Compliance Manager (Regulatory)

BlockShoals Technologies Inc.; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

BlockShoals Technologies Inc. in the Philippines is seeking a Compliance Manager to build and run our end-to-end compliance program, covering AML/CTF, securities, and data privacy.

You’ll draft policies, test their effectiveness, and present findings to management, sitting close to every regulated area of the business. You will report to the Compliance Officer and collaborate with AML and transaction monitoring teams, translating complex regulations into practical procedures and clear training

Qualifications

• 3+ years in compliance, regulatory affairs, internal audit, risk management, or a related function; 5+ years for manager level.
• Bachelor's degree in law, accounting, business, finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of Philippine regulatory frameworks, especially AMLA and implementing rules, and familiarity with SEC, AMLC, BSP, NPC requirements.
• Strong analytical, research, documentation, and writing skills.
• Ability to translate law and policy into practical procedures and testing steps.
• Sound judgment and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain compliance policies, SOPs, manuals, and registers.
• Support AML/CTF, securities regulation, and data privacy obligations across the business.
• Assist with regulatory reporting, filings, and regulator responses.
• Coordinate with external partners on compliance matters and ensure alignment with Philippine law.
• Prepare compliance memos, testing plans, and management updates.
• Maintain audit-ready records and support audits and regulator requests.
• Deliver compliance training across the business.

Skills

Compliance

Regulatory affairs

Internal audit

Risk management

Legal

Writing skills

Policy translation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in law

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Bachelor's degree in finance

Job description

BlockShoals Technologies is a Philippine SEC-registered Crypto Asset Intermediary operating within a regulatory sandbox. We are building digital asset infrastructure for the Philippine market under active regulatory supervision, which makes compliance a core function of this business.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a Compliance Manager to help build and execute our compliance program end to end, across AML/CTF, securities and consumer protection obligations, and data privacy.

This is a broad, all-around role. You will sit close to every regulated part of the business and be expected to move between drafting a policy, testing whether it actually works, and writing the memo that explains it to management. It rewards regulatory understanding, practical judgment, and strong writing in roughly equal measure.

You will report to the Compliance Officer and work closely with the AML and transaction monitoring functions.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing

• Support customer due diligence and onboarding: review of KYC records, beneficial ownership information, enhanced due diligence for higher-risk customers and PEPs, and sanctions and adverse media screening
• Assist with transaction monitoring, alert review and disposition, and the preparation of Covered and Suspicious Transaction Reports for filing with the AMLC
• Help maintain AMLC registration, recordkeeping and retention, digitization of customer records (DIGICUR), and periodic submissions such as QUADSREC
• Monitor developments under the AMLA and its implementing rules, the TFPSA, and AMLC issuances including GoTRACS, and help translate them into policies and procedures

Securities regulation and consumer protection

• Track and help fulfill obligations and reporting commitments under the applicable SEC rules for crypto asset service providers, and help prepare submissions, responses, and periodic reports
• Support compliance with the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act, including the handling and reporting of customer complaints and disputes

Data privacy

• Support Data Privacy Act compliance: NPC registration, records of processing, privacy notices, and data subject requests
• Assist the Data Protection Officer on privacy impact assessments and breach management
• Reconcile privacy duties against AML retention and reporting requirements

Policies, testing, reporting, and documentation

• Draft and maintain policies, standard operating procedures, manuals, and registers
• Prepare compliance testing plans, workpapers, findings, and recommendations; identify gaps and track corrective actions through to closure
• Prepare compliance memoranda, monitoring and testing reports, management updates, and board and regulatory documentation
• Maintain audit-ready records and support audits, examinations, and regulator requests
• Help deliver compliance training across the business
• Coordinate with external partners on shared compliance matters and confirm that arrangements meet company policy and Philippine legal requirements

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

Required

• At least 3 years in compliance, regulatory affairs, internal audit, risk management, legal, or a related function; 5+ years preferred at the manager level
• Bachelor's degree in law, accountancy, business, finance, or a related field
• Working understanding of Philippine regulatory frameworks, in particular the AMLA and its implementing rules, and familiarity with SEC, AMLC, BSP, and NPC requirements
• Strong analytical, research, documentation, and writing skills
• The ability to translate law and policy into practical procedures and testing steps
• Sound judgment and discretion

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech, virtual asset, e-money, payments, banking, or other financial services environments
• Exposure to AML transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, KYC systems, or regulatory reporting tools
• Familiarity with data privacy and consumer protection requirements
• A law, accountancy, internal audit, or certified compliance background such as CAMS