Binance is hiring a Web3 MLRO - Pakistan
Location: Pakistan, Islamabad
MLRO - Pakistan
Responsibilities
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Develop, implement and maintain the Pakistan compliance programme, covering AML/CFT, KYC/CDD, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, and regulatory governance.
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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.
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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.
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Support the PVARA licensing process or ongoing licence obligations, including preparation of policies, procedures, regulatory submissions, governance documents and responses to regulatory queries.
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Liaise with relevant Pakistani regulatory and law enforcement stakeholders and competent authorities.
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Conduct enterprise-wide and product-level AML/CFT risk assessments, identifying control gaps and recommending practical remediation plans.
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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.
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Provide compliance advice on new products, customer onboarding, transaction monitoring, local partnerships and operational changes impacting the Pakistan business.
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Deliver training to local staff on AML/CFT, sanctions, KYC, suspicious activity reporting, regulatory expectations and compliance culture.
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Drive continuous improvement of the local compliance framework, ensuring it remains effective, scalable and suitable for a fast-moving fintech / virtual assets environment.
Requirements
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Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Business, Accounting, Engineering or a related discipline.
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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.
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Strong understanding of Pakistan’s AML/CFT framework, including KYC/CDD, STR/CTR reporting, sanctions compliance, transaction monitoring and regulatory engagement.
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Familiarity with Pakistani regulators and authorities, including relevant law enforcement or supervisory bodies.
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Experience supporting licensing, regulatory inspections, audits, policy development or compliance programme implementation.
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Prior experience in a start-up, fintech, payments, digital assets, crypto, or high-growth technology business is strongly preferred.
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Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with regulators, senior management, global teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex regulatory and financial crime matters clearly and practically.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a hands-on approach to identifying, managing and remediating compliance risks.
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Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA, ACAMS, CFE or equivalent would be an advantage.
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