Senior Manager, Compliance Technology & Data Strategy

Position Overview

OKX is seeking a Senior Manager to join the Compliance Technology & Data Strategy team. This role is crucial in shaping the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) model governance, oversight, and strategic development for Know Your Customer (KYC) - Customer Risk Rating (CRR) and Watchlist Screening systems. The position involves leading independent validation and effectiveness testing, driving data quality initiatives, and contributing to the strategic roadmap for KYC and sanctions technology. The Senior Manager will also support regulatory readiness and ensure the firm meets evolving global regulatory expectations.

Who We Are

At OKX, we believe the future will be reshaped by crypto, ultimately contributing to individual freedom. OKX is a leading crypto exchange and the developer of OKX Wallet, providing millions with access to crypto trading and decentralized crypto applications (dApps). We are also a trusted brand for hundreds of institutions seeking access to crypto markets, recognized for our safety and reliability, backed by our Proof of Reserves. Our global team is united by core principles: "We Before Me," "Do the Right Thing," and "Get Things Done," fostering a friendly, rewarding, and diverse environment.

About the Opportunity

This role focuses on shaping the FCC model governance, oversight, and strategic development for KYC—Customer Risk Rating (CRR) and Watchlist Screening systems across fiat and crypto ecosystems. You will lead independent validation and effectiveness testing of CRR models and watchlist screening engines, drive data quality initiatives, and define a strategic roadmap to address current and emerging challenges in KYC and sanctions technology. Additionally, you will support regulatory readiness efforts and help position the firm to meet evolving global regulatory expectations related to KYC and watchlist screening model governance.

Beyond testing and validation, you will contribute to the firm’s compliance technology strategy for KYC and watchlist screening, driving improvements in screening engines, KYC platforms, data architecture, and the integration of advanced technologies to strengthen FCC controls.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Strategic Roadmap Development: Partner with FCC program leads and compliance product developers to contribute to the development of the compliance technology roadmap for KYC and watchlist screening, focusing on platform enhancements, screening engine performance, and strategic data improvements.
• Model Validation & Testing: Lead independent validation and effectiveness testing of Customer Risk Rating models and sanctions / PEP screening engines (including name screening, payments screening, and adverse media screening where applicable).
• Efficiency & Alignment: Identify and support initiatives to enhance screening engine efficiency, reduce false positives, and ensure alignment with the latest regulatory expectations and FCC risk typologies.
• Testing Strategy: Develop testing strategies to assess model fitness, tuning, Type I and Type II errors, and coverage of regulatory risks.
• Credible Challenge: Partner with Product and Engineering to review model and screening engine design, providing credible challenge on implementation choices while maintaining independent oversight.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor ongoing CRR model and watchlist screening performance and drive enhancements to model monitoring frameworks.
• Data Quality Management: Define and oversee FCC-critical data quality monitoring for KYC & watchlist screening models and data flows; lead remediation of identified data issues.
• Regulatory Readiness: Develop frameworks and collaborate with product developers and FCC leads to produce reports and documentation supporting regulatory readiness and examination preparation.
• Regulatory Awareness: Stay current on regulatory expectations and best practices for CRR and watchlist screening model governance (e.g., NYDFS, FATF, OFAC, EU regulations, FCA, MAS).
• Technology Evolution: Support the strategic evolution of the firm’s KYC & watchlist screening technology stack in collaboration with cross-functional partners.

What We Look For In You

• Experience: 8+ years of experience in FCC/AML compliance, sanctions compliance, FCC model testing & validation, or related domains.
• Blockchain Familiarity: Experience with blockchain analytics tools (e.g., Chainalysis, TRM, Elliptic) or familiarity with on-chain data and smart contract transaction patterns.
• Education: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field.
• Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of CRR models and watchlist screening engines.

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