Compliance Manager, US

Bitget; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and benefits

Job summary

Bitget is seeking an experienced Compliance Manager, U.S. to support the development and day-to-day execution of Bitget’s U.S. compliance program across digital assets, futures and derivatives, and securities.

This hands-on role collaborates with the Head of Compliance, U.S., as well as Legal, Risk, Finance, Operations, Product and Technology. The ideal candidate brings practical compliance experience within a regulated U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant compliance experience in regulated financial services.
• Hands-on experience with one or more U.S. regulatory frameworks such as CFTC/NFA, FINRA/SEC, DCM/exchange, BSA/AML.
• Experience preparing or maintaining compliance policies, regulatory filings, monitoring and testing documentation.
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Compliance in building, implementing, and maintaining the U.S. compliance framework across FCM, DCM/DCO, broker-dealer, and digital asset activities.
• Support day-to-day compliance requirements relating to onboarding, KYC/CIP and BSA/AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting.
• Assist with compliance oversight across trading and financial activities, including asset protection, margin and risk controls, and market conduct.
• Support trading compliance and surveillance activities, including order routing and position monitoring.
• Work with Finance, Treasury, Risk, and Operations to support regulatory capital, customer asset protection, and liquidity requirements.
• Partner with Product and Technology to translate compliance needs into workflows and product requirements.
• Prepare and maintain compliance policies, procedures, risk assessments, monitoring/testing documentation, and training materials.
• Support regulatory filings, examinations, information requests, and communications with agencies such as CFTC, FINRA, state regulators.
• Assist with new license and registration applications and readiness activities.
• Conduct monitoring and testing, identify gaps, and coordinate remediation with business teams.
• Oversee affiliates and third-party service providers performing compliance-related functions.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess impact on Bitget’s U.S. business.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Regulatory frameworks

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Job description

Bitget is the world's largest Universal Exchange (UEX), serving over 125 million users and offering access to over 2M crypto tokens, 100+ tokenized stocks, ETFs, commodities, FX, and precious metals such as gold. The ecosystem is committed to helping users trade smarter with its AI agent, which co-pilots trade execution.

Bitget is driving crypto adoption through strategic partnerships with LALIGA and MotoGP. Aligned with its global impact strategy, Bitget has joined hands with UNICEF to support blockchain education for 1.1 million people by 2027. Bitget currently leads in the tokenized TradFi market, providing the industry's lowest fees and highest liquidity across 150 regions worldwide.

What you'll do

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Compliance Manager, U.S. to support the development and day-to-day execution of Bitget’s U.S. compliance program across digital assets, futures and derivatives, and securities.

This is a hands‑on role working closely with the Head of Compliance, U.S., as well as Legal, Risk, Finance, Operations, Product, and Technology. The ideal candidate brings practical compliance experience within a regulated U.S. financial services environment and is comfortable supporting multiple regulatory frameworks, business lines, and new regulatory initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Compliance in building, implementing, and maintaining the U.S. compliance framework across FCM, DCM/DCO, broker-dealer, and digital asset activities.
• Support day-to-day compliance requirements relating to customer onboarding, KYC/CIP and BSA/AML, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, customer communications, promotional activities, books and records, and regulatory reporting.
• Assist with compliance oversight across trading and financial activities, including customer asset protection, margin and risk controls, order handling, trade practices, and market conduct.
• Support trading compliance and surveillance activities, including electronic trading, order routing, position monitoring, exception reviews, and potentially manipulative or disruptive trading activity.
• Work with Finance, Treasury, Risk, and Operations to support regulatory capital, customer asset protection, segregation, clearing, liquidity, and other financial regulatory requirements.
• Partner with Product and Technology teams to translate compliance requirements into customer workflows, operational controls, surveillance processes, and product requirements.
• Prepare and maintain compliance policies, procedures, risk assessments, monitoring and testing documentation, employee training materials, and regulatory records.
• Support regulatory filings, examinations, information requests, and communications with CFTC, FINRA, state regulators, and applicable exchanges, as relevant.
• Assist with new regulatory license and registration applications, including preparation of application materials, policies and procedures, regulatory responses, and readiness activities.
• Conduct compliance monitoring and testing, identify potential issues or control gaps, and coordinate remediation with relevant business teams.
• Support oversight of affiliates and third‑party service providers performing compliance‑related functions.
• Monitor relevant regulatory developments and assist in assessing their impact on Bitget’s U.S. business.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of relevant compliance experience within regulated financial services, including experience at an FCM, broker-dealer, derivatives exchange or clearing firm, digital asset firm, fintech, financial institution, or financial regulator.
• Hands‑on experience with one or more U.S. regulatory frameworks, such as CFTC/NFA, FINRA/SEC, DCM/exchange, BSA/AML, state MTL, or digital asset regulation.
• Exposure to multiple regulatory frameworks or regulated business lines is a strong plus.
• Practical understanding of financial markets, trading, customer onboarding, regulatory reporting, compliance monitoring, or customer asset protection.
• Experience preparing or maintaining compliance policies, procedures, regulatory filings, monitoring and testing documentation, or examination materials.
• Experience supporting regulatory examinations, inquiries, or new license/registration applications is a plus.
• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical operational and business processes.
• Strong attention to detail, communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively across Legal, Operations, Risk, Finance, Product, and Technology teams and manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Bitget is the world's leading web 3 platform for copy trading and one of the world's largest and most respected exchanges
• We are a global company with staff members from over 50 different countries and regions
• We are growing and looking for world‑class ambitious talents to help us continue this journey
• We have a streamlined structure that empowers employees to work efficiently, delivering the best results in a short timeframe
• We offer competitive salaries and benefits
• Blockchain technology and digital assets have the potential to change finance in a way no other technology can - be part of it!

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