Compliance Manager (MLRO), El Salvador

The role

This senior compliance professional will manage the AML/CFT compliance program for the El Salvador entity. The role involves day-to-day case management and direct regulatory reporting to local authorities.

What you will do

• Design, implement and improve the AML/CFT compliance program for El Salvador.
• Lead process improvement initiatives for the El Salvador entity.
• Act as the primary contact between global compliance operations and the regional team.
• Develop scalable solutions for operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Risk, and Product teams.
• Review and resolve escalated Transaction Monitoring cases.
• Review and resolve escalated EDD cases for high-risk customers.
• Make final match/no-match decisions on escalated sanctions screening cases.
• Review and determine escalated PEP cases.
• Prepare and submit Reportes de Operaciones Sospechosas (ROS/SARs) to the UIF and other mandatory periodic regulatory reports.

Required qualifications

• 4–6 years of verifiable experience in global AML compliance standards applicable to VASPs/PSPs.
• In-depth knowledge of AML/CFT operations (CDD, EDD, transaction monitoring, sanctions, PEPs).
• At least 2 years of verifiable experience in compliance with a Crypto company.
• Stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced knowledge of AML/CFT compliance operations.
• Ability to independently manage high-risk cases and make risk-based compliance judgments.
• Proficiency with blockchain analytics tools (Chainalysis, Elliptic, TRM Labs or equivalent).
• Knowledge of regional and global VASP regulatory frameworks, with focus El Salvador.
• Fluency in Spanish.

Nice to have

• Experience in additional LATAM jurisdictions
• English proficiency

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• Various team building programs and company events

About the company

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet. It is part of OKG, a group that brings the value of Blockchain to users around the world.