MLRO - Pakistan

Binance; Islamabad; Remote; PKR 2,400,000 - 4,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home arrangement

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Binance is seeking a senior compliance professional to lead Pakistan AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, and licensing efforts as the local MLRO. You will work with global teams to embed Pakistan-specific requirements into Binance’s control framework and ensure regulatory engagement with authorities.

You will develop and maintain compliant policies, provide guidance on product onboarding, and deliver staff training while driving continuous improvement of the local framework in a fast-moving fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline is required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in AML/CFT, compliance, financial crime or MLRO roles, preferably in fintech or crypto.
• Strong understanding of Pakistan’s AML/CFT framework and regulatory engagement.
• Experience in licensing, regulatory reviews, audits or policy development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Pakistan compliance programme covering AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, and monitoring.
• Act as the local MLRO and primary contact for the Pakistan entity for financial crime compliance.
• Ensure adherence to Pakistan laws, FMU reporting, sanctions, and licensing conditions.
• Support licensing processes, regulatory submissions, and governance documentation.
• Liaise with regulators and authorities in Pakistan and coordinate with global teams.
• Conduct enterprise-wide AML/CFT risk assessments and remediation.
• Provide compliance advice on new products, onboarding, and regulatory changes.
• Deliver training on AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, and regulatory expectations.
• Drive continuous improvement of the local compliance framework and scalability.

Skills

AML/CFT expertise

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Regulatory engagement

Analytical skills

Regulatory reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or related discipline

Tools

KYC/CDD systems

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain the Pakistan compliance programme, covering AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and regulatory governance.

• Act as the local MLRO/primary financial crime compliance point of contact for the Pakistan entity, including oversight of suspicious transaction identification, escalation and reporting.

• Ensure compliance with applicable Pakistan laws, regulations and regulatory expectations, including AML/CFT requirements, FMU reporting obligations, sanctions requirements, and any PVARA VASP licensing conditions.

• Support the PVARA licensing process or ongoing licence obligations, including preparation of policies, procedures, regulatory submissions, governance documents and responses to regulatory queries.

• Liaise with relevant Pakistani regulatory and law enforcement stakeholders and competent authorities.

• Conduct enterprise-wide and product-level AML/CFT risk assessments, identifying control gaps and recommending practical remediation plans.

• Work closely with global and regional compliance, legal, investigations, sanctions, onboarding and product teams to ensure Pakistan requirements are properly embedded into Binance’s global control framework.

• Provide compliance advice on new products, customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, local partnerships and operational changes impacting the Pakistan business.

• Deliver training to local staff on AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, suspicious activity reporting, regulatory expectations and compliance culture.

• Drive continuous improvement of the local compliance framework, ensuring it remains effective, scalable and suitable for a fast-moving fintech / virtual assets environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related discipline.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in AML/CFT, compliance, financial crime, regulatory affairs or MLRO-type roles, ideally within Pakistan’s financial services, fintech, payments, banking, brokerage, EMI, crypto or virtual assets sector.

• Strong understanding of Pakistan’s AML/CFT framework, including KYC/CDD, STR/CTR reporting, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring and regulatory engagement.

• Familiarity with Pakistani regulators and authorities, including relevant law enforcement or supervisory bodies.

• Experience supporting licensing, regulatory inspections, audits, policy development or compliance programme implementation.

• Prior experience in a start-up, fintech, payments, digital assets, crypto, or high-growth technology business is strongly preferred.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with regulators, senior management, global teams and cross-functional stakeholders.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory and financial crime matters clearly and practically.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a hands‑on approach to identifying, managing and remediating compliance risks.

• Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA, ACAMS, CFE or equivalent would be an advantage.

Why Binance

Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem

Collaborate with world‑class talent in a user‑centric global organization with a flat structure

Tackle unique, fast‑paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment

Thrive in a results‑driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning

Competitive salary and company benefits

Work‑from‑home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team)

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.