Alternate Principal Officer - India

We are looking for an Alternate  Principal Officer to join our team in Bangalore. This individual will be responsible for implementing and maintaining effective AML/KYC policies, procedures, and controls, ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, and serving as the primary point of contact for regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities: 

• Support the Principal Officer in all FIU-IND–related regulatory and compliance matters, including ongoing reporting and documentation requirements.
• Review high-risk transaction monitoring alerts and assist in identifying suspicious or unusual VDA-related transaction patterns, ensuring clear documentation of decisions.
• Assist in the preparation and filing of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) by collecting evidence, maintaining records, ensuring confidentiality, and escalating matters in a timely manner.
• Support KYC, CDD, and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for high-risk or complex customer cases and help identify customers requiring re-KYC or periodic review.
• Assist in the design, maintenance, and enhancement of AML/CFT policies, procedures, and internal controls, including participation in periodic risk assessments.
• Identify gaps or weaknesses in existing compliance controls and report findings with recommendations to the Principal Officer.
• Coordinate with internal teams (IT, Operations, and other stakeholders) on transaction monitoring systems, data requirements, and compliance-related initiatives, including staff training support.
• Support regulatory interactions, audits, and inspections by compiling data, maintaining proper records, ensuring audit trails, and organizing compliance documentation for regulator access.

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in financial crime compliance or risk management position.
• In-depth knowledge of PMLA and FIU-IND VDA Guidelines and other applicable regulations and how they apply to digital assets and cryptocurrency platforms.
• Strong understanding of financial crime prevention, including AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, and sanctions screening.
• Ability to manage regulatory inquiries and audits effectively and work with external regulators and auditors.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex regulatory requirements to both internal teams and external parties.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and manage competing priorities.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Skills & Experience: 

We are looking for teammates who share and practice our values: open communication, transparency, taking ownership, and a high level of craftsmanship. We are looking for coworkers who share our vision and mission: delivering trust in digital assets. 

Why Join BitGo?

Disrupting an industry takes vision, innovation, passion, technical chops, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of great people who strive for excellence and personify our corporate values of open communication, collaboration, accountability, craftsmanship, and a client first approach. We are looking for new colleagues who bring innovative ways of thinking and problem solving, and who want to be part of the team that changes the world’s financial markets.

Here are some of the benefits of working at BitGo:

• Competitive salary
• IT equipment support for work
• Meal & Commute allowance
• Medical Insurance
• Attractive Well-being allowance (comprises of medical, wellness and fitness aspects)
• Snacks: on-the-house in the Bangalore office
• Great/Talented workforce to learn and grow with

Note: This role requires working onsite (Monday to Friday) at the Bangalore office.

Cryptocurrencies are the most disruptive change the financial services industry has seen in years. Join us and you’ll be able to look back and say you were part of the team that transformed finance.