users. Our product lineup also includes electronic payment service and e-wallet. Through our wallet, users can send money to anyone, pay for bills, shop online at over 100,000 merchants, receive money transfers from 200+ countries even without a bank account, and of course view and purchase cryptocurrencies.

What You’ll Do

• Responsible in overseeing and guiding the AML Team, assigning tasks to team members, providing guidance / coaching, monitoring progress and ensuring team overall success
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of covered and suspicious transaction reports
• Responsible in doing the second level review and conduct quality checks for the investigation handling
• Report the status of AML Reporting activities weeklyPerform AML Transaction Monitoring and Transactional Due Diligence in compliance with the regulatory requirements
• Assist both Internal and external auditors most specially Regulatory related Audits
• Work with the Transaction Monitoring Head in improving the transaction monitoring SOPs
• Analyze process gaps and provide recommendations to the AML Compliance team for any process improvements
• Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports and submit to CCO

What We Expect From You

• Graduated from a 4-year business, accounting, legal management, or related course from a reputable institution
• Understanding of relevant issuances, rules and regulations
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills; can prioritize, manage multiple tasks, and adhere to strict deadlines.
• Ideal candidate has a minimum of 2-3 years experience in a compliance or AML-related role, and with training for AMLA-related activities
• Ideal candidate has certification as AML Specialist or Sanctions Specialist or at least willing to be trained

Benefits

• Meaningful Collaborations - The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with other relevant teams to carry out implementations that will improve and create an impact on customer experience.
• Scalable Growth - Be part of a fast-growing organization with the vision to expand its territories outside APAC which will provide opportunities for career advancement.
• A Space For Bright Ideas - Let your bright ideas be converted into meaningful changes! Coins culture welcomes new ideas backed up by data to create an impact.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.