Compliance Officer – Digital Assets

At BKN
301, we build fintech solutions that help banks, fintechs, and merchants to grow and innovate across emerging markets.

We are a financial technology group headquartered in London, with offices in Milan (Italy), Doha (Qatar), and San Marino, and our international presence keeps growing.

We work across many countries and markets, so our teams bring different perspectives, backgrounds, and expertise. That mix helps us innovate faster, respond to change, and deliver better solutions to our clients.

We move quickly, think internationally, and work as one team to turn ideas into fintech products that scale.

At BKN
301 you join a fast-growing international fintech where technology and people develop side by side.

Your work will shape strategic growth initiatives, support our expansion into key markets, and contribute directly to the company's long-term success.

You'll arrive in Riyadh at an important moment. You'll help set up and grow our local presence, build strategic relationships, and support BKN
301's long-term plans in the Kingdom.

We value what each person brings, leave room to experiment, and stay open to new ideas, because our results depend on the people behind them.

We're launching a new business focused on tokenized and fractionalized real-world assets, and we need someone to build its compliance foundations from day one.

You'll set up and oversee the compliance framework. You'll turn regulatory requirements into policies, procedures, and controls that work in practice.

This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who can make independent calls and put effective controls in place while processes and regulation are still taking shape.

• Design and maintain compliance policies and procedures covering AML/CFT, customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, escalation, and the approval and sign-off of mint, burn, and transfer operations.
• Review higher-risk customers and take KYC/KYT/EDD decisions within your delegated authority.
• Set up procedures to identify, assess, and report suspicious activity in line with applicable requirements.
• Assess the compliance impact of new products, transaction flows, and service providers before they go live.
• Turn regulatory changes into clear operating instructions for the Operations and KYC/KYT/AML teams.
• Work with management, legal advisers, and relevant authorities, and lead staff training and regulatory readiness.
• Build controls that fit an initial manual set-up, then adapt them as systems and volumes grow.

• Solid compliance experience in financial services, fintech, or digital assets.
• Working knowledge of crypto and digital asset activities and their compliance and financial crime risks.
• Proven track record of building or substantially improving compliance frameworks and procedures.
• Familiarity with the GCC regulatory environment.
• Hands-on experience preventing and managing fraud, phishing, and scam attempts in a comparable regulated environment.
• Professional proficiency in Arabic and English.

• Experience in the Saudi market.

• Sound independent judgement, especially when there's no precedent to follow.
• Structured, pragmatic approach that turns complex rules into workable processes.
• Comfort with ambiguity and a fast-changing environment.
• Strong sense of ownership over outcomes and controls.

• Full-time role based in Riyadh.
• The chance to build compliance for a new business and shape BKN
  301's presence in the Kingdom.
• Competitive, market-aligned compensation package.
• Room to grow and learn within an innovative group.
• International culture built on trust and collaboration.

At BKN
301, we believe the best ideas come from different perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer that values diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates.