Compliance and AML Operations Officer APAC

Since being founded in 2018, Copper has been building the standard for institutional digital asset infrastructure with a focus on custody, collateral management, and prime services. Led by Amar Kuchinad, Copper's Global CEO, the firm provides a comprehensive suite of custody, trading and settlement solutions that reduce counter party risk and bring greater capital and operational efficiency to digital asset markets. At the heart of Copper's offering is Multi-Party Computation (MPC) technology – the gold standard in secure custody.

Copper’s multi-award winning custody system is unique in that it can be connected to centralised exchanges, DeFi applications and even staking pools without the assets leaving the custody. Built on top of this state-of-the-art custody, Clear Loop is the first solution in the market that overcomes a growing industry challenge; counter party risk with exchanges. This solution underpins a full prime services offering, connecting global exchanges, and enabling customers to trade and settle directly from the safety of their MPC-secured wallets.

By reducing settlement time for transfers to a few milliseconds (without blockchain network dependency) and offering enhanced security measures, Clear Loop is rapidly reshaping the way asset managers trade and manage capital. In addition to industry-leading security certifications, Copper has one of the strongest insurance coverages in the industry from an A+ rated insurer, positioning the firm as the partner of choice for institutions seeking to safeguard their assets.

The Compliance team is a collaborative and high energy group of smart, driven and intellectually curious professionals. We take our work but not ourselves incredibly seriously, tackling novel issues and supporting the business with focus, precision, and relentless good humour. We know and support each other deeply as professionals and humans.

We proudly hold a range of passports and qualifications and speak as many languages as we have team members - diversity on all levels is deeply valued.

In this role you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that Copper operates within regulatory guidelines and internal policies. You will be responsible for managing and dispositioning Alerts and Cases for Copper across a number of disciplines.

You will be responsible for investigating alerts and cases presenting comprehensive case files and recommendations to the Nominated Officer/Director of Regulatory Compliance where there are grounds to suspect illicit conduct and potential requirement for external reporting.

You will be part of a function providing 24hr cover with resources across four regional locations conducting investigations locally and globally covering services provided across the group.

• Transaction Monitoring – covering both Fiat and Crypto transactions
• Trade Surveillance Monitoring
• Communication Surveillance Monitoring
• Personal Account Dealing Monitoring
• Travel Rule verifications and Sanctions Monitoring
• Fraudulent Activity Assessment
• Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) Reviews

• Manage transaction alerts generated for fiat and crypto transactions for the Group. Reviewing payment activity on a periodic and ad hoc basis.
• Initiating remedial checks where deemed necessary.
• Conduct trade surveillance to detect market abuse or irregular trading patterns.
• Monitor and assess communication surveillance alerts for potential misconduct.
• Monitor Personal accounts (wallets) of employees for unauthorised/approved trading.
• Respond to and manage Travel Rule requests in accordance with regulatory expectations.
• Conduct sanction/PEP screening and investigate potential hits.
• Investigate potential fraudulent activities and elevate as appropriate.
• Review internal instances of Anti‑Bribery and Corruption concerns and support remediation efforts.
• Build an understanding of customer profiles highlighted through Compliance and AML alerting and dashboards.
• Write Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and Suspicious Trade Order Reports (STORs) ensuring robust case documentation for reporting.
• Monitor AML trends and news to identify high-risk areas, counter parties, or…