Location: Philippines
About the Company
Our client is a Philippine SEC-registered Crypto Asset Intermediary operating within a regulatory sandbox, building digital asset infrastructure for the Philippine market under active regulatory supervision. Compliance sits at the core of the business.
The Role
Our client is hiring a Compliance Manager to help build and execute their compliance program end to end, spanning AML/CTF, securities and consumer protection obligations, and data privacy. This is a broad, all-around role sitting close to every regulated part of the business — moving between drafting a policy, testing whether it works in practice, and writing the memo that explains it to management. It rewards regulatory understanding, practical judgment, and strong writing in roughly equal measure. The role reports to the Compliance Officer and works closely with the AML and transaction monitoring functions.
Key Responsibilities
Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing
- Support customer due diligence and onboarding — KYC review, beneficial ownership checks, enhanced due diligence for higher-risk customers and PEPs, and sanctions/adverse media screening
- Assist with transaction monitoring, alert review and disposition, and 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), translating them into policies and procedures
Securities Regulation & Consumer Protection
- Track and help fulfill obligations under applicable SEC rules for crypto asset service providers, including submissions, responses, and periodic reports
- Support compliance with the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act, including 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 & Documentation
- Draft and maintain policies, SOPs, manuals, and registers
- Prepare compliance testing plans, workpapers, findings, and recommendations; track corrective actions to closure
- Prepare compliance memoranda, monitoring and testing reports, management updates, and board/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, confirming arrangements meet company policy and Philippine legal requirements
Candidate Profile
Required
- At least 3 years in compliance, regulatory affairs, internal audit, risk management, legal, or a related function (5+ years preferred at manager level)
- Bachelor's degree in law, accountancy, business, finance, or a related field
- Working understanding of Philippine regulatory frameworks, particularly the AMLA and its implementing rules, plus familiarity with SEC, AMLC, BSP, and 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